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Beyond Text: OpenAI\’s Sora and the Looming Revolution in Video Generation

The debut of photorealistic, minute-long AI video generation poses critical questions for creative industries and the nature of digital truth. The domain of generative AI, once confined to text and static images, has exploded into a new dimension: high-fidelity video. OpenAI\’s recent unveiling of Sora, a text-to-video model, has sent shockwaves through the tech and creative worlds, […]

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I Want AI to Let Me Text With My Voice. The Google Pixel 10 Is So Close

When zigzagging around people in New York, I can\’t be staring down at my phone to text. Speech-to-text tools have become crucial for quick communication while double-fisting a smartphone and a Jamaican beef patty.  The problem is that sometimes the system interprets words incorrectly, misses punctuation or stops recording altogether. This makes me stop in the middle

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Want the Old Google Back? Here\’s a Simple Workaround to Bypass AI Overviews

Google\’s AI Overviews are now a permanent fixture for millions of U.S. users, whether you\’re a fan or not. These AI-generated summaries, powered by the Gemini model, sit prominently at the top of your search results, aiming to answer questions instantly. While convenient, they have sparked controversy for their occasional inaccuracies—famously suggesting bizarre actions like

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Disney Bets $1 Billion on OpenAI, Unlocking Its Vault for AI Fan Creations

In a landmark move, Disney is licensing its iconic characters to OpenAI and making a massive equity investment, reshaping the AI-content landscape. The Announcement In a surprising yet strategic play, The Walt Disney Company announced a multi-pronged AI strategy this week. The entertainment giant is not only making a $1 billion equity investment into OpenAI but has

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AI Slop Has Turned Social Media Into an Antisocial Wasteland

Social media has never been lauded for realism, but online deceit is reaching a fever pitch. Since the inception of platforms like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, aspirational content has flooded our feeds with too-perfect bodies, homes and lifestyles. Despite the supposed aim of social media to keep us connected, going online increasingly feels isolating and detached from reality. AI

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Stop Talking About AI as if It\’s Human. It\’s Not

In the race to make AI models appear increasingly impressive, tech companies have adopted a theatrical approach to language. They keep talking about AI as if it\’s a person. Not only about the AI \”thinking\” or \”planning\” — those words are already fraught — but now they\’re discussing an AI model\’s \”soul\” and how models \”confess,\” \”want,\”

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