Facebook makes it easier for creators to report impersonators

Facebook makes it easier for creators to report impersonators

After widespread complaints that Facebook has become an “AI slop hellscape,” Meta on Friday announced new tools to detect impersonation, as well as updated creator guidelines that better define what Facebook considers to be “original content.” Last year, the company announced a crackdown on spammy and unoriginal content — things like repeatedly reusing someone else’s…

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Substack launches a built-in recording studio

Substack launches a built-in recording studio

Publishing platform Substack is continuing to invest in video content as it launches the Substack Recording Studio, a built-in mechanism for creators to pre-record and publish videos. The studio, which is only available on the desktop, can support solo videos as well as conversations with up to two guests. Creators can add custom watermarks to…

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AI ‘actor’ Tilly Norwood put out the worst song I’ve ever heard

AI ‘actor’ Tilly Norwood put out the worst song I’ve ever heard

When the production company Particle6 debuted its AI-generated “actor” Tilly Norwood last fall, the move was not warmly welcomed by Hollywood. “Good Lord, we’re screwed,” Golden Globe winner Emily Blunt said in an interview with the industry publication Variety. “Come on, agencies, don’t do that. Please stop.” If only Particle6 followed Blunt’s advice. Instead, the…

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