Despicable Me 4 Super Bowl Commercial Mocks Artificial Intelligence-Generated Art

Despicable Me 4 Super Bowl Commercial Mocks Artificial Intelligence-Generated 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 —...
Taylor Swift Speaking Mandarin Deepfake Goes Viral In China

Taylor Swift Speaking Mandarin Deepfake Goes Viral In China

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 …...