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True, though I’m not sure if he still represents him or not (a new attorney doesn;t mean the old attorney has ceased the representation)
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True, though I’m not sure if he still represents him or not (a new attorney doesn;t mean the old attorney has ceased the representation)
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Cohen has apparently admitted to being the one that generated the citations for his representation, who then didn't vet it. Clowns all around I guess.
Michael Cohen gave his lawyer fake citations invented by Google Bard AI tool
Disbarred Cohen passed fake cases to his lawyer, who didn't do a fact-check.
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Cohen has apparently admitted to being the one that generated the citations for his representation, who then didn't vet it. Clowns all around I guess.
Michael Cohen gave his lawyer fake citations invented by Google Bard AI tool
Disbarred Cohen passed fake cases to his lawyer, who didn't do a fact-check.
Hate to say it, but it’s his lawyer’s fault. I double-check whatever my client tells me, because I have an obligation to do so.
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Absolutely agree. I don't think placing the blame on Cohen is going to work out well here, and it looks bad when Schwartz and Perry aren't on the same page when discussing things with the judge. It really seems like his representation is now trying to squirm out of the consequences of the mistakes made here. But yes, if I was a lawyer for a disbarred lawyer (edit: or any lawyer), I'd be scrutinizing the citations provided by my client more, not less.
Clowns all around.
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SAG-AFTRA Approves AI Voice Acting For Video Games
The union's agreement with AI voiceover studio Replica is being called out by some of the industry's top voice talent.
www.gamespot.com
So I don’t know the details of this deal (and apparently neither do the voice actors which is not a good look for their union). But I can see AI voice acting being okay under specific circumstances. This isn’t the only one but the main one I can think of which I think has been mentioned in this thread by others: imagine a massive sprawling RPG like Baldur’s Gate where human writers and an actor have been paid for a huge number of lines to create a compelling character one with an arc or even multiple arcs based on your choices in game. Then imagine being able to interact with said character by simply typing (or speaking!) your lines. Maybe you can still have prompts to trigger their preset responses but even so the AI is trained to reply (and act) as the character and where they are in the story so far. Human creativity for both voice acting and the lines (animation/mocap too) is still being paid, a necessary element for creating a strong character (so far, AI has its limits), but the freedom of expression for the player goes up tremendously. Now there may be other examples where AI can extend human creativity in this space rather than be a shallow imitation of it (and the business/ethics of the former compared to the latter for writers, actors, and animators), but I think that’s certainly the main area.
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Lazy use of AI leads to Amazon products called “I cannot fulfill that request”
Lazy use of AI leads to Amazon products called “I cannot fulfill that request”
The telltale error messages are a sign of AI-generated pablum all over the Internet.
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Interesting happens in the book publishing world:
www.wired.com
www.theguardian.com
Scammy AI-Generated Book Rewrites Are Flooding Amazon
Authors keep finding what appear to be AI-generated imitations and summaries of their books on Amazon. There's little they can do to rein in the rip-offs.
Self-publishers must declare if content sold on Amazon’s site is AI-generated
Retailer announces new rules for its Kindle Direct Publishing forum after complaints about AI-produced works being sold under human writers’ names
www.theguardian.com
This has been making the rounds for how awful it was:
www.gamespot.com
The AI George Carlin Special Sucks For Every Reason You Thought And More
I watched a bad video hocking AI-created comedy pretending to be a beloved comedian so you don't have to, and you shouldn't.
www.gamespot.com
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And more political misuse, because I'm pretty sure that this Biden voice is AI generated:
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Robocall with artificial Joe Biden voice tells Democrats not to vote
Fake Biden voice urges New Hampshire Democrats to skip tomorrow's primary.
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According to some folks Journalism is fake and they make up what they want to hear anyways.
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Well George Carlin lives again lots of controversy about this 1hour long AI made comedy show.
This has been making the rounds for how awful it was:
www.gamespot.com
I watched the beginning of this, with the included disclaimer. Did the author say he imitated him or did he feed clips of Carlin into AI software? With the disclaimer, I wonder why it‘s controversial, at least any more controversial than any other recent AI output featuring celebrities? I assume the skit (what is said) was created by the author of this.
You can be a professional imitator without legal jeopardy especially with disclaimers, but I wonder with the laws as they are, would the Carlin Estate have any legal response to this?
The AI George Carlin Special Sucks For Every Reason You Thought And More
I watched a bad video hocking AI-created comedy pretending to be a beloved comedian so you don't have to, and you shouldn't.
www.gamespot.com
I watched the beginning of this, with the included disclaimer. Did the author say he imitated him or did he feed clips of Carlin into AI software? With the disclaimer, I wonder why it‘s controversial, at least any more controversial than any other recent AI output featuring celebrities? I assume the skit (what is said) was created by the author of this.
You can be a professional imitator without legal jeopardy especially with disclaimers, but I wonder with the laws as they are, would the Carlin Estate have any legal response to this?
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I saw a podcast about it before I listened to it. it was like soiling his rep or something. it was not bad but it was not great either. I think it i let the dead stay dead. they did not like it but I dont think there was a legal issue.I watched the beginning of this, with the included disclaimer. Did the author say he imitated him or did he feed clips of Carlin into AI software? With the disclaimer, I wonder why it‘s controversial, at least any more controversial than any other recent AI output featuring celebrities? I assume the skit (what is said) was created by the author of this.
You can be a professional imitator without legal jeopardy especially with disclaimers, but I wonder with the laws as they are, would the Carlin Estate have any legal response to this?
Eric
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Was just a matter of time. Whoever develops the software that becomes the gold standard in detecting fakes/AI will be a gazillionaire.
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Trolls have flooded X with graphic Taylor Swift AI fakes
While some accounts have been suspended, many posts remain live.
www.theverge.com
Given the nature of the photos this is more just showing how lax Twitter’s security is as them being generated by AI is inconsequential. If they had been real from say a hacked phone there would be just as much reason to take them down. It’s just easier to generate these things now (and make them look “real”).Was just a matter of time. Whoever develops the software that becomes the gold standard in detecting fakes/AI will be a gazillionaire.
Trolls have flooded X with graphic Taylor Swift AI fakes
While some accounts have been suspended, many posts remain live.
That said, I agree detecting AI deepfakes will become big business but it will be a running battle. What will be the gold standard won’t be for long.
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The real problem is social media, because AI becomes less pervasive if people disconnect from their phones, which I will be the first to admit I have no intention of doing. But I recognize the issue 
But in all seriousness, if there can be a cultural or societal move to put down social media more often, engage less (I deleted a few myself, which is why I’m on here so damn much), there’s less chance to be fooled, mislead, angered, triggered, whatever. Then people focus less on disturbing media or misleading media, and more on using AI for places where it can be of real benefit to humanity.
If things go south, I suppose it will make the idea of death more palatable. Powerful tools in the hands of dumb people sounds like it could be a problem.
But in all seriousness, if there can be a cultural or societal move to put down social media more often, engage less (I deleted a few myself, which is why I’m on here so damn much), there’s less chance to be fooled, mislead, angered, triggered, whatever. Then people focus less on disturbing media or misleading media, and more on using AI for places where it can be of real benefit to humanity.
If things go south, I suppose it will make the idea of death more palatable. Powerful tools in the hands of dumb people sounds like it could be a problem.
Eric
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The real problem is social media, because AI becomes less pervasive if people disconnect from their phones, which I will be the first to admit I have no intention of doing. But I recognize the issue
I don't think they have any takers yet.
This company is offering $10,000 if you can stay off your phone for a month—here's how to apply
Siggi's Dairy is offering $10,000 to 10 people who can give up their smartphones for 30 days.
www.cnbc.com
Big improvement on AI solving mathematical geometry problems:
arstechnica.com
DeepMind AI rivals the world’s smartest high schoolers at geometry
DeepMind solved 25 out of 30 questions—compared to 26 for a human gold medalist.
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