How America's broken information environment birthed the chaos wrought by Matt Gaetz
Matt Gaetz is a product of America's broken information environment.
2023-10-04 18:45
The Lathums would 'love' to hit the studio with Louis Tomlinson
The Lathums frontman Alex Moore hopes to team up with tour mate Louis Tomlinson on a new song.
2023-10-04 15:17
11 Common English Words That Come From Native American Languages
‘Avocado’ comes to us from Nahuatl—and it doesn’t mean what you might think it means.
2023-10-04 04:26
Fat Bear Week 2023 Is Coming to Katmai National Park
Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve is kicking off its Fat Bear Week tournament—and the competition looks as fierce, and chonky, as ever.
2023-10-04 01:25
12 Books That Were Banned For Ridiculous Reasons
Each year, The American Library Association complies a list of books that are challenged and banned. There are some books that get banned because of insensitive material; however, others get banned for completely ludicrous reasons.
2023-10-04 00:20
On 'Mean Girls Day,' Tina Fey auctions off an annotated script
Get in losers, we're celebrating.
2023-10-03 21:47
Stevie Nicks: 'There is no reason for Fleetwood Mac to continue without Christine McVie'
Stevie Nicks cannot see Fleetwood Mac reuniting without Christine McVie.
2023-10-03 15:21
Taylor Swift, a pop culture juggernaut, propels 'Sunday Night Football' to record ratings
The ratings are out of a broadcaster's wildest dreams.
2023-10-03 10:18
10 Facts About George A. Romero’s ’Night of the Living Dead’
What started out as a weird idea for a movie about aliens eventually became the king of all zombie flicks.
2023-10-03 05:26
What Was the First Banned Book in History?
As is often the case when you look back into history, there’s more than one possible answer. But one of the leading contenders has a fairly predictable culprit: the Puritans.
2023-10-03 00:50
Tom Hanks claims an AI version of him was used in a dental plan advert without his consent
Tom Hanks has warned fans to "beware" of a new advert in which he apparently stars. The Hollywood actor revealed that while the "man" in the ad may look like him, it's all just a trick of artificial intelligence. Hanks has previously been vocal with his concerns about AI and how it might make use of famous figures. Now, it seems his concerns were valid. In a post to Instagram, Hank shared a screenshot of the ad, with overlaid text reading: “BEWARE!! There’s a video out there promoting some dental plan with an AI version of me. I have nothing to do with it.” It comes amid the ongoing strikes in Hollywood in which both actors and writers have expressed concerns about AI and its potential impact on their jobs. Speaking on British comedian Adam Buxton’s podcast, recorded on 18 April, days before the Hollywood writers’ strike began, Hanks discussed the use of AI in the industry. “We saw this coming. We saw that there was going to be this ability to take zeros and ones inside a computer and turn it into a face and a character," he explained. "Now that has only grown a billionfold since then, and we see it everywhere. “I can tell you that there [are] discussions going on in all of the guilds, all of the agencies, and all of the legal firms to come up with the legal ramifications of my face and my voice – and everybody else’s – being our intellectual property. “Right now if I wanted to, I could get together and pitch a series of seven movies that would star me in them in which I would be 32 years old from now until kingdom come. Anybody can now recreate themselves at any age they are by way of AI or deepfake technology.” He added that he was concerned his likeness could be used in the future after he’s gone. Hanks said: “I could be hit by a bus tomorrow, and that’s it, but performances can go on and on and on and on. And outside of the understanding that it’s been done with AI or deepfake, there’ll be nothing to tell you that it’s not me and me alone. “And it’s going to have some degree of lifelike quality. That’s certainly an artistic challenge, but it’s also a legal one.” The US writers’ strike ended last week after five months, following an agreement being reached between The Writers Guild of America and the major Hollywood studios. However, the actors’ strike remains ongoing. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-10-02 20:29
13 Hallmark Christmas Movie Locations You Can Visit
Hallmark's Countdown to Christmas kicks off on Friday, October 20. Here are some film locations to visit to get in the holiday spirit.
2023-10-02 20:24