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Basketball gotta work out for him because what else can a 7’9 human being do for a living 😭
FIRST LOOK: Val Kilmer has been resurrected via AI to star in the new movie "As Deep as the Grave." Kilmer was cast in the movie in 2020, five years before his death. But he was too sick amid his throat cancer battle to ever make it to set. Now an AI version of the actor is appearing in the film, with the full blessing of his daughter, Mercedes: "He always looked at emerging technologies with optimism as a tool to expand the possibilities of storytelling. This spirit is something that we are all honoring within this specific film, of which he was an integral part.” “He was the actor I wanted to play this role,” says writer-director Coerte Voorhees. “It was very much designed around him. It drew on his Native American heritage and his ties to and love of the Southwest... His family kept saying how important they thought the movie was and that Val really wanted to be a part of this. He really thought it was important story that he wanted his name on. It was that support that gave me the confidence to say, okay let’s do this. Despite the fact some people might call it controversial, this is what Val wanted.” wp.me/pc8uak-1lH1PI
“Tonight we are celebrating people, not AI. Animation is more than a prompt, it’s an art form that needs to be protected.” — Will Arnett presenting the Animated categories at the #Oscars
Some of the best companies to be created today have NOTHING TO DO WITH AI. Yes, you read that right! Rather, AI makes their creation and operation possible. I wrote this 2 years ago, but very relevant today. a16z.com/ai-second-orde…
"Elon owns 𝕏 now. There's a massive difference in the mix of ideas that can get out there." "You're allowed to be optimistic about things. Where before, everything had to be negative." @travisk on why now is the right time for Atoms to come out of stealth: "The world is different." "This sounds crazy, but in 2017, the media world was actually more negative than it is today, partly because of shows like this. It's like - let's bring some optimism to the party. Can we get excited about what the future looks like and what's being built?" "That's the difference between today and then. When 95% of all press is negative, you're like - 'Why engage?'"
Anthropic employees may be on the brink of getting very, very rich. Many of them, including its co-founders, have pledged to give a lot of that money away. If that money materializes, it could flood EA-aligned nonprofits with cash, including those aiming to regulate, audit, and review Anthropic itself. Whether that's good or bad depends on who you ask. I covered this potential wave of Anthropic wealth for @ReadTransformer:
