On the funnier side of the new "Style Reference" feature of Midjourney, you can now create consistent "childlike" drawings in the style of MS Paint.... :kek:
The Taylor Swift AI deepfakes are horrific. They are also just the tip of the iceberg.
Resharing my WIRED story from December, that shows the number of non consensual (they all are) AI porn videos has grown at an alarming rate—244,625 videos at the time of writing. That doesn't include the thousands of still AI images being created every single day
As AI technology has advanced—as well as becoming easier to use and having more realistic outputs—this problem is only getting worse. Many reporters, myself included, have written about this since 2017 and in that time technology companies and lawmakers have failed time and time again to take this seriously
@cosmicallyf There's not many, but DEFINITELY more than one. The simple fact that you're asking tells me you've never seen this behind the scenes pic of the "backup" seal standing off to the side just waiting for the original to fuck up... :kek:
Here's an eye-opening video. How scammers are using AI to disguise themselves in live video calls with victims, especially in romance scams. Also, it shows real victim calls so you can see how insidious the scammer tactics are. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17kk4miPGIM
Revisitng some thoughts about #GenerativeAI from this time last year & adding some new concerns about where we are in #HigherEd (and where we aren't!).