A.I. fakes! at the Met Gala; TikTok's possible extinction-level event.

Finite Scroll #12

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This week, I and countless others across your social media feeds were 100% duped by A.I.-generated fake fashion images of Katy Perry and Rihanna at the Met Gala. Despite their inauthenticity, all of the posts using the fake images garnered millions of views and engagements. It's okay to admit to being faked out, but it underlines the rise of A.I.-generated sludge across the web and the need for better, more stringent media literacy behaviors. Did you get duped? Let me know!

Have fun clicking around and reading some links I saw this week that I couldn't get off my mind. ✨

You can read any/all of these today, over the weekend, or treat them as orphaned tabs you open in the background, only to come back to close in a few days. 🤳

• Met Gala A.I. images of Katy Perry and Rihanna show relentless spread of A.I. junk.
• ElevenLabs is building an army of voice clones.
• Possible TikTok ban could be 'an extinction-level event' for the creator economy.
• Sick of Apple dominating messaging? Blame "American Idol.""
• In 2025, the media needs to take community back from the platforms.
• President Joe Biden to announce A.I. data center at failed Foxconn site in Wisconsin.
• TikTok will automatically label A.I.-generated content created on platforms like DALL·E 3.
• K-Pop fans fume at Met Gala paparazzi's racist jabs.
• WTF is hey-hanging? (and why is it stressing everyone out)
• Who's happiest at work? Hint: It's not women.
• Photo editing app VSCO launches marketplace to connect photographers with brands.
• The teens making friends with A.I. chatbots.
• Online opt-in polls can produce misleading results, especially for young people and Hispanic adults.
• In the village, it's too dangerous to dance. But a bigger stage awaited.
• Twitch streamers become go-to news source for campus protest coverage.
• Hollywood's A.I. disclosure dilemma.
• When PTO stands for 'pretend time off': Doctors struggle to take real breaks.
• Introducing Substack Creator Studio, a fellowship for the next wave of video stars.
• In the 1980s, he led student protests. Now, he's a college dean.
• Gen Z helps fuel rise in sabbaticals.
• How TikTok is wiring Gen Z's money brain.

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