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Metro
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
People are struggling to separate Google's new video AI from real life
Google's new AI software is becoming a 'tedious burden' for content creators, with viewers struggling to tell the difference between fake videos and real life. AI generated clips made by the new cutting-edge tool Veo 3 can include dialogue for the first time to create realistic videos from street interviews that never happened, to fake stand-up comedy shows. The tech has even been used to 'resurrect' Greek mathematician Pythagoras to explain his famous theorem in front of a fake Parthenon. But while seasoned experts can tell the video is faked, the majority of the fast-scrolling public may notice little difference between a deepfaked clip and a genuine one. Californian creator Ari Kuschnir experimented with the Veo 3, which uses Google's filmmaking tool Flow. He wrote on Instagram : 'AI can Talk! I spent 2 hours playing with Veo 3 @googledeepmind and it blew my mind now that it can do sound! This is all Generative AI text to video out of the box… it comes with dialogue, sound design and music.' In another example of how the software could be used in minutes, one creator uploaded a video of a news broadcaster appearing to read out a story about how Buckingham Palace had been taken over by an army of cats. The faked clip shows an English-accented newsreader as he informs his audience: 'Breaking news: A Scottish bald cat named Big White has led an army of felines to seize Buckingham Palace, declaring itself the new King of Britain.' Another generated video showed a female newsreader appearing to announce that bestselling author J K Rowling had sunk on a yacht attacked by orcas. The clipped female presenter is shown saying: 'In shocking news, JK Rowling's yacht sank with her onboard after being attacked by orcas off the coast of Turkey.' The cutting-edge AI technology has also been used to create musical performances. One uploaded to YouTube by AI creative Jerrod Lew showed Google's tool used to create a series of musicians, from an opera soprano in front of an orchestra to a rock band appearing to perform live on stage in front of a wild crowd. One user commented: 'The internet is going to be even bigger wasteland than it is now. The fact that it takes just a few seconds to create these clips with a few words is insane. 'We already lived through the era of TikTok brain rot, the doom scrolling, and this will advance it even more. Can't imagine where the internet space will be in 5 years or less.' But YouTubers are concerned that the new tech is allowing copycats to effortlessly plagiarise their work. Mark Brown is behind the channel Game Maker's Toolkit and produces clips on video game design for his 1.65 million subscribers. This week, his voice was stolen using AI and reused to narrate a clip on another anonymous channel. He explained that while YouTube has systems to detect traditional plagiarism, AI has made it easier to lift content without the author even knowing. Instead, the platform relies on viewers realising content has been stolen and reporting copycats, which Mark says have become a 'tedious burden' for creators. He told the Metro: 'In this case the only way to know that someone had trained an AI on my voice and then used that to narrate a video, was for someone to find and watch it, realise it sounded suspiciously like me, and then send the link to me so I could report it to YouTube. 'Right now it's effortless to impersonate someone but almost impossible to detect it.' AI or Artificial Intelligence involves computer systems performing tasks usually done by a human, such as decision-making and reasoning. AI is trained using machine learning, which enables it to understand complex concepts such as multiple outcomes and probabilities. Natural language processing allows computers to also understand and then manipulate human language. The technology is increasingly being rolled out to replace many administrative functions and jobs normally carried out by human workers. Source: NASA 'But beyond that, it's just a very strange, invasive and quite creepy thing to have happened. My voice is a very fundamental part of who I am – and not something I was expecting another person to steal!' While cheap use of AI to imitate work is concerning, Mark believes there will still be a market for human-produced content. He added: 'This video received over 60,000 views, some amount of advertising income, and was high in search results for the topic. So it's pretty concerning that this easily generated slop content is pushing out stuff made by humans. 'However, I do believe that there will always be an audience for human-made content, made with effort and heart. And I think YouTube is showing that it doesn't want this sort of content on its site. 'So hopefully real content will win out in the end. But right now there is a serious technical imbalance between making this stuff and detecting it.' It comes as the Government has come under fire after unveiling plans to exempt tech firms from copyright laws. Sir Elton John said he felt 'betrayed' by ministers, who are on track to 'rob young people of their legacy and their income', who he said wouldn't have the resources to fight tech giants. He told BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that ministers were being 'absolute losers and I'm very angry about it'. Google unveiled its latest wave of updates on Tuesday, including 'AI Mode', which rolled out across the US this week, and new additions to its Gemini virtual assistant. At its developer conference in California, the tech giant also unleashed its new real-time translation software. Google's latest AI features include: AI Mode for searches- available only in the US A 'try it on' feature for online shopping Google Veo 3 – creates realistic videos with fake characters and dialogue Gemini Live – point your phone at an item and talk to an AI assistant about it New smart replies on Gmail It showed how AI could now be used, for example, to help a tourist book accommodation in Mexico by translating their sentences into Spanish and even imitating their accent to match. More Trending Online shoppers will also be able to make use of a new 'try it on' feature. By uploading a picture of themselves, consumers will be able to see how they look in a range of clothes. The technology is so intuitive that it understands how a range of fabrics and materials fold, stretch and drape on different bodies. And, in another huge innovation, once they've found the perfect garment, shoppers can use a new price-tracking feature that will purchase the product once it is reduced. Customers can enter their budget, and the AI wizardry will buy the item for them once it reaches the desired price. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: WWE Saturday Night's Main Event 2025 UK start time for free YouTube live stream MORE: Warning to 1,800,000,000 Gmail users over sophisticated scam MORE: Is the Europa League final 2025 on YouTube? How to watch for free in the UK
The Advertiser
12-05-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
'Fine line': depleted Spurs cop record 20th EPL defeat
Ange Postecoglou has allayed fears of a potential injury for Dejan Kulusevski before the Europa League final, but criticised his much-changed Tottenham team following a record-breaking Premier League defeat to Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze struck twice for the FA Cup finalists either side of half-time to bring Spurs back down to earth with a 2-0 home reverse on Sunday after Thursday's euphoric scenes in Norway. Tottenham set up a European final with Manchester United after they sealed a 5-1 aggregate victory over Bodo/Glimt, but a side which contained eight changes slipped to a 20th league loss of the season. It marks Tottenham's worst-ever tally of defeats in the Premier League after they twice lost 19 fixtures in the 1993-94 and 2003-04 campaigns. To add insult to injury, Kulusevski had to be replaced after 19 minutes, but Postecoglou did at least provide a positive update on the Sweden attacker after he lost Lucas Bergvall and James Maddison to season-ending injuries last week. "Medical team are not too concerned with him, more of a knock than anything else, so we're hoping he should be OK," Postecoglou said of Kulusevski. "It's not helpful when you lose another player, it's the fine line we're trying to navigate at the moment. That aside, it was a disappointing performance and nowhere near the level it should be. "Guys had an opportunity today to put their name forward and put some pressure on the guys who played the other night. Fair to say there wasn't any compelling evidence of that. "That's what I'm trying to push with these guys, that sometimes in football you've just got to take the opportunities there before you. They're never going to be perfect. "We made eight changes but there is an opportunity there and you've just got to take it when presented to you and I'm disappointed more didn't step forward today." Postecoglou decided against bringing on Brennan Johnson, Richarlison and Dominic Solanke due to the physical load they got through on an artificial surface on Thursday night and also kept Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven on the bench, despite the prospect of a record-breaking 20th league loss. He added: "I get it and people are banging the drum about this record with defeats, but if people don't see there is a correlation between the two... "It's not exactly Pythagoras theorem. It's quite simple to understand we would have had much better results if we didn't have to navigate this. So, either you understand or you don't and beat us over the head, I get it." Ange Postecoglou has allayed fears of a potential injury for Dejan Kulusevski before the Europa League final, but criticised his much-changed Tottenham team following a record-breaking Premier League defeat to Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze struck twice for the FA Cup finalists either side of half-time to bring Spurs back down to earth with a 2-0 home reverse on Sunday after Thursday's euphoric scenes in Norway. Tottenham set up a European final with Manchester United after they sealed a 5-1 aggregate victory over Bodo/Glimt, but a side which contained eight changes slipped to a 20th league loss of the season. It marks Tottenham's worst-ever tally of defeats in the Premier League after they twice lost 19 fixtures in the 1993-94 and 2003-04 campaigns. To add insult to injury, Kulusevski had to be replaced after 19 minutes, but Postecoglou did at least provide a positive update on the Sweden attacker after he lost Lucas Bergvall and James Maddison to season-ending injuries last week. "Medical team are not too concerned with him, more of a knock than anything else, so we're hoping he should be OK," Postecoglou said of Kulusevski. "It's not helpful when you lose another player, it's the fine line we're trying to navigate at the moment. That aside, it was a disappointing performance and nowhere near the level it should be. "Guys had an opportunity today to put their name forward and put some pressure on the guys who played the other night. Fair to say there wasn't any compelling evidence of that. "That's what I'm trying to push with these guys, that sometimes in football you've just got to take the opportunities there before you. They're never going to be perfect. "We made eight changes but there is an opportunity there and you've just got to take it when presented to you and I'm disappointed more didn't step forward today." Postecoglou decided against bringing on Brennan Johnson, Richarlison and Dominic Solanke due to the physical load they got through on an artificial surface on Thursday night and also kept Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven on the bench, despite the prospect of a record-breaking 20th league loss. He added: "I get it and people are banging the drum about this record with defeats, but if people don't see there is a correlation between the two... "It's not exactly Pythagoras theorem. It's quite simple to understand we would have had much better results if we didn't have to navigate this. So, either you understand or you don't and beat us over the head, I get it." Ange Postecoglou has allayed fears of a potential injury for Dejan Kulusevski before the Europa League final, but criticised his much-changed Tottenham team following a record-breaking Premier League defeat to Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze struck twice for the FA Cup finalists either side of half-time to bring Spurs back down to earth with a 2-0 home reverse on Sunday after Thursday's euphoric scenes in Norway. Tottenham set up a European final with Manchester United after they sealed a 5-1 aggregate victory over Bodo/Glimt, but a side which contained eight changes slipped to a 20th league loss of the season. It marks Tottenham's worst-ever tally of defeats in the Premier League after they twice lost 19 fixtures in the 1993-94 and 2003-04 campaigns. To add insult to injury, Kulusevski had to be replaced after 19 minutes, but Postecoglou did at least provide a positive update on the Sweden attacker after he lost Lucas Bergvall and James Maddison to season-ending injuries last week. "Medical team are not too concerned with him, more of a knock than anything else, so we're hoping he should be OK," Postecoglou said of Kulusevski. "It's not helpful when you lose another player, it's the fine line we're trying to navigate at the moment. That aside, it was a disappointing performance and nowhere near the level it should be. "Guys had an opportunity today to put their name forward and put some pressure on the guys who played the other night. Fair to say there wasn't any compelling evidence of that. "That's what I'm trying to push with these guys, that sometimes in football you've just got to take the opportunities there before you. They're never going to be perfect. "We made eight changes but there is an opportunity there and you've just got to take it when presented to you and I'm disappointed more didn't step forward today." Postecoglou decided against bringing on Brennan Johnson, Richarlison and Dominic Solanke due to the physical load they got through on an artificial surface on Thursday night and also kept Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven on the bench, despite the prospect of a record-breaking 20th league loss. He added: "I get it and people are banging the drum about this record with defeats, but if people don't see there is a correlation between the two... "It's not exactly Pythagoras theorem. It's quite simple to understand we would have had much better results if we didn't have to navigate this. So, either you understand or you don't and beat us over the head, I get it."
West Australian
11-05-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
'Fine line': depleted Spurs cop record 20th EPL defeat
Ange Postecoglou has allayed fears of a potential injury for Dejan Kulusevski before the Europa League final, but criticised his much-changed Tottenham team following a record-breaking Premier League defeat to Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze struck twice for the FA Cup finalists either side of half-time to bring Spurs back down to earth with a 2-0 home reverse on Sunday after Thursday's euphoric scenes in Norway. Tottenham set up a European final with Manchester United after they sealed a 5-1 aggregate victory over Bodo/Glimt, but a side which contained eight changes slipped to a 20th league loss of the season. It marks Tottenham's worst-ever tally of defeats in the Premier League after they twice lost 19 fixtures in the 1993-94 and 2003-04 campaigns. To add insult to injury, Kulusevski had to be replaced after 19 minutes, but Postecoglou did at least provide a positive update on the Sweden attacker after he lost Lucas Bergvall and James Maddison to season-ending injuries last week. "Medical team are not too concerned with him, more of a knock than anything else, so we're hoping he should be OK," Postecoglou said of Kulusevski. "It's not helpful when you lose another player, it's the fine line we're trying to navigate at the moment. That aside, it was a disappointing performance and nowhere near the level it should be. "Guys had an opportunity today to put their name forward and put some pressure on the guys who played the other night. Fair to say there wasn't any compelling evidence of that. "That's what I'm trying to push with these guys, that sometimes in football you've just got to take the opportunities there before you. They're never going to be perfect. "We made eight changes but there is an opportunity there and you've just got to take it when presented to you and I'm disappointed more didn't step forward today." Postecoglou decided against bringing on Brennan Johnson, Richarlison and Dominic Solanke due to the physical load they got through on an artificial surface on Thursday night and also kept Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven on the bench, despite the prospect of a record-breaking 20th league loss. He added: "I get it and people are banging the drum about this record with defeats, but if people don't see there is a correlation between the two... "It's not exactly Pythagoras theorem. It's quite simple to understand we would have had much better results if we didn't have to navigate this. So, either you understand or you don't and beat us over the head, I get it."
Perth Now
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
'Fine line': depleted Spurs cop record 20th EPL defeat
Ange Postecoglou has allayed fears of a potential injury for Dejan Kulusevski before the Europa League final, but criticised his much-changed Tottenham team following a record-breaking Premier League defeat to Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze struck twice for the FA Cup finalists either side of half-time to bring Spurs back down to earth with a 2-0 home reverse on Sunday after Thursday's euphoric scenes in Norway. Tottenham set up a European final with Manchester United after they sealed a 5-1 aggregate victory over Bodo/Glimt, but a side which contained eight changes slipped to a 20th league loss of the season. It marks Tottenham's worst-ever tally of defeats in the Premier League after they twice lost 19 fixtures in the 1993-94 and 2003-04 campaigns. To add insult to injury, Kulusevski had to be replaced after 19 minutes, but Postecoglou did at least provide a positive update on the Sweden attacker after he lost Lucas Bergvall and James Maddison to season-ending injuries last week. "Medical team are not too concerned with him, more of a knock than anything else, so we're hoping he should be OK," Postecoglou said of Kulusevski. "It's not helpful when you lose another player, it's the fine line we're trying to navigate at the moment. That aside, it was a disappointing performance and nowhere near the level it should be. "Guys had an opportunity today to put their name forward and put some pressure on the guys who played the other night. Fair to say there wasn't any compelling evidence of that. "That's what I'm trying to push with these guys, that sometimes in football you've just got to take the opportunities there before you. They're never going to be perfect. "We made eight changes but there is an opportunity there and you've just got to take it when presented to you and I'm disappointed more didn't step forward today." Postecoglou decided against bringing on Brennan Johnson, Richarlison and Dominic Solanke due to the physical load they got through on an artificial surface on Thursday night and also kept Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven on the bench, despite the prospect of a record-breaking 20th league loss. He added: "I get it and people are banging the drum about this record with defeats, but if people don't see there is a correlation between the two... "It's not exactly Pythagoras theorem. It's quite simple to understand we would have had much better results if we didn't have to navigate this. So, either you understand or you don't and beat us over the head, I get it."
NDTV
11-05-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
Ange Postecoglou Hopeful Over Dejan Kulusevski Injury Ahead Of Tottenham's Europa League Final
Ange Postecoglou is confident Dejan Kulusevski will be fit for the Europa League final after the forward was injured in Tottenham's 2-0 defeat against Crystal Palace on Sunday. Eberechi Eze struck twice for the FA Cup finalists at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to leave Postecoglou's side languishing in 17th place in the Premier League. Tottenham booked a Europa League final with Manchester United on May 21 after they sealed a 5-1 aggregate victory over Bodo/Glimt on Thursday. But their wretched domestic form continued as they slipped to a 20th league loss this season. It marks Tottenham's worst-ever tally of defeats in the Premier League area after they twice lost 19 fixtures in the 1993-94 and 2003-04 campaigns. To add to the under-fire Postecoglou's problems, Kulusevski had to be replaced after 19 minutes. But Postecoglou provided a positive update on the Sweden international after he lost Lucas Bergvall and James Maddison to season-ending injuries last week. "Medical team are not too concerned with him, more of a knock than anything else, so we're hoping he should be OK," Postecoglou said. "It's not helpful when you lose another player, it's the fine line we're trying to navigate at the moment. That aside, it was a disappointing performance and nowhere near the level it should be. "Guys had an opportunity today to put their name forward and put some pressure on the guys who played the other night. Fair to say there wasn't any compelling evidence of that. "That's what I'm trying to push with these guys, that sometimes in football you've just got to take the opportunities there before you. They're never going to be perfect. "We made eight changes but there is an opportunity there and you've just got to take it when presented to you and I'm disappointed more didn't step forward today." Postecoglou decided against bringing on Brennan Johnson, Richarlison and Dominic Solanke after the draining semi-final second leg at Bodo/Glimt. He also kept Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven on the bench, effectively gifting the win to Palace to keep his stars fresh for the final in Bilbao. "I get it and people are banging the drum about this record with defeats, but if people don't see there is a correlation between the two," he said. "It's not exactly Pythagoras theorem. It's quite simple to understand we would have had much better results if we didn't have to navigate this. So, either you understand or you don't and beat us over the head, I get it."
