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FancyTech, fresh off their LVMH Innovation Award (we’re still figuring out exactly what that means), just closed a multi-million dollar B+ round. Yes, a ‘B+’ round. Apparently, just ‘B’ wasn’t quite enough, and ‘C’ was far too pedestrian. This injection of capital, co-led by Zhilin Capital and GSR Ventures (with DCM Ventures tagging along…
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China, never one to shy away from a good bit of regulatory oversight, has just dropped a new rule regarding AI-generated content. Effective September 1st, anything churned out by our silicon overlords needs a proper label. Think of it as a digital scarlet letter, but for algorithms. The directive, jointly issued by the Cyberspace…
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China, never one to shy away from a bit of digital governance, has decided that AI-generated content needs a good, old-fashioned label. Forget subtlety; the People’s Republic wants explicit markings on anything churned out by our silicon overlords. The new regulations, set to kick in on September 1st, come courtesy of the Cyberspace Administration…
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The internet is drowning in AI-generated content. Deepfakes, voice clones, and fabricated images are no longer the stuff of dystopian sci-fi; they’re Tuesday afternoon. And governments, predictably, are responding the only way they know how: with fines. From Spain to South Dakota, anti-deepfake legislation is gaining traction. Spain’s new bill threatens companies with penalties…
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The internet. Once a wild west of unfiltered thought, now resembling a meticulously curated, albeit slightly soulless, museum. Thanks, in part, to our new robot overlords… I mean, content creators. AI-generated content is everywhere. Amazon Web Services (yes, that Amazon) claims 57% of online content is touched by the algorithmic hand. What started as…
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So, you’ve embraced the AI overlords. Content creation is now a sprint, not a marathon, right? Except, your brand voice suddenly sounds like a dial-up modem gargling lukewarm coffee. Fear not, for we present 20 questions to ask your AI content before it embarrasses you in public. 1. Does it sound like you, or…
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The robot uprising is so last century. Roald Dahl predicted algorithmic authors back in ’53, but here we are, still clinging to our typewriters (metaphorically, of course; nobody actually uses typewriters anymore…right?). But the question persists: is AI a legitimate threat to the fragile ego—er, profession—of the artist? The fear is understandable. We’ve all…
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Art Basel Hong Kong just got a dose of digital existentialism, courtesy of Doku, the genderless, ageless, nationality-free AI artist dreamt up by Lu Yang. Forget leisurely gallery strolls; Doku’s pop-up is a high-stakes game of chance where collectors blindly buy digital art. Think crypto-bro meets art snob – a match made in Silicon…
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The AI gold rush is on, and everyone’s scrambling for a claim. But unlike the prospectors of old, today’s tech giants are battling copyright lawsuits alongside technical hurdles. Adobe, however, claims to have found a loophole: ethically sourced AI. They’re betting big on ‘Firefly,’ their in-house AI model trained solely on Adobe-owned data. The…
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The East is getting even more East. Or, at least, digitally East. China’s government, according to recent reports, is aggressively backing the deployment of Large Language Models (LLMs) across its economy. Forget incremental improvements; Beijing’s aiming for a full-scale AI revolution, fueled by vast datasets and a centrally planned push. The Government Work Report,…