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🖼️ Midjourney Bans Political AI Images
Meta's political detox for Insta📛; AI creator's polarizing ban🖼️; Tricia Tuttle reigns at Berlinale🎥.
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Is your Instagram a political wasteland? Meta says 'Not on our watch,' as they nix political recommendations. Double-tap for neutrality!
In today's rundown:
🎥 Berlinale New Queen: Tricia Tuttle
📛 Meta's Political No-No
🖼️ AI Creator's Political Ban
🔥 Press Worthy Stories
📚 Learn & Grow
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VISUAL CREATORS
AI image generator Midjourney considers banning images related to the 2024 US presidential elections to combat fake news and misinformation.
CEO David Holz cites the need to "pull out a little bit during this election" to avoid the platform becoming a tool for political manipulation.
OpenAI, on the other hand, announces content authenticity tags for its AI-generated images, and they’ve got some big buddies—Adobe, Microsoft, and camera brands—who are ready to back them up.
It’s a sign that young AI companies are maturing as they seek to address the potentially dire impact of deepfakes in the political arena.
If you thought Swiftie deepfakes were bad, just wait 'til you see what 2024 could bring.
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PRODUCTION MASTERY
The Berlin Film Festival, known for its edgy cinema and icy weather, might be thawing its relationship with glitz and glamour.
Tricia Tuttle, former head of the BFI London Film Festival, is slipping into Dieter Kosslick's shoes as the new chief of the Berlinale.
She’s got a tough role: balance the fest’s indie spirit with a splash of red-carpet appeal. And with the European Film Market under its wing, Berlinale’s got more at stake than currywurst.
Film buffs are hopeful Tuttle can pull it off—she’s known for having "great taste" and growing numbers across the pond.
But can she make Berlin as paparazzi-worthy as Cannes?
Thoughts on Tricia Tuttle leading the Berlin Film Festival?Vote to see live results! |
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CREATOR ECONOMY
Meta, the parent company of Instagram, will stop recommending political content on its platform.
The change means that political posts won't appear in users' Explore tabs, in the Reels feature, or in suggested user accounts.
The move is an expansion of a test the company began in the run-up to the 2020 US election.
“We won’t proactively recommend content about politics”, Instagram said in a blog post. However, users can still access such content if they choose to follow relevant accounts.
This move expands on Meta's previous efforts to limit political content on its platforms without completely removing it.
The company plans to refine these new guidelines based on user feedback before fully implementing them.
Is removing political content from recommendations a good idea?Vote to see live results! |
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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A bit of both 🌟📉
🔥 Press Worthy
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