Neuralangelo 👩‍🎨

NVIDIA's new AI model for 3D modeling

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Neuralangelo: NVIDIA’s new AI model for 3D modeling 👩‍🎨

First of all, we all love the name - right?

Second of all, Neuralangelo, the newest AI model from NVIDIA basically built a better version of photogrammetry (what is photogrammetry on this link).

This model can turn 2D video clips into detailed 3D graphics structures.

It can fully replicate buildings, sculptures, or other real-world objects — using clips recorded with your mobile device or even drones 👇🏻

How does it work?

A 2D video of a given object is analyzed by the model to learn about its depth, size, and shape.

The AI then acts like a “virtual sculptor”, and first it creates a rough 3D scene, and then adds more details until it replicates the whole thing.

Just like a sculptor slowly shaping a block, piece by piece.

To give you a sense of how much this space developed in just three years, see the comparison below:

left (original NeRF-reconstructed mesh) to right (Neuralangelo from NVIDIA)

WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON

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The focus for the future is on:

  • Cheaper and faster GPT-4 — This is their top priority.

  • Longer context windows — As high as 1 million tokens are plausible. (Damn, that’s a lot).

  • A stateful API - An API that will remember your conversation with ChatGPT.

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PROMPT

Develop a minimalistic cartoon version of the zebra in the style of Andy Warhol against a white background.

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