Oh, so much news!

And we thought there wouldn’t be enough daily news about AI videos and animation.

This issue is jam-packed with Deepfake issues, James Cameron worrying about Skynet, a viral AI ad, fashion schools getting on board with AI, and so much more!

The Deepfake Issue Is Everywhere

• There’s more and more news about Deepfake scams. Here are five types of Deepfake scams. And here’s an article about the battle against Deepfake scams.

• UK actors and Equity are battling the rise of AI-driven deepfake mods.

• In Washington AI Deepfakes spark election fears.

• A brilliant Deepfake soccer ad has gone viral, challenging how people see women in sports.

• CNN shows how Deepfake can inspire real-world panic.

News

• Check out this AI movie’s opening shot of the classic Bollywood Sholay movie remade with Julia Roberts, Al Pacino, Anthony Hopkins, Robert De Niro, and Kevin Spacey.

• New Artificial Intelligence is creating megapixel Deepfake avatars.

• ‘Hour Blue’ explores exciting new paradigms in immersive storytelling.

• Top fashion schools are future-proofing curriculums with AI and Web3.

• Meta Releases Advanced Llama 2 Large Language Model to Power New AI Experiences.

• Google Meet starts testing image generation for unique backgrounds.

• Hugging Face showcases results of its first demo, creating music videos from text prompts. You can see some of the results here.

News in Context

• Celebrities like Messi are all for AI deepfakes. But why are they signing their image rights away?

• Sociobits.org has an article showing the top AI animation generator tools here.

• James Cameron says he warned us in 1984 and we didn’t listen. The Cameron quotes are fascinating and thought-provoking. This article is worth a read.

Question of the Day

So, let me know: Are you worried about Deepfakes?

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