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In a California housing dispute, the plaintiff submitted an AI deepfake as real evidence—it’s unclear how often this has already happened, which is actually the bigger problem. / NBC News
Reenactments are one thing in documentaries, but AI is an entirely different line to cross, and it threatens the social contract between filmmakers and audiences. / The New York Times [$]
“To make bread or swords, humans didn’t have to know what was going on at the microscopic level.” What if visiting aliens don’t do science? / Literary Hub
See also: Following two decades of continuous improvement, since 2013 American students have been getting measurably worse at math. / The Atlantic [$]
Dressed as construction workers and acting the part, the Louvre thieves escaped human suspicion, and there’s no reason to believe AI would have fared better. / The Conversation
“The towering economic power that drives American politics has, in the end, cultural sources and cultural consequences.” To “think” Las Vegas is as much about not overthinking it. / The Hedgehog Review
A planned White House executive order aims to end state-level AI regulations, claiming it’s to stop “woke” models, when it’s likely about lowering the barrier for selling AI products in California. / The Verge
See also: By eliminating references to race, Trump’s anti-DEI AI policy puts Black patients’ lives at risk. / TIME
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Italy’s agriculture minister wants the EU parliament supermarket investigated over “Italian-sounding” sauces—e.g., a carbonara made with pancetta instead of guanciale. / The Guardian
See also: How to make guanciale inside a New York apartment. / The Morning News
Stone Roses bassist Gary "Mani" Mounfield has died at 63. / Manchester Evening News
Reviews of DJ mixes from the legendary Haçienda nightclub’s halcyon days of 1987 to 1991. / Beat Connection
Stars of the Lid fans are working to archive live recordings by the ambient duo. / Stars of the Lid Forever
No one really thinks the Great Meme Reset is going to happen—but if it did, it would mean a return to the dank era by refusing to post AI-looking memes. / WIRED
Twin Peaks director of photography Ronald Víctor García explains the unique feel of the series; for one, everybody shoots the Pacific Northwest in blue, but Lynch wanted warmth. / Gizmodo
A roundup of Oscar hopefuls’ early films, all available on Kanopy. / Moviejawn
See also: Letterboxd is opening a movie rental shop inside its platform. / Letterboxd
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