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The illustration in warm colours illustrates the 4 horseman of the apocalypse, a dynosaur, a virus, a comet and thunder running away from AI

AI-POCALYPSE NOW: SHIPPED IN BETA VERSION AND WITH A SOUNDTRACK

From the printing press to AI, Ronise Nepomuceno takes us on a witty journey through the history of communication to argue that Artificial Intelligence is not just technology but another medium of communication in need of regulation.

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WILL AI SAVE OR DESTROY PHOTOGRAPHY?

From film to digital, photography has always evolved with technology. But generative AI presents a different challenge: images are created without ever witnessing the world. Dylan Garcia asks if photography will drown in a flood of synthetic sameness or if human input will be even more valuable.

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WHAT ARE THE PROSPECTS FOR VOICE ACTING WHEN AI CAN CLONE ANY HUMAN VOICE?

Marco Nepomuceno knows that a memorable dubbed performance is built from decisions that never appear in a transcript. Drawing on his work as the Brazilian voice of the Merchant in "Resident Evil: Requiem 4", he considers what voice synthesis can reproduce, and what it cannot understand.