Topic: reality perception
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Minneapolis: Why Reality Still Matters
The fatal shooting of legal observer Renee Nicole Good by ICE agents in Minneapolis was captured on multiple civilian smartphone videos, which directly contradicted official narratives and served as a powerful act of community resistance. Official attempts to control the story, including labeling...
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Is Art Dead? How Sora 2 Impacts Your Rights & Creativity
Advanced AI video generators like Sora 2 are raising significant legal and ethical questions about intellectual property rights and creative authenticity, challenging the definition of art in the digital age. The rapid adoption of Sora 2 has led to widespread misuse, prompting legal actions and p...
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Portland's Reality Fractured by Influencers
The legal dispute over deploying National Guard troops to Portland highlights how social media influencers' curated narratives have distorted reality, influencing federal policy and judicial decisions, thereby threatening constitutional safeguards. Misinformation campaigns amplified by influencer...
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MAGA-Backed Video Shows ICE-Involved Killing
Multiple social media videos show an ICE agent fatally shooting a woman in Minneapolis, with contrasting edits framing the event differently, following federal agent deployment to Minnesota. Federal authorities and Donald Trump framed the shooting as a necessary anti-terrorism act and self-defens...
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My Slippery Slope Into Sora's World
OpenAI's new Sora app enables users to create ten-second AI-generated videos from any concept, including digital cameos of people, and has quickly become a top free app on the Apple App Store. Public and internal reactions are mixed, with concerns about misinformation from hyper-realistic videos ...
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AI Sees Optical Illusions: What It Reveals About Our Brains
Optical illusions reveal that human brains actively construct perception using mental shortcuts, rather than passively recording visual data, to efficiently navigate a complex world. Advanced AI systems can also be deceived by these illusions, suggesting they learn similar contextual shortcuts fr...
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Legal Scholar: The Hidden Risks of AI Video Tools Like Sora 2
AI video generation platforms like Sora 2 enable realistic video creation from text prompts but raise significant legal and ethical concerns regarding intellectual property and authenticity. The technology has led to unauthorized use of copyrighted characters and celebrity likenesses, with legal ...
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Google's AI Photo Editor Is the Rare Tool People Actually Want
Google has introduced a conversational AI photo editor in Google Photos that allows everyday users to easily manipulate images using plain English commands, moving powerful editing tools beyond professional software like Photoshop. The tool is expected to see widespread adoption because it addres...
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