Merchant: The fake George Carlin comedy special is everything that’s wrong with AI right now – Los Angeles Times

I knew it was going to be bad. By the time I sat down to watch the thing, much of the internet was already furious that a “state-of-the-art-entertainment AI” called Dudesy had generated an hourlong comedy special in the style of George Carlin, without the consent of the late comic’s horrified family. But I wasn’t prepared for it to be so bad.

The special, tastefully titled “George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead,” is one of the most unpleasant things ostensibly produced for entertainment purposes that I have ever sat through. It’s a stroll through an uncanny valley of Carlin’s comedy, an audio program in which a serviceable replica of the familiar raspy voice delivers “jokes” on topics from mass shootings to Taylor Swift to artificial intelligence.

It’s all set to an unsettling rotating gallery of AI-generated images that roughly correlate to whatever Carlin’s simulacrum is discussing. When the Carlin voice is hitting on the malign influence of money in politics, there’s a bizarre diagram of politicians being bought off, with figures labeled “The guluar citizen” and “Liolbolist”; when AI Carlin says the you-know-what “has hit the fan,” a hyper-stylized brown tube protrudes from one…

Source: Merchant: The fake George Carlin comedy special is everything that’s wrong with AI right now – Los Angeles Times

Medicine for Israeli hostages and Palestinians arrives in Gaza under deal struck by Qatar – Egypt Independent

CNN  —  Medicine for Israeli hostages and Palestinians has entered Gaza, Qatar said Wednesday, after the Gulf nation brokered a deal between Israel and Hamas to provide vital medication to the war-torn enclave.

The agreement mediated by Qatar Tuesday will see medication delivered to Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza in exchange for medicine and humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians…

Source: Medicine for Israeli hostages and Palestinians arrives in Gaza under deal struck by Qatar – Egypt Independent

Freedom of the Press Run Amok? | Filosofa’s Word

You may remember Alexander Vindman from back in 2019 when he testified before the United States Congress regarding the Trump–Ukraine scandal. His testimony provided evidence that resulted in a charge of abuse of power in the first impeachment of Donald Trump. Commissioned in 1999 as an infantry officer, Vindman received a Purple Heart medal for wounds he received from an IED attack in the Iraq War in 2004. Vindman became a foreign area officer specializing in Eurasia in 2008, and assumed the position of Director for European Affairs with the NSC in 2018. In July 2020, Vindman retired after 21 years in the military. He cited vengeful behavior and bullying by Trump and administration officials after he complied with a subpoena to testify in front of Congress during Trump’s impeachment hearings.  Vindman is a hero in the eyes of many, including my own.

Recently, Vindman has begun writing for Substack and I would like to share with you his post from a few days ago about how the press is letting us down in their efforts to please everyone and thus maintain profitability.


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