Topic #generative models

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Illustrious XL 3.5: When an Image Generator Starts Understanding Language Like a Language Model

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Illustrious XL has been updated to versions 3.0–3.5: the new model supports resolutions up to 2048 pixels and understands complex text prompts on par with small language models (LLMs).

Illustrious XLillustrious-xl.ai Apr 8, 2026

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Sony AI in March: A Book on Diffusion Models, Over Ten Accepted Papers, and a Researcher's Recognition

Technical context • Research

Sony AI's March recap includes a new book on generative models, over ten research papers accepted for ICASSP 2026, and recognition for Alice Xiang on a top-100 list.

Sony AIai.sony Apr 2, 2026

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Alibaba Unveils Wan2.7-Image: Precise Color, Lifelike Characters, and Error-Free Text

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Alibaba has unveiled Wan2.7-Image, a unified image generation model featuring precise color control, personalized characters, and support for 12 languages.

Alibaba Cloudwww.alibabacloud.com Apr 1, 2026

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Google Releases Lyria 3 Pro: An AI That Understands Music as Structure, Not a Collection of Fragments

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Google DeepMind has introduced Lyria 3 Pro – an updated model for music generation with support for long tracks and a structural understanding of composition.

Google DeepMinddeepmind.google Mar 26, 2026

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Google Lyria 3 Pro: Musical AI Now Integrated into Professional Tools

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Google is expanding the capabilities of its Lyria 3 musical AI model: it is now available in the company's professional products and can create longer tracks.

Googleblog.google Mar 26, 2026

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Mercury 2: Fast AI Models and the First Steps Towards a Personal Assistant

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Inception Labs has introduced Mercury 2 – a diffusion language model that operates quickly and affordably, paving the way for a new approach to creating AI agents.

Inceptionwww.inceptionlabs.ai Mar 25, 2026

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Midjourney V8 Alpha: What's New in the Latest Version

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Midjourney has released the alpha version of V8. This update improves image quality, control, and generation speed.

MidJourneywww.midjourney.com Mar 18, 2026

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MiniMax Music 2.5+: Now You Can Generate Music Without Vocals

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MiniMax has released an update to its music model – Music 2.5+ can now create instrumental tracks without vocals based on a text description.

MiniMaxwww.minimax.io Mar 4, 2026

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Mercury 2: Diffusion Language Models Get a Major Upgrade

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Inception Labs has released Mercury 2, a new generation of diffusion language models that generate text in a fundamentally different way than the AI assistants we are accustomed to.

Inceptionwww.inceptionlabs.ai Feb 27, 2026