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Very interesting... in terms on the show, the performance and the trick presented by the illusionary artist. But, the most important aspect is the very postive message which has been conveyed thru this performance.

Performing in Front of Trump: An Artist's Experience and Perspective Join us as we delve into the unique experience of performing in front of President Trump. Hear firsthand accounts and insights from artists who have had the opportunity, exploring the impact and implications of such encounters. #PerformingInFrontOfTrump #ArtistsPerspective #TrumpEncounter #PresidentialPerformance #UniqueExperience #PublicAppearance #ArtandPolitics #ControversialEncounters #PoliticalInfluence #PerformanceArt

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Some mixed quality discussions on “fair use” on here this week. This cartoon resonates in the wake of Midjourney’s artist hit list. Tech and content always did move in zig-zag, not tandem. New tools and infrastructure enable new property claims and power grabs, and incur new social and environmental cost and risk. GenAI creates lateral, supportive and predatory value. Again as always, but at unprecedented scale. The sector has taken way more than it is projected to ever earn, let alone what it intends to pay. By all means let’s explore, marvel and speculate, but let’s stay sober and grounded. Humanizing machines obscures liability. And conversely, stripping attribution strips away rights. Let’s drop arguments premised on products being people, thinking like people, or deserving the rights of people. If confused, drop your phone and give a good think to where it ends and you begin, and what the difference is between the two of you. I will never not see a humanized machine premise as a ruse to skirt data licensing, dodge royalty and shirk social duty. Sorry not sorry. I figured “the machine did it” and “nobody can track a billion images” would be dismissed by anyone with eyes and common sense. After all, all machines do is process data. GIGO and TANSTAAFL apply. Turns out evidence was needed. Now the snowball is taking off down the hill. With more eyes, it turns out that list had 40,000 entries, not 4,000. That looks a lot less like “oops I accidentally the internet” and a whole lot more like “let’s target this entire sector of the economy for exploitiation without asking. And fudge this class of professionals in particular.” The worst is yet to come, I’m afraid. “Democratizing” creative output without guardrails means putting the abilities of the best of us in the hands of the worst of us and society footing the bill. More on that soon. #degenerativeai #generativeai #genai #gai #argh #createdontscrape

Chuzih, takes us through his journey as a struggling artiste from Bamenda, to a celebrated video director, in this new episode of Beta Torpoh! Watch here: https://lnkd.in/eFFU5P4d

Have you heard of environmental branding? It's a strategy where a brand's identity and character are applied to a physical space, creating a unique connection with its audience. At Voice Coaches, we take advantage of this approach by utilizing the wall space between three of our four studios. This space not only greets clients but also showcases our brand in a creative and impressive way! #enviormentalbranding #VoiceOver #yourvoicematters

It’s me, hi, I’m the one that you need (on your media plans). What a global phenomenon Taylor is! And now TIME magazine person of the year for 2023! When brands want to align with pop culture, there is no bigger stage than with VEVO’s global artists. #vevo #taylorswift #musicvideo #connectedtv #ctv #advertising

The discussion isn’t that most believe ai doesn’t have amazing potential. The issue is that in order to train that LLM, you need to use millions of pieces of owned data. If as an ai company you own that training data because you paid for it or created it then all power to you. But if you didn’t and you’ve scraped it then that is theft. Easy. #ai

Article: The best new artists we covered in 2023

This article highlights the need for transparency for all forms of compensation in the arts, especially for artists. When this information is public, compensation increases. #arts #artsmanagement #artists https://ow.ly/N4KI50QVzhf