Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
Translation Isn’t Just Words, It’s World View. AI Translators So Far Aren’t Good At...
Linguistic diversity among AI systems is real and growing. Cultural worldview diversity, however, has not kept pace. - The Conversation
Musicians Say Touring Has Become Unsustainable
Independent venue closures, social media algorithms, streaming royalties and the rise of generative AI have contributed to a wider ecosystem that artists say is...
Bollywood Is Rushing Headlong Into AI
While union rules constrain Hollywood's use of the technology, Indian cinema is racing ahead, pitting efficiency against questions of creative authenticity and audience acceptance....
Uffizi Hit By Cyberattack
The Uffizi said it had been targeted by a cyberattack on February 1, but added that nothing had been stolen and no information lost....
Italian Court Orders Netflix To Refund All Subscription Price Hikes
The lawsuit was brought by Italian consumer advocacy group Movimento Consumatori, which alleged that the price hikes violate the Consumer Code, Italian legislation that...
What An Elite College Degree Really Buys
So the people who go to the fanciest colleges tend to have the most successful careers—this is not exactly news. The question of why...
How Do We Police AI In Writing?
Although I don’t buy the claim that AI is “inevitable” in some theoretical sense, I also feel like the current incentives in media and...
AJ Chronicles: The Excellence Problem and Why it Matters
I don't mean to be pedantic, but I think defining what we mean by excellence really matter if we're really going to figure out the place of AI in creativity. Four stories this week suggest layers to this debate:
Chandler Center for the Arts seeks Arts Center Manager
Chandler Center for the Arts seeks Arts Center Manager. Salary in the range of $110,780.80 to $160,596.80. Please see link for full details.
Vice President, Division of Media Arts Ventures, Emerson College
Emerson College invites applications and nominations for a visionary leader and experienced manager to serve as its inaugural Vice President for Media Arts and Ventures.
HarperCollins Partners With AI Company For Animation
HarperCollins has announced a multi-year partnership with Toonstar, an “AI-powered” animation studio, to adapt a slate of the publisher’s titles into original YouTube series. -...
German Artist Sentenced To Jail In Absentia In Moscow For Art Mocking Putin In...
A German artist who created carnival displays mocking Russian President Vladimir Putin was sentenced in absentia on Thursday to 8 1/2 years in prison by a...
What Age-Verification Laws Are Really About: Centralized Control And Censorship
The letter characterizes this tech, also known as “age assurance,” as a tactic for the “centralization of power.” The letter notes, “Those deciding which...
What’s This? Optimism In LA’s Classical Music Scene?
Arts philanthropy is essential but elusive. Even so, there is a curious — and hopefully not delusional — optimism in classical music, L.A. style....
Documents: Ticketmaster Raised Fees After All-In Pricing Was Forced On It
The Federal Trade Commission last May began requiring Ticketmaster to disclose concert ticket fees upfront – a practice known as all-in pricing. But documents obtained by...
A Crisis In Writing? Let’s Consider It Historically
For the first 40,000 years of its existence, it was simply an abstract symbolic system to process complex data; only in the last 3,000...
China Orders Audit Of All Its Museums After Nanjing Scandal
China has ordered a sweeping, nationwide audit of its state-run museums after a scandal at one of its top institutions revealed that national treasures had...
Australian Lawmakers Are Trying To Understand What The Arts Need
Last week, the Federal Government’s recently established Parliamentary Inquiry into Arts and Cultural Philanthropy held its first significant hearing. - ArtsHub
What The People Running Dance Companies Earn
Among the Largest 50 companies, in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, artistic directors earned an average of $240,741. This represents an increase compared to FY2023, during which...
Who Should Design New York City’s Next Wave Of Iconic Buildings?
New York is missing out on the ideas of designers who could find surprising paths through an obstacle course of conventions, whose experience with...
Temporary Artistic Program Assistant
The APA will work closely with the Artistic team to support scheduling, program infrastructure, and smooth processes. View the job description and apply at milwaukeerep.com/about/work-us/jobs/
Study: UK Teachers Report Decline In Student Cognitive Skills Because Of AI
Two-thirds said they had observed the decline among children who they also said no longer felt the need to spell because of voice-to-text technology....
Why You Should Break Up With Your Kindle
The Kindle ecosystem is perhaps the apotheosis of this shift. One Guardian reporter found Amazon had recorded every title, highlight and page turn on...
Trump’s Plans For His Presidential “Library” Pretty Much Says It All
It’s hard to imagine a more finely tuned machine than the Trump Presidential Library, a glass-walled Miami tower whose video renderings were released by...
NYT Fires Freelancer For Using AI In Review. But What Really Is The Issue...
As a literary critic and scholar, I believe the deeper question isn’t whether or not critics should do more to hide their use of...
