Tag: synthetic media
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Designers at a new crop of creative studios create fake personas they hope real people will love. Are they distorting culture or mirroring it? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/arts/ai-podcasts-fashion-pop-avatars.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5FA.fKfk.bMp5uecIkIOV&smid=bs-share more ›
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Amid fears for jobs, some film-makers say AI could enable them to bypass studio giants and take more creative risks https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/16/directors-embracing-ai-film-making?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other more ›
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404 Media has obtained a copy of ‘Haotian AI’, a popular piece of realtime deepfake software marketed to scammers. It can turn a fraudster’s face into anyone else’s on WhatsApp,… more ›
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This is a comic about AI art. https://theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art more ›
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As AI enters the performing arts, the real risk isn’t job loss alone—it’s the hollowing of creative work and the exploitation of labor, argues James Paisley. https://techpolicy.press/ai-and-the-future-of-artistic-labor more ›
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Tech’s new generation and the end of thinking https://harpers.org/archive/2026/03/childs-play-sam-kriss-ai-startup-roy-lee/ more ›
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Hollywood knows AI is a profound technology, bound to be transformative, and also bound to replace humans. But the players are having an incredibly hard time being honest about it… more ›
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This is a comic about AI art. https://theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art?ueid=1f133878b462d1555feb56cb37f5d96b&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2025-10-11%20Installer%20101&utm_term=Installer more ›
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Due to UK disclosure requirements, it’s possible to examine the P&L of the privately owned/controlled OnlyFans. And the results are shocking. Though a private company, Fenix International (“OnlyFans”) is a… more ›
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We’re used to algorithms guiding our choices. But when machines can effortlessly generate the content we consume, Joshua Rothman asks, what’s left for the human imagination? https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/09/01/ai-is-coming-for-culture?currentPage=all more ›