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Check Out the Horrible AI Art Being Used by France’s Leading Animation School on Its Website

Gobelins Paris, a prestigious French animation school, has admitted to using artificial intelligence (AI) in a student's art project, sparking controversy and online criticism. Several students launched the website YANJIN to showcase an art project featuring an interactive children's book aimed at educating kids aged seven to ten about bullying. However, French artists on social…

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This New Virtual Girl Group Gives K-Pop Enthusiasts A Chance To Shape Their Creativity, Here’s How You Can Participate

Korean pop, better known as K-pop, has taken a leap into the virtual realm following the achievements of virtual idol groups like MAVE and PLAVE in the previous year. Now, the "metaverse girl group" Triple Iz is competing for the attention of dedicated K-pop fans. Triple Iz, consisting of three members from Indonesia, South Korea,…

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Struggling with no matches on Tinder? Embrace a robot! According to research, it’s nearly as satisfying as actual human interaction.

Science has shown that physical touch, even with a robot, has health benefits, according to a review and analysis published in Nature Human Behaviour. The study included a comprehensive review and meta-analysis of 212 studies involving 12,966 individuals and intended on ascertaining the health advantages of touch. The findings showed that physical contact with humans,…

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Explore the Most Comprehensive and Detailed Three-Dimensional Universe Map Ever Produced.

An international team of researchers has created the largest and most detailed 3D map of the universe, enabling us to understand our position in the cosmos. Developed with data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) survey, the map measures the universe’s expansion over the past 11 billion years. The software used for analysis was…

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How AI is Set to Improve Your Beer Flavor Significantly

Scientists are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to predict and enhance the taste of beer, according to a study published in Nature Communications. The study, titled "Predicting and improving complex beer flavour through machine learning," details the usage of machine-learning models trained on data related to the chemical properties of beer, with the aim of…

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Japanese Publishing Company Imposes Fees for Manga Filled with Errors from AI Translation

Japanese manga publishing house, TOBooks, recently debuted a new website named "Corona EX," which offers English translations of its manga titles to international audiences. Subscribers are charged a monthly fee of US$4.50 (AU$6.90) to access the platform, which uses two translation modes to convert the Japanese texts to English. The first is provided by partner…

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I Experimented with Every AI Chatbot Available to Determine the Most Humorous One

OpenAI's release of ChatGPT in November 30, 2022, sparked various discussions on the positive and negative implications of bots on society. But whether these bots are smart, evil, or funny was a question some sought to answer. One particular exploration aimed to determine if any of these artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots could produce humor. As presented,…

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HYBE, BTS’ record label, is facing allegations of utilizing AI-generated art in the video for their newly launched K-pop band.

South Korean record label, HYBE, which is known for its successful management of globally successful K-Pop band BTS, stands accused by fans of using generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in a teaser trailer for an upcoming girl group. Fans suspicions predominantly revolve around the teaser video for HYBE's five-member K-pop girl group, ILLIT. The firm launched…

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The highest-earning artist on DeviantArt is an individual creating unusual, provocative art generated by artificial intelligence.

DeviantArt, a platform popular among millennials and Gen Z for browsing and purchasing artwork, has shifted from its reputation as a marketplace for human creatives. It recently revealed that one of its highest-grossing artists is an AI artist known as mikonotai, who earned over US$12,000 (AU$18,400) in 2023 by selling AI-generated pieces. In a single…

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Why are Virtual K-pop Idols PLAVE Treated with as Much Security as Real-Life Celebrities?

Virtual K-pop idols are garnering significant attention in the K-pop industry, racking up views on social media platforms and receiving legal protections that even some human idols do not have. Virtual K-pop group, PLAVE, an entity derived from 2D animation comprising of five members, recently won the top spot in a fan-voted music show in…

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