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(DIR) Post #ASuYSNMoJTLYb90EaW by simon@fedi.simonwillison.net
2023-02-21T17:29:20Z
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Today in "dystopian science fiction is real now" news, this Twitch livestream where chat participants can ask questions of deepfaked celebrities who then answer on camera with imitated audio and video https://m.twitch.tv/atheneaiheroes
(DIR) Post #ASuYjz7JDFnIbI9H28 by nat@ruby.social
2023-02-21T17:32:34Z
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@simon Oooooh.That... might be illegal in California specifically.Not a lawyer but it's also possible that the celebrities being deepfaked could use its existence to sue *Twitch.*
(DIR) Post #ASuYwVszCj17hsQJ5E by simon@fedi.simonwillison.net
2023-02-21T17:33:41Z
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@nat they have great big "parody" labels on everything, maybe that's enough to provide legal cover?
(DIR) Post #ASuZ9yoaxQeBC3n5fM by faassen@fosstodon.org
2023-02-21T17:35:42Z
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@simon I don't recognize most of these celebrities so I am just baffled
(DIR) Post #ASuZNCm8MfuMFswhfs by simon@fedi.simonwillison.net
2023-02-21T17:37:58Z
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@faassen yeah it made me radically aware of how out of touch I am with internet popular culture these days!
(DIR) Post #ASuZcAKZjfGV19BnYe by faassen@fosstodon.org
2023-02-21T17:40:57Z
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@simon I wonder how much this is internet popular culture and how much of this is niche culture. With the internet it's tricky to distinguish the two.
(DIR) Post #ASuZob4G9dKRPoU9fU by zrail@hachyderm.io
2023-02-21T17:41:38Z
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@simon this is some extremely max headroom cyberpunk shit.
(DIR) Post #ASua1KmW18XUfYG8gq by xek@hachyderm.io
2023-02-21T17:42:06Z
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@simon @faassen Same, though after listening to the "vibe" of the replies, I'm kind of grateful for that.
(DIR) Post #ASuaGBSqwN3M7H8wPQ by nat@ruby.social
2023-02-21T17:42:52Z
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@simon *Maybe.* Honestly their best defense is probably that this is arguably a work of creative expression, and not exclusively an advertisement.California's right-of-publicity law is strong but it's also pretty specific.
(DIR) Post #ASuaGEKSI37P06EmEi by nat@ruby.social
2023-02-21T17:43:28Z
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@simon I wouldn't... personally... treat "parody" as a social media legal amulet but I guess that's why I'm not making AI twitch streams.
(DIR) Post #ASuaReUXMHrdKOOpFI by simon@fedi.simonwillison.net
2023-02-21T17:46:07Z
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@nat yeah I feel like I'm a bit too much of a habitual rule follower to thrive in a whole bunch of the "opportunities" cropping up around AI at the moment!
(DIR) Post #ASub0jnXcYPdvB1DKi by AnimalSpirits@econtwitter.net
2023-02-21T17:58:04Z
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@simon Can't... Stop... Watching.
(DIR) Post #ASucY2Ifx1kOob1V68 by Jackivers@mastodon.social
2023-02-21T18:15:00Z
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@simon 🤮
(DIR) Post #ASudljVihtgEY4DgTw by melle@mastodon.education
2023-02-21T18:28:42Z
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@simon this is seriously bizarre! Holy crap! 😵💫
(DIR) Post #ASugA9p2jSnv0k239s by AlexandreZani@mastodon.cloud
2023-02-21T18:55:51Z
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@simon Well, I broke it by asking Jordan Peterson why he didn't make his bed.
(DIR) Post #ASugh46d0T0Eq1wtn6 by emmatonkin@mstdn.social
2023-02-21T19:01:50Z
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@simon This concept is so annoyingly postmodernist that it probably counts as retro. Wonder if it can be said to achieve the level of parody, in the sense of 'humorously exaggerated imitation'. The flickeriness/repetitive nature of the video is odd, likewise the blurriness around the mouth when speaking. They seem to have more or less got Linus's voice though.
(DIR) Post #ASuguqOCniUkLqjzkm by simon@fedi.simonwillison.net
2023-02-21T19:02:34Z
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@AlexandreZani hah!
(DIR) Post #ASuuiRyt7iR8X8spCS by pronoiac@mefi.social
2023-02-21T21:38:42Z
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@simon heads up, @andybaio realized the dude's a cult leader https://xoxo.zone/@andybaio/109904615098236871
(DIR) Post #ASuvQV78pskczakTiq by simon@fedi.simonwillison.net
2023-02-21T21:46:58Z
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And wow, the person behind this is NOT good news... there's a reason it's full of weird alt-right celebrities that I'd never heard of before https://xoxo.zone/@andybaio/109904615098236871
(DIR) Post #ASuvs8qlCu4o38Gb9U by kissane@mstdn.social
2023-02-21T21:52:01Z
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@simon In Ivory the preview definitely makes it look like you’re describing this way @andybaio 🤦🏻
(DIR) Post #ASuwJxtZWuI4BNqhWa by simon@fedi.simonwillison.net
2023-02-21T21:53:15Z
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@kissane @andybaio oops! Edited my message to try to clarify that!
(DIR) Post #ASux9xOscDNrhoHiHw by kissane@mstdn.social
2023-02-21T21:54:34Z
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@simon @andybaio
(DIR) Post #ASux9xtilY3PFSiLMO by andybaio@xoxo.zone
2023-02-21T22:05:38Z
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@kissane @simon why are mastodon embeds so bad
(DIR) Post #ASux9yayAkeHPawsls by simon@fedi.simonwillison.net
2023-02-21T22:06:28Z
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@andybaio @kissane my guess is that's a deliberate decision to discourage them being used as an unofficial implementation of quote tweets
(DIR) Post #ASuxTgDUDJxICdMNpA by yatil@toot.cafe
2023-02-21T22:09:50Z
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@simon @andybaio @kissane @MonaApp does it properly:
(DIR) Post #ASuyM6xD1LIilUhXWK by jeff@indieweb.social
2023-02-21T22:19:43Z
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@simon @andybaio @kissane That’s a pretty shortsighted impetus, if true. It just means that 3rd party clients will be all the more compelling by comparison, with people quote-tweeting using them anyhow.
(DIR) Post #ASuyoOeknUjbmBYZGq by kissane@mstdn.social
2023-02-21T22:24:55Z
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@simon @andybaio I mean I think people would get it anyway, it’s just such a deeply silly implementation.
(DIR) Post #ASuzPKutfEKEtOinMe by simon@overgrown.garden
2023-02-21T22:31:31Z
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@simon@simonwillison.net @andybaio @kissane I think this was actually changed in the latest release, xoxo.zone is just a version or two behind. https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/23376
(DIR) Post #ASv28fRqNKPLVcsLCq by josephholsten@mstdn.social
2023-02-21T23:02:01Z
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@simon I can’t look away