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Hollywood Squares Off: This year, AI helped reshape the film industry landscape.
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Hollywood Squares Off: This year, AI helped reshape the film industry landscape.

The movie capital became a front line in the battle over workplace automation. U.S. film and television writers went on strike in May, and actors followed in July. They took up a variety of issues with their employers, but concern that AI would damage...

December 20, 20232 min read
Hollywood Squares Off: This year, AI helped reshape the film industry landscape.
Entertainment

Hollywood Squares Off: This year, AI helped reshape the film industry landscape.

The movie capital became a front line in the battle over workplace automation. U.S. film and television writers went on strike in May, and actors followed in July. They took up a variety of issues with their employers, but concern that AI would damage...

December 20, 20232 min read
Radio Stations Test AI DJs: RadioGPT creates AI-powered DJs for local broadcasts.
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Radio Stations Test AI DJs: RadioGPT creates AI-powered DJs for local broadcasts.

A language model will stand in for radio disk jockeys. RadioGPT generates radio shows tailored for local markets.

May 3, 20232 min read
Radio Stations Test AI DJs: RadioGPT creates AI-powered DJs for local broadcasts.
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Radio Stations Test AI DJs: RadioGPT creates AI-powered DJs for local broadcasts.

A language model will stand in for radio disk jockeys. RadioGPT generates radio shows tailored for local markets.

May 3, 20232 min read
Everybody Must Get Cloned: The voice cloning tools used to make AI-generated songs
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Everybody Must Get Cloned: The voice cloning tools used to make AI-generated songs

Tech-savvy music fans who are hungry for new recordings aren’t waiting for their favorite artists to make them. Social media networks exploded last week with AI-driven facsimiles of chart-topping musicians.

April 26, 20232 min read
Everybody Must Get Cloned: The voice cloning tools used to make AI-generated songs
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Everybody Must Get Cloned: The voice cloning tools used to make AI-generated songs

Tech-savvy music fans who are hungry for new recordings aren’t waiting for their favorite artists to make them. Social media networks exploded last week with AI-driven facsimiles of chart-topping musicians.

April 26, 20232 min read
The Music Industry Strikes Back: Universal Music Group targets AI-generated music.
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The Music Industry Strikes Back: Universal Music Group targets AI-generated music.

The music industry fired early shots in an impending war against AI-generated music. Universal Music Group, which owns labels including EMI, Interscope, Motown, Polydor, and Virgin, is pressing Spotify and other streaming media services to counter the threat of AI-driven copycats.

April 19, 20231 min read
The Music Industry Strikes Back: Universal Music Group targets AI-generated music.
Entertainment

The Music Industry Strikes Back: Universal Music Group targets AI-generated music.

The music industry fired early shots in an impending war against AI-generated music. Universal Music Group, which owns labels including EMI, Interscope, Motown, Polydor, and Virgin, is pressing Spotify and other streaming media services to counter the threat of AI-driven copycats.

April 19, 20231 min read
Text-Driven Video Alteration: Gen-1 uses text prompts to modify videos.
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Text-Driven Video Alteration: Gen-1 uses text prompts to modify videos.

On the heels of systems that generate video directly from text, new work uses text to adjust the imagery in existing videos. Researchers unveiled Gen-1...

March 8, 20233 min read
Text-Driven Video Alteration: Gen-1 uses text prompts to modify videos.
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Text-Driven Video Alteration: Gen-1 uses text prompts to modify videos.

On the heels of systems that generate video directly from text, new work uses text to adjust the imagery in existing videos. Researchers unveiled Gen-1...

March 8, 20233 min read
Voice Clones Go Viral: AI cloned voices take over YouTube, Twitch, and Spotify.
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Voice Clones Go Viral: AI cloned voices take over YouTube, Twitch, and Spotify.

Tired of rap battles composed by ChatGPT? Get ready for the next wave of AI-generated fun and profit. Cloned voices are taking center stage in productions by upstart creators and monied corporations alike.

March 8, 20232 min read
Voice Clones Go Viral: AI cloned voices take over YouTube, Twitch, and Spotify.
Entertainment

Voice Clones Go Viral: AI cloned voices take over YouTube, Twitch, and Spotify.

Tired of rap battles composed by ChatGPT? Get ready for the next wave of AI-generated fun and profit. Cloned voices are taking center stage in productions by upstart creators and monied corporations alike.

March 8, 20232 min read
Publishers Embrace Text Generation: GPT-fueled content at the New York Times, BuzzFeed, and more
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Publishers Embrace Text Generation: GPT-fueled content at the New York Times, BuzzFeed, and more

Media outlets are forging ahead with generative AI despite the technology’s high-profile misfires. Publishers are using text generators to produce light reading within constrained formats such as holiday messages and quizzes.

March 2, 20232 min read
Publishers Embrace Text Generation: GPT-fueled content at the New York Times, BuzzFeed, and more
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Publishers Embrace Text Generation: GPT-fueled content at the New York Times, BuzzFeed, and more

Media outlets are forging ahead with generative AI despite the technology’s high-profile misfires. Publishers are using text generators to produce light reading within constrained formats such as holiday messages and quizzes.

March 2, 20232 min read
Seinfeld's Twitch Moment: AI-generated sitcom Nothing, Forever booted from Twitch.
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Seinfeld's Twitch Moment: AI-generated sitcom Nothing, Forever booted from Twitch.

AI hobbyists created an homage to their favorite TV show . . . until it got knocked off the server. The creators of Nothing, Forever launched a fully automated, never-ending emulation of the popular TV show Seinfeld.

February 15, 20231 min read

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