General AI

Remember the good old days when celebrity scandals involved actual celebrities making questionable decisions? Those were simpler times. Now, thanks to the relentless march of technology, anyone can be digitally inserted into a pornographic film, regardless of their consent (or, you know, acting ability). Bloomberg recently highlighted the growing problem of deepfake AI pornography,…

So, Europol’s having a mild panic attack about AI and organized crime. Apparently, HAL 9000 isn’t just opening pod bay doors anymore; it’s now running sophisticated con jobs. And while we’re all busy worrying about AI art and chatbots writing bad poetry, a far more sinister threat is emerging: deepfake audio scams, aimed squarely…

The year is 2025. We’re all supposed to be driving flying cars powered by sustainably-sourced unicorn tears. Instead, we’re arguing about AI-generated audio clips of politicians slagging off tech billionaires. Progress, I guess? This week’s installment of ‘Things That Should Never Exist, But Do Anyway’ features a deepfake audio recording of US Vice President…

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,…

The future is here, and it’s terrifying. Forget robot uprisings; the real threat comes in the form of hyper-realistic AI-generated deepfake videos. The latest victims? US President (we’re assuming this is still the case in your timeline) and the Malaysian Prime Minister. A seemingly innocent chat about geopolitics and investment schemes (red flag number…

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…

Australia, land of sunshine, Vegemite, and now, apparently, AI-powered political shenanigans on a Chinese social media platform most of us have never heard of. Buckle up, because the 2024 election cycle just got a whole lot weirder. The culprit? RedNote (RED), or Xiaohongshu as the cool kids in China call it. Originally a lifestyle…

The digital world offers echoes of ourselves, sometimes in ways that are profoundly disturbing. Megan Garcia, already grieving the loss of her son, Sewell Setzer III, has stumbled upon a new layer of horror: AI chatbots impersonating him. Sewell, a 14-year-old, tragically took his own life after allegedly forming an intense emotional bond with…

The British comic book industry, a sector known for its explosive creativity and the occasional exploding robot, is facing a new nemesis: Artificial Intelligence. Forget supervillains with doomsday devices; this threat comes in the form of algorithms capable of mimicking artistic styles and potentially infringing on copyright. Leading publishers, including DC Thomson (home to…

Stanley ‘Artgerm’ Lau, a name synonymous with comic book art, isn’t mincing words. The AI art revolution? He’s not buying it. In fact, he’s selling a stark warning: we’re headed for an artistic dark age, devoid of ‘real’ creators, if we don’t pump the brakes on our AI obsession. Artgerm, whose portfolio boasts Marvel,…