You do not have to use generative ai “art” because there are websites where you can get real, nice images for free (Jenn Schiffer, Live Laugh Blog)
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Signs of AI writing: How Wikipedia tries to identify synthetic content.
Rise of the Fakecast: The Uncanny Valley of AI-Generated Podcasts
Research question: Given a newsletter and three articles mentioned therein, can AI make a passable podcast fakecast? Time constraint: 60 minutes Setup: Claude 4 Opus, Gemini 2.5 Text-to-Speech Result: 14-minute podcast Is it any good? At first, it seems impressive. I like how the different sources get incorporated, with the speakers looping back to arguments...
Not an easy time for dash fans: This Chrome plugin makes AI text feel more human by removing em-dashes (—) as you type or paste.
Politico’s chatbot for pro users, the Policy Intelligence Assistant, is spitting out made-up stuff when asked, like about a non-existent “League of Left-Handed Plumbers,” according to Semafor.
Confessions: I Showed School Kids How to Hide AI Use
I revealed to school kids how to edit AI-generated images so they can't be detected as such. And I may have let slip a few tricks on how to make ChatGPT your ghostwriter without setting off alarms. Why? Because students aren't stupid, and we discussed methods for detecting AI content during Hamburg's Press Freedom Week...
Google News Is Boosting Garbage AI-Generated Articles (Joseph Cox, 404media)
