The Rundown: Botnik Studios aims to answer the question: Can machines be humorous? It’s a very finicky creative art with really no formula. However, that’s not to say that AI cannot be extremely helpful to the profession. Over the next few years, comedians will begin using AI to help create their act and even in… Continue reading AI doesn’t have a sense of humor. But it does help comedians create material.
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Everything you need to know about eSports and its unstoppable economy [PART 1]
The Rundown: At any given time of the day, nearly 1.2 million people are watching (and donating money to) pro gamer live streams. Media conglomerates, entertainment companies, and even Las Vegas Casinos are searching for their entry point into this absolute gold mine of an industry. By 2027, eSports and video game streaming will be… Continue reading Everything you need to know about eSports and its unstoppable economy [PART 1]
Walmart changes the world again – this time with virtual reality
The Rundown: Walmart is paving the path for VR training, bringing VR devices to 5,000 stores across the US to improve the training of over 1 million employees. The training applications will place their trainees in simulated, hands-on experiences and also help them prepare for the worst – like Black Friday or an erratic customer.… Continue reading Walmart changes the world again – this time with virtual reality
A meme you won’t laugh at: How culture suffers due to our addiction to virality
Just a few hours into the start of WWII, British troops loaded hundreds of hot air balloons with millions of leaflets of propaganda to be flown into Germany and dispersed behind enemy lines. At the time, airborne leaflet propaganda was the cleanest way of attacking enemy morale and was a major military tactic for both… Continue reading A meme you won’t laugh at: How culture suffers due to our addiction to virality
FakeApp is the national threat you’ve never heard of, but will soon see everywhere
It all began on “the front page of the Internet” – Reddit – when a bored technologist decided to place Nic Cage’s face on familiar film moments; taking Harrison Ford’s place in Raiders of the Lost Ark, once in Game of Thrones, and potentially as every character in Lord of the Rings. It was a… Continue reading FakeApp is the national threat you’ve never heard of, but will soon see everywhere
AI will pick (and make) the songs you love in just 6 years
Music has a rich history of technological and digital augmentation. Think about Peter Frampton and Jimi Hendrix using “talk boxes” to make their guitars talk for them. Or how about the billions of people influenced by the computerized sounds of pop music from Michael Jackson, Prince, and Madonna. This is partly why the music industry… Continue reading AI will pick (and make) the songs you love in just 6 years
AI paints a portrait. Christie’s sells it for $435,000. What’s the world coming to?
When science and the humanities collide, it’s usually a battle of existential proportions. However, this time the disparate communities came together to make a major statement (and a few dollars). Last week, the high-brow auction house Christie’s sold a painting called Portrait of Edmond Belamy for an astounding $435,000. The portrait isn’t visually appealing. The… Continue reading AI paints a portrait. Christie’s sells it for $435,000. What’s the world coming to?
Everything you need to know about Digital Humans
Photoshop and a little ingenuity are all it takes to create a celebrity these days. I’m not referring to the swaths of Instagram models that have gained notoriety by doctoring all of their photos (although that is a problem we need to discuss later). Rather, I’m referring to digital humans, which are created from scratch.… Continue reading Everything you need to know about Digital Humans
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