What's new in CSS in 2023
Here's a PDF copy of my slides from my talk "What's new in CSS in 2023" at Web Directions Summit.
Steve Harrison
Photorealistic AI avatars, poisoning generative AI, Apple Event 31 Oct, and CSS :has/:where/:is selectors
You can now create AI avatars for training videos with D-ID. But these are not your average 3D avatars from Meta or Apple. They look photorealistic. Welcome to a new (uncanny?) world of mandatory training videos!
AI researchers have come up with a novel approach for content creators to battle
AI meets typography, grifting from crypto -> AI, and copying startups in your country
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OpenAI will host its first developer conference on 6 November. And startups in incubator Y Combinator's program have presented their ideas:
5 neat AI startups from Y Combinator’s Summer 2023 batch | TechCrunchIt’s Y Combinator Demo Day for companies in the incubator’s Summer 2023 cohort.
Titanium iPhone, increasing sales with the "IKEA effect", coding with AI, and more native Mac code editors
Apple's new iPhone launch event is scheduled for the 13th September, where they're expected to release a new iPhone 15 with a USB-C port and a new Apple watch. They may also switch to titanium for the shell for both.
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Python in Excel, AI face search, and deep-cloning JavaScript objects natively
Microsoft is bringing Python to Excel:
There is now a reverse image lookup that uses facial recognition to find all images of a person publicly on the web:
Possibly the most disturbing AI website on the internet.
Upload a photo of a person, and AI will find ALL of the
NVIDIA 2D -> 3D, crypto now less volatile than oil, design like Mozart, and code better with Nova!
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Google Chrome will summarize entire articles for you with built-in generative AIThe AI-powered notes in Chrome are launching first on Android and iOS.The Verge
🔴 Finally! NVIDIA has finally made the code for Neuralangelo public!
It has the ability to transform any video into a highly detailed 3D environment,
Deep fake avatars, guessing your password using audio + AI, and new web dev features
An AI-generated deep fake has been making the rounds—I think it's pretty convincing:
[NEW] - Joshua Avatar 2.0 🤖✨. Both of these video clips were 100% AI-generated, featuring my own avatar and voice clone. 🎙️🎥
We've made massive enhancements to our life-style avatar's video