Industrial Light & Magic's Chief Creative Promotes AI Slop During His TED Talk
Industrial Light & Magic's Chief Creative Promotes AI Slop During His TED Talk
Think animal hybrids from Spy Kids 2, only a million times worse.Theodore McKenzie (80lv)
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General Staff: Russia has lost 972,600 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 910 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.The Kyiv Independent news desk (The Kyiv Independent)
Partly hidden by neighbouring buildings, the superb Oban Distillery stands right in the heart of the town of Oban in Argyll. It was founded on this site by a family of local merchants, the Stevensons, in 1794. More pics and info: undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/oba…
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Oban Distillery Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
Information about and images of Oban Distillery in Argyll on Undiscovered Scotland.www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk
Beautiful afternoon at Brussel’s Pride. I’m just showing the good political messages, not the pink washing.
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Russian economic growth slowing down, Rosstat reports
Russia's economy is experiencing a sharp slowdown in growth, according to a report released by the governmental statistics agency Rosstat on May 16. GDP only grew by 1.4% in the first quarter of 2025 – a notable decline from 4.Lucy Pakhnyuk (The Kyiv Independent)
Buzzard fly-by
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Today in Labor History May 17, 1974: Cops raided the headquarters of the Symbionese Liberation Army in Los Angeles, killing six members. It was one of the largest police shootouts in U.S. history. The cops fired 5,000 rounds and the SLA fired 4,000. Prior to the shootout, the SLA had committed several bank robberies and murders. However, they were most famous for kidnapping newspaper heiress Patty Hearst. One of the conditions they demanded for her release was for the Hearst family to distribute four hundred million dollars’-worth of food to the Bay Area poor. In actuality, over 100,000 bags of groceries were distributed. The SLA was a Maoist organization that saw itself as an American version of urban guerillas, like the Tupamaros, in Uruguay. By most accounts, the SLA was a group of confused wingnuts. Leader and founding member, Cinque, has been accused of being a police informant.
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iPad is Find My enabled, but the account has been suspended on Apple's system (for reasons unknown). Now you can't even factory reset the iPad as it then wants "Find My" activating with the original (suspended) account.
Anyone know what process you need to invoke to make the iPad usable again? (The account, unimportant.. only existed because you couldn't install apps without it).
@jessamyn I've never had a poor experience with Apple support across multiple services and products. They may be expensive but you do get to speak to someone who doesn't sound entirely bored with you being on the phone 😁
There are many other reasons I am not keen on Apple but support isn't one of them!
(That said, they can only work with the policies and tools they are given. Even if the request should clearly be granted when explained, policy clearly will override their ability to help).
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Trump to speak with Zelensky and Putin on Monday
US President Donald Trump has announced that on Monday, May 19, he will talk to Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin, after which he will call Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform
Como a Inteligência Artificial afeta o meio ambiente e o que fazer sobre isso
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Le lauréat du programme #PAUSE. qui devait venir enseigner en France est mort par manque de soins, mardi 13 mai, une semaine après avoir été blessé dans une frappe israélienne dans le quartier commerçant de Gaza City
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Dans Gaza assiégée, la mort d’Ahmed Shameia, «architecte au pays où l’architecture n’est plus»
Le lauréat du programme P.A.U.S.E. qui devait venir enseigner en France est mort par manque de soins mardi 13 mai, une semaine après avoir été blessé dans une frappe israélienne dans le quartier commerçant de Gaza City.Nicolas Rouger (Libération)
Various stereos from around the warm sunny square, gardens and roofs.
I'm blasting .... #IYKYK
The image displays a music playlist on a dark background. The top track is "Me And The Farmer" by The Housemartins, with an album cover showing a black and white image of a man's back and the text "The Housemartins The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death" on the left side. The track is marked with a green download icon. The bottom track is "Too Late Now" by Wet Leg, featuring an album cover with the band's name in yellow and an illustration of hands on an orange background. This track is marked with a gray download icon.
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Tom Potokar is a UK consultant surgeon working in the European Gaza hospital in Khan Younes in southern Gaza. He sent a video that he had filmed the moment after the hospital was hit by an Israeli bomb.
He has said it is a snapshot of the reality there.
According to officials in Gaza, Israel has bombed or destroyed at least 36 hospitals across the Palestinian enclave, since the war began in October 2023.
Whaaaat, India cracked cold fusion?
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'End of 10' to Windows 10 Users: The Environment Wants You to Use Linux - FOSS Force
fossforce.com/2025/05/end-of-1…
> 'End of 10' is an organization that's making it easy for Windows 10 users with computers that can't upgrade to Windows 11, to install Linux.
Riepilogo degli incontri odierni.
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Trento vs Milano 39 - 46, end 2Q
20.00 - Brescia vs Trieste
20.45 - Trapani vs R.Emilia
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20.30 - Bologna vs Cantù (1-2)
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21.00 - Luiss Roma vs Legnano (1-1)
#Playout #SerieBNazionale
21.00 - Cassino vs Crema (1-2)
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#Ivrea a 22° è sempre una bella sosta
dopo un giro a 13° in Valle d'Aosta
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The Birds / Gli Uccelli for #spookysaturday episode 9
Good evening spooky saturday-ers! 🦇 I haven't got a story today because I've been busy looking at gardens and petting cats! 🐈 🌿
So, instead, here's a photo I sent to my friends showing them why I wasn't going out that nignt - because there is nothing scarier than having to get out of your pyjamas when you're all snuggled up for the evening. 🌙 (I mean, obviously there is because look at the state of the world!! Let's just pretend!)
What're your favourite horror movies? 👻 ✨
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What does the pay range for JSTOR collaborator blog posts look like?
What does the pay range for JSTOR collaborator blog posts look like? The rate varies on the type/subject/length of submission. You can reach out to educators@ithaka.org to discuss your idea! We'd love...jstor (Tumblr)
Ornella Vanoni: «Non so se arrivo a Natale. Alla mia età si pensa alla morte come vicina, senza ansia»
https://www.vanityfair.it/article/ornella-vanoni-mia-eta-pensa-alla-morte-come-vicina-senza-ansia?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Ornella Vanoni: «Non so se arrivo a Natale. Alla mia età si pensa alla morte come vicina, senza ansia»
La cantante ha presentato al Salone di Torino il suo nuovo libro, Vincente o perdente, tra politica, amore e nuove generazioni. «Gli psicofarmaci? Non sospendete la cura, non fate come me che non sapevo proprio amarmi. Io non so se arrivo a Natale»Nicola Bambini (Vanity Fair Italia)
German police brutally assaulting protestors marking the Palestinian Nakba in Berlin, with women and children also targeted.
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Verso il BOAB – Bologna Anarchist Bookfair 2025
e Hackmeeting 2025
Presentazione del libro "Critica di ChatGPT"
Con: Antonio Santangelo, Ginevra Sanvitale, Fabio Le Piane
Quando: 24/05, ore 19:00
Dove: Circolo Anarchico Berneri, Porta Santo Stefano 1 – Bologna
A seguire: Cena di autofinanziamento per il BOAB 2025
Organizzato da:
Hacklabbo / Elèuthera Editrice / CSL - Archivio Pinelli / Biblioteca Elio Xerri
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The fun continues today with 3 more events to wrap up the second weekend of NIF!
Sun May 11th:
Jordie Bellaire Colouring Portfolio Reviews w/ Jordie Bellaire at 1:30pm EDT
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Having Fun with Backgrounds w/ Kel McDonald and Blue Delliquanti at 4pm EDT
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Melo/Drama: A Dramatic Tension Workshop w/ Rivkah LaFille at 6pm EDT
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Zoom links & event times here!:
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(Art by Mariah-Rose Marie, Design by Toby Fan)
Jordie Bellaire Colouring Portfolio Reviews
Live round table with Jordie Bellaire. Jordie will critique the coloring portfolios of participants as a group. All skill levels welcome. For cartoonists and those with interest in becoming professional […]NIB & INK FESTIVAL
The weekend isn’t over yet - we’ve got 2 more panels for you to check out!
Join in on the streams by checking the events page for times & Zoom links! nif.cartoonist.coop/events/
Sun May 18:
Alternative Careers in Comics w/ Hye Mardikian (pre-press/graphic designer), Kevin Wilson (web designer), & Kel McDonald (editor) (Moderated by @itsnero ) at 4pm EDT
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Storytelling in Comics w/ Michelle Stanford (Centralia 2050) and Matt McEwan (Ruin) at 6pm EDT
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Nib & Ink Fest Closing Ceremony!
It\'s a wrap-up show! Hear about some of our favorite parts of the first-ever Nib & Ink Fest, what\'s next for the Cartoonist Cooperative and a BIG announcement you don\'t want to miss!\nNIB & INK FESTIVAL
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Nib & Ink Festival 2025
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Kristen Stewart was always ready to direct
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Bono’s appearance with Ukrainian military in Cannes was Sean Penn’s idea
The initiative to bring U2 frontman Bono and the Ukrainian military to the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival was taken by the famous American actor and director Sean Penn. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform
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in reply to IsaamoonKHGDT_6143 • • •venusaur
in reply to IsaamoonKHGDT_6143 • • •I think this speaker was fair in following up the video, which he made very clear was just a demo for getting ideas, with the notion that real artists are still needed.
The gen AI stuff we have now is only going to get better. Think about early CGI stuff like Toy Story and then think about Avatar. People are going to use these tools to create things, it won’t replace creativity, yet.
Everybody chill and enjoy the ride you old farts.
baines
in reply to venusaur • • •this is the same stupid fucking argument people made about horse armor
may you get the future you are hoping for
venusaur
in reply to baines • • •That’s a deep cut. And lots of profanity. Makes you sound more legit.
Didn’t say I was hoping for anything. That’s some projection. Just saying it’s a moving train that you’re not stopping.
What would you rather happen right now? Destroy all AI code ever written. Make laws to ban the use of gen AI?
baines
in reply to venusaur • • •if you want respectful engagement don’t start off being a little twat
as to what I personally want?
I don’t even disagree in principle, ai is here and it’s not going away
what should happen is strong worker unions and regulation preventing the race to the bottom
we’re not getting any of it but you can keep your mouth shut
venusaur
in reply to baines • • •ludicolo
in reply to venusaur • • •Fuck you, profanity can make you sound completely legitimate. Can you not spell? Your opinion obviously has no weight since you can't finish the word legitimate. See how your argument works?
AI as it is now is theft. You should be pissed at the state it is in now. People work hard just to have their shit stolen. Get. Fucking. mad.
"Instead of attempting to divert the train or make regulations to make the train safer, enjoy the ride as it squashes the bodies on the track."
Or how about a third option? Make it illegal to train your bullshit AI on other people's work without consent. That would be great.
Quit being apathetic.
Tim Minchin - Fuck the pope song
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in reply to ludicolo • • •ludicolo
in reply to venusaur • • •11111one11111
in reply to IsaamoonKHGDT_6143 • • •jimerson
in reply to 11111one11111 • • •Watched the whole thing. He had some valid points, especially where full permission from the talent is concerned. The "field guide" models were pretty uninspired, but they did a good job showcasing what is possible.
I have mixed feelings. Using AI responsibly is the ideal goal, but we have seen that this is largely not going to be the case both now and moving forward.
baines
in reply to jimerson • • •new technology is never used responsibly
business owners only care about minimizing costs and cornering control of new tech
history is full of examples
look at the industrial revolution, the tech will win but society isnt better in all ways
and this really isnt looking star treck so much as black mirror
Ledericas
in reply to baines • • •mfed1122
in reply to IsaamoonKHGDT_6143 • • •chunes
in reply to mfed1122 • • •11111one11111
Unknown parent • • •Yeah what do I know...
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Well atleast you arent one of those creative shmucks who embraces AI, right?!...
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Sorry bean counters: AI should bolster creatives, not replace them
David Gewirtz (ZDNET)doxxx
Unknown parent • • •So you sitting there in your cozy armchair know better than somebody in the industry?
Come on, don’t be an asshole.
11111one11111
Unknown parent • • •doxxx
Unknown parent • • •baines
Unknown parent • • •not even sure his links counter the prior posts argument
seems like business leader bullshit promoting shit work because minimum cost is all they care about
doxxx
in reply to 11111one11111 • • •dantheclamman
in reply to IsaamoonKHGDT_6143 • • •As a biologist and fan of SciFi/speculative evolution, having it be AI is one issue, but the bigger problem to me is the lack of creativity. They're literally just obvious mixups of two earth animals? Cmon, let's have more imagination here!
I just tested with Gemini "Make an image of an alien creature that is a mix of a crustacean and squid, but with fur, climbing up a purple tree. there are lianas and vines falling down around it with orange flowers"