"Warner Music signs a record deal with first AI pop singer
" #AI #jobs #artists #AIpocalypse https://interestingengineering.com/science/warner-music-signs-a-record-deal-with-first-ai-pop-singer

"“It’s a very strange feeling,” USAF test pilot Major Ross Elder told the New York Times. “I’m flying off the wing of something that’s making its own decisions. And it’s not a human brain.” The USAF has been quick to point out that the drones are to remain firmly under the command of human pilots and commanders." #AI #drones #AIpocalypse

#Meta working hard to displace software developers with #AI. "Meta releases Code Llama, a code-generating AI model" #AIpocalypse https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/24/meta-releases-code-llama-a-code-generating-ai-model/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9kdWNrZHVja2dvLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACeep4YwukIEMOoaDt49POI91iW6hJL1WLe8F9crLnLRClam5ajoJqJbqUNHLeoYbiMCK7osF6jvU6jcl8bSWUOve3akrjHXrz3L8yF8vrN5VDYDhqw0Z-mZ2PqJMWQfxmbQSeY1F_ajJbkOvKs756Ukb83wpfZyx30cNdef2IZK

#Amazon is planning on using #generative #AI to "enhance" product reviews on the site, spitting out artificial reviews created by AI. #AIpocalypse https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/14/amazon-taps-generative-ai-to-enhance-product-reviews/

Great observation! "Everything Made By an AI Is In the Public Domain" #AI #AIpocalypse https://doctorow.medium.com/everything-made-by-an-ai-is-in-the-public-domain-caa634a8f7f1

AI generated books are even using the names of known authors.... #AIpocalypse #AI #publishing #Amazon https://janefriedman.com/i-would-rather-see-my-books-pirated/

Note to self: do not cook any #AI generated #recipes from this #bot... "AI-powered grocery bot suggests recipe for toxic gas, “poison bread sandwich”" #AIpocalypse https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/08/ai-powered-grocery-bot-suggests-recipe-for-toxic-gas-poison-bread-sandwich/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

A, new chapter in the proliferation of generative #AI. Amazon now saturated with AI-generated #travel #guides -- filled with five star AI generated reviews. h/t and gift link from @clive #vacation #author #AIpocalypse https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/05/travel/amazon-guidebooks-artificial-intelligence.html?unlocked_article_code=Gmcb6fkRXSAX7JUdbTpFyhH1lSBWBcI0RuiXgcku3gVTdQV7s_SPvl1tKw76F_txTehAmHdU0bZ3PUoPyH0h-dybeb8_bGL7UzysZynt-SFcx9yByC4wr37_65cVodjr_Z-sRcqUfioeOsUAKJpEECejhG2SlL4jPCoaBG8PFnu_YLKDXA0hkzvhrJnGuD5kw59N8Bz7T7D7UOeJXLkowJnnoB6IDt6bHn6XiBvlH--t6M_9xmGCkNlYdtiiScdbS3ebGG5C3xKkCxwacaT96yLi9NK5dx9YHwhHSPdoVJPqslvVGAwQFvpSQvDvgHZGOFxW09EeUVAHYZl6uI-aSYS0_UfYhcXjDi6J2-M1oFlpWg&smid=url-share

NPR: Movie extras worry they'll be replaced by AI. Hollywood is already doing body scans #AI #jobs #hollywood #AIpocalypse https://www.npr.org/2023/08/02/1190605685/movie-extras-worry-theyll-be-replaced-by-ai-hollywood-is-already-doing-body-scan

Whee! #nuclear #catastrophe risks, #hottest month ever recorded on Earth, #AIpocalypse! What fun!!! (/sarcasm) https://www.axios.com/2023/08/01/climate-change-artificial-intelligence-nuclear-war-existential?utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon&utm_source=mastodon

CEO of #AI software tool StabilityDiffusion says software developers in India who are providing outsourcing will be replaced in the "next year or two", replaced by AI. He says "outsourced coders up to level three programmers will be gone in the next year or two, whereas in France, you'll never fire a developer" #AIpocalypse #jobs #software https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-replace-most-outsourced-coders-india-stability-ceo-predicts-2023-7

Yeesh. #Elvis too. Cloned and deliberately desecrated(!)--probably to make a point, but still. #AI #clone #VoiceCloning #AIpocalypse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MINwa4_BVsY

What horrible travesty is this? #AI #JohnnyCash sings "Barbie Girl" #barbie (ps. it appears you can clone famous singers now completely.) #AIpocalypse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyfQVZHmArA

NYTimes: Google Tests A.I. Tool That Is Able to Write News Articles "The tool, known internally by the working title Genesis, can take in information — details of current events, for example — and generate news copy, the people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the product." #AI #journalism #journalist #AIpocalypse

G/O Media, owner of Gizmodo, Jezebel: You’re going to see more AI-written articles whether you like it or not. "“It is absolutely a thing we want to do more of,” says Merrill Brown, G/O’s editorial director. #AI #jobs #publishing #AIpocalypse

#ChatGPT is more creative than most of you are, says study: "ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot, can match the top 1% of human thinkers, according to a new study by the University of Montana. " #AI #AIpocalypse https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/17/study-chatgpt-can-match-the-top-1percent-of-creative-human-thinkers.html

Union exec: "They proposed that our background performers should be able to be scanned, get paid for one day's pay, and the company should be able to own that scan, that likeness, for the rest of eternity, on any project they want, with no consent and no compensation." #jobs #AIpocalypse #AI

Headline, 2028: "TV newscasters have been replaced by AI baby clones, using images from their TV newscasts; broadcaster say the move will be revolutionary, and will drive them to record profits this year." #AI #AIpocalypse #commentary 😉

4-year old killed by mother in #Japan after #AI decides the child did not need to be taken into protective custody. #AIpocalypse https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/12/national/ai-assessment-mie-girl-dies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Mastodon

Robots: ALL UR YOUR SPORTS BELONG TO US. Guardian: In – or out? Wimbledon considers replacing line judges with AI. Tournament director says tennis club needs to balance preserving traditions with technological innovation. #AI #jobs #AIpocalypse https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jul/07/in-or-out-wimbledon-considers-replacing-line-judges-with-ai-tennis?CMP=share_btn_tw