Luma AI, with Barkley Dai and Karan Ganesan, showcases cutting-edge AI in text-to-3D tools and photorealistic environments. The guests discuss the company's origin, utilizing neural radiance fields for 3D models, and the evolution of Genie in creating real and imaginary objects. They also explore industry applications, robotics, digital twins, and the success of AI product Capture.
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Luma AI develops a text-to-3D tool like Midjourney for 3D models.
Photorealistic environments can be created by reconstructing scenes in 3D from a few photos.
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Luma AI's Origins and Technologies
Luma AI, led by Karan Genshan and Barclay Dye, is at the forefront of AI and graphics technology. The company developed a text-to-3D tool similar to Mid-Journey for 3D model generation and a tool that reconstructs 3D scenes from few photos for realistic environments. Gregor van, a security-focused technologist, founded CTO of MailPass. The company's origin traces back to working on the neural radiance field technology, expanding its products beyond the Apple ecosystem.
Luma AI's Product Line: Imagine and Capture
Luma AI's product line includes Imagine, generating 3D models from text inputs akin to Mid-Journey but in 3D format. The Capture product reconstructs scenes from real life using a series of photos. The Neural Radiance Fields (NERF) technology underpins the interactive scenes provided by Luma AI, offering high-quality visual representations. For Genie, the tool requires less GPU power, enabling quicker 3D model generation.
Application of Genie in Various Industries
Genie's quick 3D object generation suits gaming, advertisement, and e-commerce industries. The tool allows users to type text prompts for instant 3D model output useful for game developers and marketers. Users can create imaginative or realistic 3D objects for diverse applications. The intuitive and accessible nature of Genie finds potential use cases in immersive experiences and rapid prototyping.
Future Developments and Community Engagement of Luma AI
Luma AI envisions evolving Genie into a platform enabling visual creation, turning user imagination into reality. The company focuses on expanding multimodal AI capabilities for interactive temporal experiences. Community involvement centers around showcasing captured scenes on social media, with Genie creators potentially becoming future influencers in the creation and sharing of 3D models. Luma AI aims for consumer engagement through immersive visual experiences stemming from its AI-based technologies.
Luma AI develops technologies at the forefront of AI and graphics. They created a text-to-3D tool that functions like Midjourney but for generating 3D models. Another tool makes photorealistic environments by reconstructing any scene in 3D from just a few photos.
Karan Ganesan is a Software Engineer and Barkley Dai is the Product and Growth Lead at Luma AI. They join the show to talk about the origin of the company and the technologies it uses.
Gregor Vand is a security-focused technologist, and is the founder and CTO of Mailpass. Previously, Gregor was a CTO across cybersecurity, cyber insurance and general software engineering companies. He has been based in Asia Pacific for almost a decade and can be found via his profile at vand.hk.