AP Monday July 17, 2023
Two freelance photographers have filed a lawsuit alleging that police unlawfully shot them with rubber bullets during a protest over police racism in Wisconsin three years ago, reports Associated Press. The photographers, Alyssa Schukar and Scott Olson, were covering protests in Kenosha in August 2020 for the New York Times and Getty Images, respectively, two days after teen Kyle Rittenhouse shot three men during a protest on Aug. 23, killing two of them. They allege police used excessive force in violation of their constitutional rights to free speech and due process.
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David Schonauer Monday July 17, 2023
An AI backlash is underway, led recently striking actors who say Hollywood studios want to use their AI-created replicas for free, and forever. Websites have compared the notion to a memorable episode
of Netflix's "Black Mirror" series. A proposal from the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) would have actors scanned, with studios owning their likenesses to use in
perpetuity, said a … Read the full Story >>
Mashable Friday July 14, 2023
Udemy, an education technology company that provides an online learning and teaching platform, offers a wide range of online courses on AI and ChatGPT, notes Mashable. And they’re free. Among the courses: "Introduction To Artificial Intelligence"; "ChatGPT, Midjourney, Firefly, Bard, DALL-E, AI Crash Course"; "Mastering Midjourney: Techniques for AI Image Generation"; and "Mastering Midjourney: Techniques for AI Image Generation."
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artnet Friday July 14, 2023
A major new retrospective at the Southhampton Arts Center gives due recognition to the Scottish photojournalist Harry Benson, who has spent over seven decades capturing some of pop culture’s most legendary figures. The exhibition, “A Moment in Time: Iconic Images by Harry Benson,” runs until July 15. Artnet tells the stories behind six of Benson’s iconic images, including a famous pillow fight engaged in by the Beatles in 1964. Now 93, Benson is still snapping away, adds Artnet.
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