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It’s the ultimate question that’s been bothering mankind since the Universe was created. Are aliens a thing? Are there alternate life forms also living in the Milky Way? What do they look like? Could we ever establish contact with them?  For generations, space enthusiasts and alien hunters around the world have attempted to document — with questionable levels of success — alien life. So obsessive are some alien chasers that legitimate organisations dedicated to proving the existence of aliens have been set up in Silicon Valley So, are aliens real? Do they exist? Let’s explore further. Are aliens real? It’s...

Popular voice actress Tara Strong is under fire from fans on social media after sharing her support for what appears to be an AI-generated artwork from a fan. Strong, who has been in the voice acting industry for over three decades, is widely known for several major roles in many children’s animated series. They include The Powerpuff Girls, The Fairly Odd Parents, Ben 10, Teen Titans, and more. Strong was also the voice for the English dubbed version of classic Japanese animated film Spirited Away. Powerpuff Girls AI art Early this week, Strong shared a now-deleted post on X with...

After much anticipation, Amazon Prime’s Fallout TV show has finally announced that it will make its premiere in 2024. The hit video game franchise, published by video game powerhouse Bethesda, is set in a post-apocalyptic US and talks about the aftermath of a nuclear war in the country. Amazon Prime Video’s adaptation of the video game will be set in Los Angeles, California. Amazon Prime Video’s Twitter/X account has shared just one post about Fallout, which contains the promotional poster for the show. At the time of writing, the post had attracted over 3.1 million views, pop. However, shortly after...

Amnesty International has faced heavy backlash for using AI art to raise awareness about protests and police brutality in Colombia. In social media posts that have since been removed, Amnesty International Norway’s Twitter account shared a thread about the two-year anniversary of Colombia’s national strike. The thread detailed Colombians’ struggle against police brutality, counting deaths, gender-based violence, and arrests among other human rights violations. Several tweets from the thread contained AI-generated illustrations depicting women protesters.  On the bottom left corner of the images, Amnesty disclosed that the “illustrations [were] produced by artificial intelligence.” The images were also shared to Instagram....