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Gizmodo
29-05-2025
- Business
- Gizmodo
Google's Veo 3 Has People Crashing Out Over AI Slop
Depending on who you ask, generative AI is either a thrilling tech revolution or an existential threat, and there's little in-between. It's hard to blame anyone for an extreme reaction, too, given the magnitude of capital investment, hyperbolic marketing, and rapid progress of generative AI in such a short amount of time. But it's not just the economics and technical feats of AI that have people losing their minds; there's also something more philosophical percolating, and it's driving some people 'to the brink.' People are literally having a mental breakdown over Veo-3 — Chubby♨️ (@kimmonismus) May 27, 2025 The latest AI advancement to send people down an existential rabbit hole comes courtesy of Google, which just announced its latest video generation model called Veo 3. As I've reported a few times now, Veo 3 is already getting into some wild stuff—turning up the dial on AI slop, deepfaking smooth-brained YouTube content, and potentially upending game development, to name a few things. As it turns out, people are taking note of all of those feats, and some of them are not exactly happy about what they see. As evidenced by a thread from the subreddit r/artificialintelligence posted this week titled 'VEO3 is kind of bringing me to a mental brink. What are we even doing anymore?' Google's Veo 3 and the implications therein have some people spiraling. 'I'm just kind of speechless. The concept of existential crisis has taken a whole new form. I was unhappy with my life just now but thought I can turn it around, but if I turn it around, what is left of our world in 2 decades?' the post's author writes. 'Actors as a concept are gone? Manually creating music? Wallpapers? Game assets? Believing comments on the internet are from real people? AI edited photos are just as real as the original samples? Voicenotes can be perfectly faked?… Literally what value is being left for us?' Reactions to the thread are mixed, with suggestions that the author should go 'touch grass' or maybe 'go to therapy,' but there's also a chorus in agreement. The consensus from the latter group? AI slop is coming to ruin your art, and there's not much we can do about it. I, for what it's worth, fall unhelpfully in between the two camps. I think there is a deluge of AI slop incoming, and, if we're being honest, we're already up to our ankles. Between Veo and OpenAI's Sora and the clear interest in automating human creativity, I think we can reasonably buckle in and expect the world of movies, music, and entertainment writ large to get a little choppy. Whether any of those efforts to automate entertainment will stick is less obvious. The thing about art is that the kind that people tend to like is the kind that has something substantial to say. Right now, for all of its mimicry, generative AI doesn't actually have anything to say, because technically all it can do is remix and repeat. I did more tests with Google's #Veo3. Imagine if AI characters became aware they were living in a simulation! — Hashem Al-Ghaili (@HashemGhaili) May 21, 2025 Call me an optimist, but most people can likely sniff out the difference between slop and art, and as much as studios would love to wave a magic wand and rid themselves of human creatives and the cost of their labor, deep down they know that they'd have to Ctrl+Z that move just as fast. That's not to say there won't be casualties in the AI age—if there's one lesson we can learn from mass waves of automation in years past, it's that labor forces are usually the most affected. But when it comes to art, things aren't so simple. Art, at least the good kind, is about human connection, and until AI can think and feel like we do, there's nothing that can replace that. So, before you crash out over AI slop, just remember: AI still thinks putting glue on your pizza is a good idea, so we may have a few more good years left in the tank.
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
NYS Fair responds: Why Chubby Checker will not return this year
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The New York State Fair has explained their reasoning as to why Chubby Checker was not invited back to 'Twist' and 'Shimmy' this year. Chubby's manager confirmed to NewsChannel 9 just days ago — following his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — that he was not invited back for the 2025 Fair. 'Unfortunately, Chubby Checker a fan favorite and staple at The New York State Fair over the years will NOT 'twist again, like he did last summer' at this year's New York State Fair. Though fans, friends and local media were hoping to see him at his annual show this summer, Fair representatives told his manager that Chubby was not invited back,' said Shelly Field, Checker's locally based manager. The Fair responded with, 'The New York State Fair congratulates Chubby Checker on his historic induction to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, which is a true testament to the impact he has had on American music history. The Fair considers Chubby to be an integral part of the Fair family and has been honored to host him several times, bringing his timeless classics to fairgoers of all ages.' But, after hearing from many fairgoers, the Fair used the interest 'in seeing an expanded content lineup with new musical acts' to diversify the performances for this year. 'We wish we could bring in all of our favorites every year, but are excited to introduce some new musical acts to the Fairgrounds this summer,' continued the Fair. 2024 marked Chubby's third consecutive appearance at the Fair, but he had been invited to 'Twist' in Central New York for six performances. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Chubby Checker ‘not invited back' to New York State Fair, his manager says
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Despite his recent induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Chubby Checker will not perform at the New York State Fair in 2025, his representative confirmed to NewsChannel 9. 'Chubby was not invited back,' said Shelly Field, Checker's locally based manager. She said: 'Unfortunately, Chubby Checker a fan favorite and staple at The New York State Fair over the years will NOT 'twist again, like he did last summer' at this year's New York State Fair. Though fans, friends and local media were hoping to see him at his annual show this summer, fair representatives told his manager that Chubby was not invited back.' Checker's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was announced Sunday night, April 27, on American Idol. NewsChannel 9 has reached out to the New York State Fair for comment. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Boston Globe
14-02-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
Weymouth mayor cheekily declares the Hingham Bay should be renamed the Gulf of Weymouth
Hedlund said the renaming of Hingham Bay was 'justifiable' given that 'three Harbor islands are territorially part of Weymouth,' and 'Weymouth was settled 11 years prior to Hingham' and 'Hingham has culturally appropriated facts surrounding the revolutionary war skirmish known as The Battle of Grape Island (territorially located in Weymouth).' 'Hingham has since been colonized itself by New Yorkers employed in financial services in Boston with no long standing history of the body of water formerly known as Hingham Bay,' Hedlund continued. 'Should Hingham attempt to reverse this action militarily the North Weymouth Navy stands ready to defend the Gulf of Weymouth, led by its flagship Chubby. Advertisement 'In an act of magnanimity and friendship I have instructed N Weymouth border guards to allow passage of the Hingham commuter boat (bringing the NY transplants to the Boston Financial District) safe passage and tariff free through the waters of the Gulf of Weymouth. I also wish to The town of Hingham responded on Friday when the chair of the town's select board, Joe Fisher, planted the flag of Hingham at the bathing beach and issued the following statement on the town's 'The Town of Hingham was prepared to fight tyranny and aggression in 1775, and we are prepared today to continue that fight,' Fisher Advertisement Trump's renaming of the Gulf of Mexico has inspired numerous memes, as Internet users have noted how quickly some people have adopted the name. In 'Since Trump is busy unilaterally renaming bodies of water down south, thought we'd get started up in New England,' Reed wrote. 'How's this?' Since Trump is busy unilaterally renaming bodies of water down south, thought we'd get started up in New England. How's this? — Senator Jack Reed (@SenJackReed) Emily Sweeney can be reached at
