Welcome back to the show that keeps you informed on all things artificial intelligence and natural nonsense.
In this episode, Perry & Mason talk about the challenges of watermarking AI content, trends in AI music generation (and how Spotify is capitalizing on them), OpenAI's new Genesis physics engine, and an AI company that doesn't know how to read the room.
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*** NOTES AND REFERENCES ***
Watermarking AI-generated Content:
TechCrunch: Meta debuts a tool for watermarking AI-generated videos
Brookings: Detecting AI fingerprints: A guide to watermarking and beyond
MIT Technology Review: The inside scoop on watermarking and content authentication
Google DeepMind: SynthID
Spotify, AI, and Fake Artists:
US DOJ: North Carolina Musician Charged With Music Streaming Fraud Aided By Artificial Intelligence
Reddit theory: Spotify making their own AI music under fake artists, and pushing them instead of real ones?
Wikipedia Article: François Pachet
YouTube: A serendipitous conversation between Hans Zimmer and the Continuator
MusicBusiness WW: This ‘secret’ composer is behind 650 fake artists on Spotify. His music has been streamed 15bn times on the platform (report)
Wikipedia Article: Max Martin
OpenAI Releases Genesis Physics:
GitHub Page: Genesis: A Generative and Universal Physics Engine for Robotics and Beyond
GitHub Page: Issues Page
Wes Roth video: Genesis Project Just UNLEASHED Legions of Robots from SIMULATION to REALITY
Dumpster Fire of the Week:
Artisan blog: The Story Behind the “Stop Hiring Humans” Billboards in San Francisco
Ars Technica: AI company trolls San Francisco with billboards saying “stop hiring humans”
Futurism: Humans Alarmed at AI Company's "Stop Hiring Humans" Billboards
*** THE BOILERPLATE ***
About The FAIK Files:
The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions.
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