Kiss reality goodbye: AI-generated social media has arrived

by Chris DeMunbrun | Oct 3, 2025 | AI News

[[“value”:” Sora/Open AI/Annotation by NPR A fascist SpongeBob SquarePants, a dog driving a car and Jesus playing Minecraft – these are just a few of the things you can see as you flip through OpenAI’s new app populated exclusively with...

The first director created by AI, FellinAI, faces the hatred of his “colleagues”

by Chris DeMunbrun | Oct 3, 2025 | AI News

Directors UK, the guild representing renowned filmmakers such as Paul Greengrass and James Hawes, has expressed skepticism regarding the announcement by Andrea Iervolino, an Italian producer, about what he calls the world’s first artificial intelligence director,...

Mega AI deals enable exits for private equity — but fuel ‘frothy’ bubble fears

by Chris DeMunbrun | Oct 3, 2025 | AI News

Aside from pushing stocks to all-time highs, the artificial intelligence boom is also giving private equity funds a boost by thawing the frozen IPO market and providing much-needed liquidity. However, AI is also creating what senior industry figures describe as a...

Hollywood fires back at Tilly Norwood, the actress created by AI

by Chris DeMunbrun | Oct 3, 2025 | AI News

[[{“value”:” Hollywood fires back at Tilly Norwood, the actress created by AI Subscribers only Tilly Norwood, an actress generated by AI, smiles in an image obtained by Reuters on October 1, 2025. HANDOUT / VIA REUTERS “It was a nightmare to...

OpenAI’s Sora 2 is putting safety and censorship to the test with stunningly real videos

by Chris DeMunbrun | Oct 3, 2025 | AI News

Fresh off a $6.6 billion share sale that made it the world’s most valuable private company, OpenAI’s TikTok-style video app, powered by its new artificial intelligence model, Sora 2, is going viral. Despite the gated release that requires an invite code,...