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Amid fears for jobs, some film-makers say AI could enable them bypass studio giants and take more creative risksNear the collonaded entrance to Sony Pictures’ historic Culver City film studio, a tech-powered rival has sprung up this summer. The artists at Promise, a new studio feeding off the potential of AI, can glimpse the lots […]
Development comes after Anthropic was found to have spent millions on books to scan for ‘data acquisition’Secondhand booksellers in the UK and Ireland are reporting a flurry of bulk orders from mystery buyers, amid speculation AI companies are acquiring the tomes for their data.Bookshops contacted by the Guardian say they have been receiving orders from
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Creative Assembly could strike gold again with this follow-up to their fan-favourite, film-inspired game … if you’re brave enough to venture outdoorsAlien: Isolation redefined Alien games on its release in 2014, bringing the original taut, haunted house theme of the first movie to fans who had mostly been fed action-packed shooters. Cowering under desks and
Alien: Isolation 2 – another strong female protagonist stalked in a terrifying new world Read More »
Joi AI hired 10 people to masturbate using AI companions as part of a monthlong “wellness” study. The company claims the practice could help “solve male loneliness.”
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Human-AI marriages are not currently recognized by US law. Some Republican state policymakers are drafting legislation to keep it that way.
People Are ‘Marrying’ Chatbots. These Lawmakers Want to Stop Them Read More »
PC; Replicant D6This GoldenEye 007-styled retro shooter is an agreeable set of straightahead shooting missions that hark back to a simpler time, with simpler controlsWith 007 First Light, 2026 has already given us the best James Bond game in more than three decades, since the release of Rare’s N64 classic GoldenEye 007. But what about
Agent 64: Spies Never Die review – licence to kill time like the 90s never ended Read More »
Despite outcry from musicians, AI slop is creeping into the charts as record labels scramble to adapt to a new normal where hits can be made at the click of a buttonThis year, the battle for song of the summer has been eclipsed by a much more complicated – some would even say disturbing –
‘I feel like I’m at war’: are we losing the battle against machine-made music? Read More »
Fairground TV is a 24/7 channel devoted to low-quality AI content for viewers sick of watching real people move in ways that won’t haunt youThe appeal of Roku is that, whatever you happen to want to watch, there will almost certainly be a live channel for it. Just want to watch Little House on the
‘Nightmare fodder’: Roku’s AI slop channel is even worse than expected Read More »
As millennials return to the games of their youth, remakes of Star Fox and Halo suggest there is still plenty to learn from the past• Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereAs much as some people more or less cease to listen to new music in their 30s, I have noticed
From pessimism around dating to AI reshaping culture, cyber-ethnographer Ruby J. Thelot tells WIRED why people are putting too much stock into things that go viral.
