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AI-generated media — images, music, writing and video — has steadily spread through the web, and the internet is becoming stranger by the day.
The Dead Internet Theory is manifesting into reality and conspiracy theories are thriving, boosted by the rise of deepfake imagery and video.
The AI hype cycle has reached an interesting new stage, where investors are pouring money into the technology, but negative stories are dominating the discourse — the Taylor Swift deepfake scandal, the Glasgow Willy Wonka fiasco, the backlash against AI-generated assets used in Late Night With the Devil and Doctor Who, and numerous copyright lawsuits.
Billy Coul, the organizer behind the Glasgow Willy Wonka fiasco, has been named and shamed by Rolling Stone as a “corner-cutting huckster,” who used generative AI to publish sixteen books on Amazon.
Coul has since been dubbed “Willy Wanker” by the internet, but he is far from alone in using generative AI to try and make a quick buck.
The technology has emboldened scammers who are flooding online marketplaces with AI-generated imagery and writing; meaningless content with no creator, polluting the waters of the world wide web.
The Dead Internet Theory is manifesting into reality and conspiracy theories are thriving, boosted by the rise of deepfake imagery and video.
The AI hype cycle has reached an interesting new stage, where investors are pouring money into the technology, but negative stories are dominating the discourse — the Taylor Swift deepfake scandal, the Glasgow Willy Wonka fiasco, the backlash against AI-generated assets used in Late Night With the Devil and Doctor Who, and numerous copyright lawsuits.
Billy Coul, the organizer behind the Glasgow Willy Wonka fiasco, has been named and shamed by Rolling Stone as a “corner-cutting huckster,” who used generative AI to publish sixteen books on Amazon.
Coul has since been dubbed “Willy Wanker” by the internet, but he is far from alone in using generative AI to try and make a quick buck.
The technology has emboldened scammers who are flooding online marketplaces with AI-generated imagery and writing; meaningless content with no creator, polluting the waters of the world wide web.