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Uber Eats or AI Eats? The photo you're (not) drooling over might just be computer-generated. Keep that pizza emoji ready, this one's cheesy!

In today's rundown:

• 🍕 Uber Eats' AI Failed Food Pics

• 🎭 SAG-AFTRA's $1B Hollywood Deal

• 🛩️ YT Pilot's Clout Crashes End

• 🔥 Press Worthy Stories

• 📚 Learn & Grow

Read time: 3 minutes

🍕 Uber Eats: AI's Food Photo Fiasco

Picture this: you're browsing Uber Eats, craving a slice of New York's finest, but the image shows a pie that looks more like a dessert.
What's going on? Oh, just Uber Eats replacing restaurant photos with AI-generated ones, no biggie.

Yeah, turns out, the AI doesn't know that "pie" means pizza, so it thought a cheesy slice is the same as apple pie. Can you imagine the confusion?

And here's the real kicker: the restaurants didn't even know about the AI switcheroo until some confused customers came calling.
So much for the customer "seeing is believing" experience, huh?

Sure, Google and even IKEA have played with AI imagery, but when it comes to your dinner, maybe a human touch is still the secret ingredient.
In the age of AI, a little context goes a long way, especially when there's marinara at stake.

🎭 SAG-AFTRA Ends Hollywood Halt

Hollywood's labor saga ends, and it’s a win for the actors.

SAG-AFTRA members gave a thumbs up to a new 3-year deal with a 78% approval rating. The union says they scored an additional $1B for their 160K members, including nearly $320M for benefit plans.

They’re also setting the stage on AI actor rules and got streamers to agree to extra payouts for hits.

The union's boss, Fran Drescher, and negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland hailed the contract as a -Hollywood victory-.

The decision wraps up a year of talks and tunes up the last piece of talent biz labor through 2026.

🛩️ YT Pilot Jailed: Crashing for Clout

YouTuber pilot Trevor Jacob crashed his plane on purpose, strapped with cameras and ready to parachute, but it didn’t go as planned. He got 6 months in federal prison for obstructing the investigation and lying about not knowing where the wreck was.

His motive? Probably to get famous or make some quick cash. On the bright side, his YouTube channel did get a lot of views, just not the kind he was hoping for..

• In a stunt gone wrong, YouTuber pilot Trevor Jacob crashed his plane intentionally into a forest.

• He planned to parachute out and film the whole thing, but it was more ‘Jackass’ than ‘Jackpot’.

• Jacob lied about not knowing the crash site and later trashed the evidence, earning himself a 6-month vacation in federal prison.

• Prosecutors weren’t buying his ‘innocent’ act, noting that he likely did it for the ‘likes’ and ‘subscribes’.

Context: Trevor Jacob’s ill-fated flight is a vivid example of the dark underbelly of the creator economy, where the pursuit of online fame and fortune can lead down a turbulent path.

With every click potentially worth cash, some creators are willing to risk life, limb, and legal trouble for a shot at viral glory.

The lesson here? Authenticity might be the most valuable currency online, but it's not always easily earned.

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