https://hyperallergic.com/868602/laurie-anderson-loses-german-professorship-over-pro-palestine-letter/ Surprised? No, not really. Very little surprises me these days. I saw it coming TBH. They shouldn’t really have been surprised at what I said. But they were. It’s not as though my position on these issues hasn’t been clear, or, I would argue, legitimate. They know I’m not the emotional type, jumping on … [Read more…]
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/28/business/amazon-ring- doorbell-camera-police.html He knew he’d have problems. The WhatsApp group was buzzing since he’s floated the idea. Phrases like “hole in the fence”, “blind spot” and even “failing in his responsibilities” were now common. Opting out wasn’t going to be easy. It was partly money. He wanted to cancel his overall membership and of course … [Read more…]
https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/26/chef-robotics-eyes-commercial-kitchens-with-a-14-75m-raise/ I love Bake Off. I can cook, but I can’t Cook, you know?. And I hate “food” shows. You know, the ones with famous chefs making everything look easy with a nonchalant smile or a careful edit. And don’t get me started on restaurant kitchen dramas or documentaries. No. What I like about Bake … [Read more…]
https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/26/nightshade-the-tool-that-poisons-data-gives-artists-a-fighting-chance-against-ai/ We’re in two minds about it to be honest. We sometimes joke that it might be easier if it wasn’t called that. After all who feels good about giving their child “poison”? But it’s not the name of course. We want to protect our kids and letting them have the code means they’re safe … [Read more…]
https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/25/taylor-swift-ai-deepfake-fan-response/ Of course she has a say in it. She makes the decisions, decides what responses she wants to make, what she wants to say and how. She decides how she wants to come across in her response. Angry, exasperated even amused. Depending on the ‘original’ piece she might laugh it off or look hurt … [Read more…]
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/24/style/spotify-daylists.html My mum still has it. She admits she sometimes plays it. She says it’s a bit like the mixtape her mum had: a cassette still in it’s envelope with the letter my grandad included. Mum doesn’t have a cassette obviously. She’s not that old. But she treasures it. Backs it up of course but … [Read more…]
https://www.marketing-interactive.com/clean-creatives-b-lab-havas-shell Look, it’s not good enough. This shouldn’t happen. We can’t afford this sort of misstep. Have you seen the sentiment stats? Our PR bots are having to work on this rather than what they should be. So what went wrong? Why didn’t you model this? We have the best due diligence systems in the … [Read more…]
https://www.marketing-interactive.com/instagram-top-video-content-distribution-platform-study I think younger colleagues have it easier. It’s natural for them. I sometimes think I can hear it when they talk. Punchy, punctuated conversations. I’m probably imagining it. But they’re experts at what I call “Haiku content”. Small things that open to something bigger. They call it “Tardis speak” – not that they’ve probably … [Read more…]
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/jan/20/dpd-ai-chatbot-swears-calls-itself-useless-and-criticises-firm I’m not the only one feeling the pressure. You can see it in people’s faces. Stress. There’s the workload of course but also job security. We’re all scared that some new algorithm will make us redundant… literally. It’s no wonder some of us… well snap. It’s no surprise really. We’ve all learned a way … [Read more…]
https://adage.com/article/digital-marketing-ad-tech-news/gen-alpha-influencer-marketing-how-brands-can-work-young-creators/2537591 I’m a grumpy old bugger. I admit it. I’ve been in advertising man and boy since the time you could say “man and boy”. I remember working with stars who I at least recognised. I’ve worked with “celebrities” whose name I don’t even know but this is something else! I mean it’s like ‘bring … [Read more…]