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Forbidden Fruit Comedian and political commentator Jon Stewart is now out of a job. On Thursday, the former “Daily Show” host told his staff that he was leaving his series…
Continue Reading Apple Reportedly Ditched Jon Stewart Because They Didn't Like His Thoughts About AI
Major Drag Alert A one-time Fugees rap group member claims that his attorney fumbled his conspiracy trial because he used artificial intelligence. As The Register reports, founding Fugee Prakazrel “Pras” Michel…
Follow Suit Last month, a group of high profile authors announced they were suing ChatGPT-makers OpenAI for training its large language models (LLMS) on their books. John Grisham, a bestselling…
Weighing Possibilities Longtime Googler Geoffrey Hinton, widely regarded as a “Godfather of AI” — yes, there are several — says he’s nervous that the technology he spent a lifetime building might take…
Ad Age Amid the still-ongoing Screen Actors’ Guild strike, celebs are fighting back against AI being used to replicate their likenesses without their consent — and now, the great Tom…
Into the Fry-ing Pan When it comes to voicing his concerns over AI, English actor and broadcaster Stephen Fry isn’t mincing words. As Deadline reports, Fry discussed his AI concerns…
Today’s links Bill Willingham puts his graphic novel series “Fables” into the public domain: A magnificent table flip (but the devil is in the details). Hey look at this: Delights…
Soul Searching Someone got an AI art generator to crib Tim Burton’s instantly-recognizable style — and the famed gothy director himself is having none of it. In an interview with The…
DABUS Ex Machina AI researcher Stephen Thaler is adamant that his AI, which he calls the Device for the Autonomous Bootstrapping of Unified Sentience (DABUS), is indeed sentient. And because…
It’s a warp pipe to retirement for Charles Martinet, the iconic voice behind Super Mario. After 27 years of stomping Goombas and rescuing princesses, Martinet is trading his voice box…