Charlie Kirk’s Afterlife as AI Slop Is No Accident
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The assassination of Charlie Kirk turned him into fodder for AI-generated deepfakes and memes even while conservatives memorialized him as a martyr
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Leonardo DiCaprio Says Even ‘Brilliant’ AI Music ‘Dissipates Into the Ether of Other Internet Junk’
Posted in: Movie NewsLeonardo DiCaprio acknowledged AI's ability to assist filmmaking but said true art is anchored by humanity
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Crypto Won Big in 2024. AI Is Angling to Do the Same in 2026
Posted in: Culture FeaturesThe AI industry appears to be working to influence the 2026 midterms by replicating how the cryptocurrency industry influenced the 2024 elections
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Family Suing OpenAI Over Teen’s Suicide Blasts ‘Disturbing’ Response From Company
Posted in: Culture NewsOpenAI has responded to a landmark wrongful death lawsuit, claiming that a teen who died by suicide after talking to ChatGPT misused the software
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Chris Daughtry Has Had It with AI Fakes: ‘This Is Absolute Bullshit’
Posted in: Music NewsChris Daughtry tells Rolling Stone he's over AI fakes, which have falsely linked him to Charlie Kirk and claimed he’s sparring with his wife
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Hiatus Kaiyote, Genesis Owusu, King Gizzard and More Sign Petition Against Fraudulent AI-Generated Music Uploads
Posted in: Music NewsA petition started by Hiatus Kaiyote member Paul Bender is calling for digital streaming platforms to do more to stop fraudulent uploads
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What’s Going on With the Alleged Taylor Swift AI Videos?
Posted in: Music FeaturesSome fans say Taylor Swift used AI to create promotional videos for her album 'The Life of a Showgirl'
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SpongeBob SquarePants Cooking Meth and Fake JFK Speeches: How the Sora 2 Launch Went Sideways
Posted in: Culture FeaturesOpenAI is facing copyright blowback after releasing updated AI video generator Sora 2, which poses increased disinformation risk and energy demand
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A Welsh Band Spent a Decade Building a Fanbase — An AI Imitator Outpaced Them in Two Months
Posted in: Music NewsAI band Bleeding Verse cite Holding Absence as an influence — and they have more monthly listeners on Spotify than the human band
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Bliss n Eso Laugh Off Menulog Campaign Backlash: ‘Just Wish They Were in the Ad’
Posted in: Music FeaturesThe rap veterans tell us about their AI-assisted Menulog campaign, which earned an ARIA nomination but hasn't pleased a lot of people
