Amid a harsh crackdown by the Maduro regime following an election he claims to have won but apparently lost badly, a news service called Connectas is airing its (genuine) reports using two AI-generated anchors in order to shield the actual journalists' identities from police. - The Hollywood Reporter
"Traditionally, we've thought of eye movements as a simple response to what's happening in front of us. But recent research shows that's not the whole story. Eye movements are as unique as personality traits. Some people focus more on faces, while others are drawn to text or other elements." - Medical Express
The Philharmonic released its 2022 tax return Wednesday, covering its first season back at David Geffen Hall following a $550 million renovation. Ticket revenue rebounded to $29.76 million from $11.18 million in the prior fiscal year. - AP News
"An indictment in Manhattan federal court said (Michael) Smith created thousands of accounts on streaming platforms so that he could stream (tens of thousands of AI-created) songs continuously, generating about 661,000 streams per day … (for) annual royalties of $1.2 million." - AP
Notably, the appeals court’s ruling rejects the Internet Archive’s argument that its lending practices were shielded by the fair use doctrine, which permits for copyright infringement in certain circumstances, calling it “unpersuasive.” - Wired
The world needs fewer novels, certainly fewer novels that have been written in a month. And artificial intelligence is itchy for distractions; we need to give the robots something to do before they start messing with nuclear codes or Social Security numbers. - The Atlantic
As soon as the presale for the band’s upcoming gigs went online on Friday, tickets—which started at around $100 apiece—popped up on resale sites, with fans on X reporting that they were seeing prices in the $800 to $1,200 range. - Wired
"Billy McFarland is a little over a year into planning Fyre Festival II, and he still doesn’t know where it’s going to be. Or when. Or who’s performing. But he says it’s definitely happening. One hundred percent, absolutely for-sure happening. After all, he’s already sold tickets." - The Wall Street Journal (MSN)
The DPA advocates for an opt-in system, meaning that data can be used only after consent is explicitly given by creators and rights holders. This represents a significant departure from the way most major AI companies operate. - Wired
“Our program needs about three days to learn the characteristics from around 700 training images, and less than five minutes to calculate the probability of the authenticity of an artwork.” - ARTnews
"The Black List … has morphed over two decades into a multifunctional web platform focused on screenplay development and discovery. … Now, with relations between Hollywood and New York publishing closer — and the book-to-screen pipeline bigger — than ever before, the Black List is shifting its gaze over to the slush pile." - Publishers Weekly
"(Back) when networks would commission a season of 22 episodes of a sitcom or drama, these rooms would often boast a dozen or more writers. … Today, with the rise of streaming platforms, studios increasingly rely on so-called mini-rooms with just four or five writers to create shows, often with fewer episodes." - The Guardian
"Several of the more than 600 organizations that lost state funding (said) that their educational programming is the first thing they will have to cut if they cannot make up the money elsewhere." The problem is especially acute in rural areas where school districts have fewer resources. - The Washington Post (MSN)
With the layoff of all three curatorial staffers plus one patron-facing worker and the resignation of three more employees (one a senior manager), NAM has lost half its staff since August 1. The museum in the wealthy Rhode Island seaside town has had only one year without a deficit since 2011. - Hyperallergic
"The incoming class of seniors at New York’s Cooper Union learned at today’s convocation ceremony that they would pay no tuition for their final year. Outgoing president Laura Sparks announced, moreover, that for each of the coming four years, seniors at the school of art, architecture, and engineering would attend tuition-free." - Artnet
