Tag: Arts & Entertainment
Instagram creators can now make AI doppelgangers to chat with their followers
The next time you DM a creator on Instagram, you might get a reply from their AI. Meta is starting to roll out its AI Studio, a set of tools that will allow Instagram creators to make an AI persona that can answer questions and chat with their followers and…
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What to read this weekend: Keanu Reeves wrote a book with ‘weird fiction’ author China Miéville
New releases in fiction, nonfiction and comics that caught our attention. The Book of Elsewhere by Keanu Reeves and China Miéville A few years ago, Keanu Reeves took a dive into the world of comics with a series called BRZRKR, which he wrote with longtime comic creator Matt Kindt. The…
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You can date everything in Date Everything!
Have you ever looked at something in your home like a dining room table or an adjustable height desk and wondered what it would be like to go on a date with it? Also, were you sober at the time? A new dating sim game called Date Everything! will let…
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OpenAI unveils SearchGPT, an AI-powered search engine
OpenAI on Thursday announced a new AI-powered search engine prototype called SearchGPT. The move marks the company’s entry into a competitive search engine market dominated by Google for decades. On its website, OpenAI described SearchGPT as “a temporary prototype of new AI search features that give you fast and timely…
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AI video startup Runway reportedly trained on ‘thousands’ of YouTube videos without permission
AI company Runway reportedly scraped “thousands” of YouTube videos and pirated versions of copyrighted movies without permission. 404 Media obtained alleged internal spreadsheets suggesting the AI video-generating startup trained its Gen-3 model using YouTube content from channels like Disney, Netflix, Pixar and popular media outlets. An alleged former Runway employee…
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The Morning After: Netflix’s new gaming boss is a former Epic Games exec
Netflix has hired Alain Tascan as its new president of games. Before joining Netflix, Tascan was executive vice president for Epic Games and oversaw first-party development for some of the company’s (and gaming’s) most successful titles, like Fortnite, Rocket League and Fall Guys. Since launching its games project in 2021,…
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