We got duped this week. Found an artist we liked, started following them, then discovered their art was all created with AI, including some of their “photography.” Which begs the question, is it even real art? Are they a real artist? Can we still like them in the same way we did before knowing AI was their medium?

Climate Change Is Causing a Pothole Plague. Are Robots and Self-healing Pavement the Solution?

We’ve never been in a more supportive posture for the robots. If they can fix and/or create better roads, get them out there ASAP. Where can we input our address to get one going near us? We’re not proud to admit this, but there have been a few exceptionally irritable days when we have considered moving to avoid neighboring potholes forever. Go, robots, go.

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The Era of the AI-generated Internet Is Already Here

We can’t think of a more elegant metaphor. Apologies. But imagine the internet as a toilet. More pointedly, a sewer system. It’s nearly impossible to clog the internet because the pipes are almost infinitely large. But with AI-generated content now flooding the system, the internet is starting to feel a little backed up. Do we have a plumber for that?

How Not to Be Stupid About AI, with Yann LeCun

Algorithms are like lazy rivers. There’s a current to them. They push you along. Unless, of course, you actively swim against them. Let’s make the extra effort today, shall we? We just shared an article about how AI might be clogging things up. Here’s the other take on the matter.

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Sh*t’s About to Get Real Weird

How to create your own AI art in Microsoft Paint. Social media, AI, and the battle for your brain. This AI Google tool that generates videos from text and images. The AI Marge Simpson taking off online. X blocks searches for Taylor Swift after explicit AI images of her go viral. 12 facts about the new upcoming AI. This McDonald’s AI generated commercial.

Unreal

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