November 2023

What Is Midjourney And How Does It Work?
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What Is Midjourney And How Does It Work?

Jie Yee Ong
Technological advancements mean that in 2023 it can be challenging to distinguish AI-generated from that created by an artist.  One of the most widely-used AI...
Technological advancements mean that in 2023 it can be challenging to distinguish AI-generated from that created by an artist.  One of the most widely-used AI art generators is Midjourney. Launched in July 2022, the tool has now created over 964 million AI images online. In this explainer, we will dive deep into what Midjourney is, where it all began, how it works, and look at its pros and cons.  What is Midjourney AI? Midjourney is an AI art generator developed by San Francisco-based independent research lab Midjourney Inc. It was founded in 2021 by David Holz, the co-founder and CTO...
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GPT-4o Sounds Too Horny So Here’s Who Should Voice It Instead
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GPT-4o Sounds Too Horny So Here’s Who Should Voice It Instead

Jie Yee Ong
It’s only been two days since OpenAI’s GPT-4o dropped, and punters online are already flooding the internet with memes and jokes about the interactive AI...
It’s only been two days since OpenAI’s GPT-4o dropped, and punters online are already flooding the internet with memes and jokes about the interactive AI assistant. GPT-4o’s voice sounds eerily similar to Samantha, an AI virtual assistant voiced by Scarlett Johansson in sci-fi drama film Her. Spoiler alert for those who haven’t seen Her — Samantha has a sultry voice, is flirty, and even gets naughty with the main character in the film. So, some experts in the tech community are complaining that GPT-4o’s voice bears too much of a resemblance to Samantha. Even OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman leaned into...
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What Is SkyNet? How Terminator 2 Has Influenced AI Research
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What Is SkyNet? How Terminator 2 Has Influenced AI Research

Nicole Buckler
What is SkyNet? Who is SkyNet? SkyNet is a fictional artificial general superintelligence system that is the antagonistic force in the movie Terminator, released in...
What is SkyNet? Who is SkyNet? SkyNet is a fictional artificial general superintelligence system that is the antagonistic force in the movie Terminator, released in 1984. More or less, SkyNet becomes sentient and then tries to kill all humans. The Terminator movie was so successful, more movies and other spin-offs were made for years after its initial release. It’s the gift that keeps giving for the fans who love a dystopian horror flick.  More importantly, the Terminator movies talked about the anxieties humans have around creating machines that quickly become smarter than us (becoming like, an AI terminator…). While that...
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How to Create the Ultimate 90s TikTok AI Yearbook Trend
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How to Create the Ultimate 90s TikTok AI Yearbook Trend

The Chainsaw » AI Art
Months after the viral ‘AI photoshoot’ trend, k-pop idols are now living out their days as high school students. Here is how to do the...
Months after the viral ‘AI photoshoot’ trend, k-pop idols are now living out their days as high school students. Here is how to do the new viral ‘AI yearbook’ filter reminiscent of the ‘90s that’s taking over TikTok. The new filter is from a photo editing app called Epik – it bills itself as being powered by AI, which allows users to edit photos on their phone with ease. Epik is owned by a larger South Korean photo editing app called Snow, which, ta-da, was the app responsible for the ‘AI photoshoot’ trend in June. If you want to find...
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Despicable Me 4 Super Bowl Commercial Mocks Artificial Intelligence-Generated Art
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Despicable Me 4 Super Bowl Commercial Mocks Artificial Intelligence-Generated Art

The Chainsaw » AI Art
The Super Bowl is prime time for the most creative ads. Today, one that has gone viral on social media is a 30-second ad by...
The Super Bowl is prime time for the most creative ads. Today, one that has gone viral on social media is a 30-second ad by Illumination, the studio behind blockbuster franchise animation Despicable Me. Why so? The ad — which is a teaser trailer for the fourth instalment of the franchise, Despicable Me 4 — appears to be a mockery of AI and the ‘art’ it generates. Despicable Me 4 Teaser The ad begins with the prompt “comic royalty” being entered into a blank text space, with the narration: “Artificial intelligence is changing the way we see the world —...
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Taylor Swift Speaking Mandarin Deepfake Goes Viral In China
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Taylor Swift Speaking Mandarin Deepfake Goes Viral In China

Jie Yee Ong
Is Taylor Swift a language mastermind who is secretly fluent in Mandarin? Some netizens in China seem to believe so, because the latest viral videos...
Is Taylor Swift a language mastermind who is secretly fluent in Mandarin? Some netizens in China seem to believe so, because the latest viral videos that have been trending on the Chinese language interwebs are two clips of the popstar giving interviews in Mandarin. Let’s dive into the Taylor Swift Deepfake China drama. In the first clip, Swift shared how she’d been globetrotting, travelling to Italy, France and Japan. In the second, Swift enthusiastically explained the creative process behind her albums: “These songs didn’t make it into the album because I want to save them for the next album …...
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