THE GRAIN Newsletter: Google lawsuit, AI labeling, human-made elitism, and political deepfakes
AI news I'm thinking about this week
I’m Ronit Novak. I'm an art director and photo editor. I'm a mentor, a teacher, a writer, and a public speaker. Just like you, I’ve been increasingly curious about the conversations surrounding creativity and artificial intelligence. I wonder about the impact it will have on my career in the creative industry. I created THE GRAIN to be a platform for meaningful dialogue with critical thinkers, and to share them with you. Leave your comments or write me at ronit@thegrain.ai.
These are the news stories and critical insights I’ve recently shared about the impact of artificial intelligence on our creative industry: How creatives can take on Google’s monopoly and encourage innovation, what the sparkle emoji says about the struggle to communicate authenticity, how a no-AI allowed film festival can foster elitism, how Elon Musk sharing a deepfake video of Kamala Harris reflects a new era of political irreverence.
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Some other stories I’m following…
Your new AI Friend is almost ready to meet you [The Verge]
The orb doesn’t talk back, though; it mostly communicates through text via the Friend app on your phone.Music labels' AI lawsuits create new copyright puzzle for U.S. courts [Reuters]
Suno and Udio said their use of existing recordings to help people create new songs is a quintessential 'fair use.”The Atlantic's staff Is furious about Its deal With OpenAI [Futurism]
"Our editorial leaders say that The Atlantic is a magazine made by humans, for humans. We could not agree more."Tedeschi Trucks Band apologize for AI-generated concert posters [Stereogum]
”In our development process, we believed we were giving an artist with a reputable portfolio in other disciplines of art a first opportunity.”The internet’s favorite animal gets a disturbing AI makeover [The Washington Post]
The content is so easy to grasp that even young children can understand it. But some AI cat storylines can turn very dark.
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