Tag Archives: Culture

Thanks to AI, “Elvis” likes big butts and he cannot lie—here’s how it’s possible

Getty Images / Benj Edwards reader comments 36 with Recently, a number of viral music videos from a YouTube channel called There I Ruined It have included AI-generated voices of famous musical artists singing lyrics from surprising songs. One recent example imagines Elvis singing lyrics to Sir Mix-a-Lot’s Baby Got Back. Another features a faux… Read More »

Fran Drescher: “We are all going to be in jeopardy of being replaced by machines”

Getty Images reader comments 342 with On Thursday, members of the SAG-AFTRA actors’ union (and its president, actor Fran Drescher) announced their decision to go on strike in solidarity with the WGA strike that has been ongoing since May. One of the central issues raised in this conflict is the threat of using artificial intelligence… Read More »

AI-generated Secret Invasion intro angers Marvel artists and fans alike

Enlarge / A still image taken from the AI-generated Secret Invasion TV show intro on Disney+. reader comments 153 with On Wednesday, Marvel’s latest comic book TV show, Secret Invasion, premiered on Disney+ to controversy: It features AI-generated motion graphics during its title sequence, and some fans and creators aren’t happy about it. “For Marvel,… Read More »

Purely AI-generated songs declared ineligible for Grammy Awards

Getty Images reader comments 34 with Amid increasing use of generative AI in music, the Recording Academy has updated its rules for the 66th annual Grammy Awards regarding the role of AI in considered works, Reuters reports. To be eligible for an award, a song must have meaningful human authorship. Purely algorithmically generated music cannot… Read More »

Paul McCartney: “Final” Beatles song out this year, thanks to AI

Enlarge / A portrait of The Beatles in 1966, as imagined by AI image synthesis. Stable Diffusion reader comments 68 with On Tuesday, BBC Radio 4’s Today program aired an interview with Paul McCartney in which he announced that thanks to AI technology, a “final Beatles record” has been finished and will be released later… Read More »

AI-powered church service in Germany draws a large crowd

Enlarge / Visitors and attendees during the AI-created worship service in Fürth, Germany. In St. Paul Church, a service created by ChatGPT. Daniel Vogl/picture alliance via Getty Images reader comments 110 with On Friday, over 300 people attended an experimental ChatGPT-powered church service at St. Paul’s church in the Bavarian town of Fürth, Germany, reports… Read More »

Redditor creates working anime QR codes using Stable Diffusion

Enlarge / An AI-generated image of an anime-style woman that also functions as a working QR code. If you have trouble reading it, try positioning your camera farther away from the image. reader comments 45 with On Tuesday, a Reddit user named “nhciao” posted a series of artistic QR codes created using the Stable Diffusion… Read More »