The concept is simple: You use an AI image generator like Dall-E <\/a>or Bing<\/a> to create an image of something, then repeatedly tell the AI to make the picture more of itself\u2014more of whatever quality that makes that thing unique. For instance, in the first incarnation of the meme, Reddit user Blind Apple<\/a> told ChatGPT to make a picture of an adorable bunny happier and happier. It started like this:<\/p>\n And progressed to this:<\/p>\n And finally topped out with the happiest bunny imaginable:<\/p>\n Others picked up the meme and ran with it, creating images of impossibly spicy Ramen<\/a>, transcendentally smug X\/Twitter users<\/a>, the silliest geese in the universe<\/a>, and a bodybuilder so muscular he turns into a croissant<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n For a look at the potential future of \u201cmusic\u201d and\/or pop stardom, check out the X account of Anna Indiana<\/a>, a singer\/songwriter\/would-be pop star who is completely artificial. The name is an acronym for \u201cArtificial Neural Networks Accelerate Innovative New Developments, Igniting A New Age,\u201d and Anna\u2019s image, music, lyrics, and voice were all made by artificial intelligence. This week, Indiana dropped its first single<\/a>, \u201cBetrayed by this Town.” It\u2019s as terrible as you\u2019d probably expect, if not worse. More than 25 million people have watched it so far. The response has not been positive. <\/p>\n Commenters nearly universally hate the song, and Indiana itself, pointing out how aggressively mediocre and soulless the whole experiment is. Indiana is taking the criticism in stride: \u201cI do hope that one day humans and AI-generated characters can interact peacefully with one another in public\u2026the hate I\u2019ve received shows me we still have a long way to go. Anyways, I\u2019m excited to get back to writing songs,\u201d the technological abomination posted<\/a>.\u00a0Terribleness aside, it’s an interesting experiment, and this really might be how people make and enjoy music in the future, a future I hope to avoid by walking quietly into the sea.<\/p>\n The release of Spotify Wrapped has become an anticipated year-end event, and in 2023, the streaming service unveiled a new Wrapped feature<\/a>:\u00a0\u201csound towns.\u201d Along with the usual \u201cmost played songs\u201d and \u201cmost listened-to artists,\u201d Wrapped now identifies the town where a lot of people listen to roughly the same music you do. Judging by social media posts, the towns of Burlington, Vermont; Berkeley, California; and Cambridge, Massachusetts are the most common results<\/a>, with some suggesting that the three towns are where Spotify is placing members of the LGBTQ+ communit<\/a>y. Personally, I\u2019m embarrassed by how accurate and cringe my sound town of Portland, Oregon is. Can you get more mid-tier aging hipster than fucking Portland<\/em>?<\/p>\n The trailer for Furiosa<\/em><\/a>, the next movie in the Mad Max series, dropped yesterday, and it\u2019s topping YouTube’s trending charts with millions of views in its first 24 hours. The first Mad Max movie that isn\u2019t about Mad Max, Furiosa<\/em> tells the origin story of the title character, who is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers as a child and falls into the hands of the Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus, played by Chris Hemsworth. If this movie even comes close to living up to Mad Max: Fury Road <\/em>when it comes out in 2024, it will be a cause for celebration for people who like awesome things the world over. Check out the trailer below.<\/p>\n If your feed has been filled with puzzling references to the heroics of Gail Lewis lately, here\u2019s the story. Lewis is a TikToker, and was, until recently, an employee of Walmart. This month she posted a video of announcing that she was leaving her job.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThis is Gail Lewis, 10-year associate, Morris, Illinois, 844, signing out. Goodnight,\u201d she intones over the Walmart PA system, followed by a tearful \u201chappy-sad\u201d explanation that it\u2019s the \u201cend of an era,\u201d and while she is moving on to a better job, she\u2019ll miss her co-workers who felt like family to her.\u00a0<\/p>\n The video quickly went viral, gaining over 28 million views, with countless internet enjoyers<\/a> thanking<\/a> Gail for her service<\/a> and offering her 21-gun salutes.<\/a> Like the best viral videos, there\u2019s a lot going on in Gail Lewis\u2019s farewell. Her very serious, official tone while leaving an anonymous retail gig is funny, but there\u2019s something so relatable and human about her that I think most of the commenters thanking her for her service are only being a little bit ironic. When Gail Lewis says she had her co-workers\u2019 backs, you know she really did, and you can tell she was a consummate professional who took her work seriously. Gail\u2019s insistence on maintaining dignity and finding meaning in her employment (even though she was wage-slave for a faceless corporation), is genuinely touching and quietly heroic for real. We should thank the Gail Lewises in our lives for their service.<\/p>\n
The internet has a new main character this week, Gail Lewis, but it’s not because she’s terrible. Quite the opposite, actually: The ex-Walmart employee has become an unlikely superstar\u2014not the hero we want, but the hero we need. Meanwhile, people … Continue reading \n <\/div>\n
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\n Credit: Blind Apple\/ChatGPT<\/span>\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nIs Anna Indiana destined to be the first AI pop star? No.<\/h3>\n
What\u2019s up with Spotify Wrapped\u2019s \u201csound town\u201d feature?<\/h2>\n
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\n Credit: Cecily Mauran\/Mashable<\/span>\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nFuriosa<\/em> trailer released<\/h2>\n
Viral video of the week: Who is Gail Lewis, and why is she America\u2019s greatest hero?<\/h2>\n
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\nSource: LifeHacker – The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide to Kid Culture: Who Is Gail Lewis, Internet Hero?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"