I’ve seen several videos on YouTube complaining about how AI slop is ruining videos in their field of interest. This seems to be a particular problem with history videos. Fake info didn’t start with the internet, but it has become more widely visible since it is easier to produce. I haven’t been a paragon of virtue in this regard myself, but I am trying to improve.
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I have been involved with the Calgary Society of Independent Filmmaker’s (CSIF) Older Filmmakers Club for a few years now. (https://csif.org/clubs/) We have been talking about the issues we would like to address in our films. Of course, we do not want to focus exclusively on issues that older people face, but we do want to emphasis elder issues.
I intended to talk about some of the negative and positive aspects of Artificial Intelligence in this post. However, I decided that the positives and opportunities of AI deserved a more thorough examination. I will do a separate post on those later. The focus of my post will be on the use of AI in… Read Article →
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been all the rage in 2023 and it looks like it will continue to be a big thing in 2024 as well. I have mixed feelings about AI. I can see its value as well as the dangers and challenges it brings. In this series of blog posts I will try to clarify my own thoughts about AI.
I am frustrated that I have so many incomplete projects hanging around. This is not a new problem. But, with my lack of energy these days, it seems worse. What I need to do is start setting priorities and whittle down my backlog. “Ted Writes a Novel” Demonstration Video I started this project in response… Read Article →
An article about a “new” Beatles song sparked some memories this week. Both about one of my old story ideas, and about the problems of AI more generally. I also used an AI program this week to help me translate a story into Chinese. Virtual John I came across a BBC article about Paul McCartney… Read Article →
