Computer-written scripts and deepfake actors: what’s at the heart of the Hollywood strikes against generative AI
For the first time in 60 years, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) are...
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Authors are resisting AI with petitions and lawsuits. But they have an advantage: we read to form relationships with writers
Annie Spratt/Unsplash, CC BYThe first waves of AI-generated text have writers and publishers reeling. In the United States last week,...
AI can reinforce discrimination — but used correctly it could make hiring more inclusive
Shift Drive / ShutterstockHiring is normally featured as a prime example for algorithmic bias. This is where a tendency to...
AI can reinforce racial bias – but used correctly it could make hiring practices more inclusive
Shift Drive / ShutterstockHiring is normally featured as a prime example for algorithmic bias. This is where a tendency to...
Actors are really worried about the use of AI by movie studios – they may have a point
Ringo ChiuFilm and television actors in the US came out on strike on July 14, causing Hollywood productions to shut...
6 ways AI can make political campaigns more deceptive than ever
There are real fears that AI will make politics more deceptive than it already is. Westend61/Getty ImagesPolitical campaign ads and...
FTC probe of OpenAI: Consumer protection is the opening salvo of US AI regulation
The FTC probe of ChatGPT maker OpenAI aligns with concerns that members of Congress have expressed. AP Photo/Michael DwyerThe Federal...
Actors are demanding that Hollywood catch up with technological changes in a sequel to a 1960 strike
As this picket sign says: lights, cameras, no action. Katie McTiernan/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesFor the first time since 1960,...
Here’s how the Hollywood actors’ strike will impact the Canadian film industry
Picketers carry signs outside Paramount in Times Square on July 17, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) Hollywood...
Events that never happened could influence the 2024 presidential election – a cybersecurity researcher explains situation deepfakes
The volatile mix of deepfakes and political campaigns is a good reason to be on guard. Sean Anthony Eddy Creative/E+...
