Political campaigns have never been shy about using false information to fool prospective supporters. But now AI is coming into the mix. Deepfakes and fake news will be dangerous. But AI generated images are already in use. Thankfully, some campaigns are so terrible at making and deploying these images that we can get a glimpse of what's coming—along with a few nervous laughs. In Toronto, an Anti-Homeless Mayoral Candidate Uses AI to Create Fake Images of Blight. He created fake images of a lot of other stuff, too. But you don't have to be an expert in computer generated content to identify the clues. "That Furey’s campaign likely used a prompt-based image generator to illustrate its campaign literature is not in itself shocking; candidates across the world have embraced this dubious approach in the past year, fueling criticisms that AI is being used to spread misinformation and generally warp people’s perception of reality. What is startling about the images in Furey’s platform is that they contain mistakes so egregious and easy to spot that it makes one wonder how no one caught the issues, or if, alternatively, Furey believes the typical Toronto resident does in fact have three arms." 2Do Dad"In fairness, this forklift operator had no idea that the crate he tossed into his car trunk contained a Picasso until he opened its casing. In fairness, he didn’t care much for it; he preferred realism. But now things had turned all too real. F.B.I. agents were hot on the trail of a hot Picasso unavailable for public viewing, as it was hidden in Rummel’s hallway closet. He and his fiancée, Sam, began to panic ... Fortunately, Rummel knew a guy. Someone particularly skilled at making problems melt away. A fixer. He dialed a number he knew by heart." Dan Barry in the NYT (Gift Article): Hey Dad, Can You Help Me Return the Picasso I Stole? 3Molly Want a Cracker"Brendan was once a leader in the US white nationalist movement. But when he took the drug MDMA in a scientific study, it would radically change his extremist beliefs – to the surprise of everyone involved." BBC: How a dose of MDMA transformed a white supremacist. (If this could really be effective, we should put it in water like fluoride.) 4Weekend WhatsWhat to Movie: I was lucky to go to an early screening of Wes Anderson's new movie, Asteroid City, which is landing in theaters over the next week. It's visually stunning, of course. And it's weird, of course. In fact, even in the (near-universal) positive reviews, writers can’t really explain the movie or even why they’re reviewing it positively. I won't even try. Just check it out. 5Extra, ExtraMinneapolice: "A two-year federal probe of the Minneapolis Police Department finds the police racially discriminate against Black and Native people, use excessive force and 'unjustified deadly force' in policing and violate the rights of peaceful protesters. Collectively, the MPD’s culture and practices created the “systemic problems” that made possible the police killing of George Floyd, the newly released U.S. Justice Department report concludes." 6Feel Good Friday"Having more money than you know what to do with is usually a good thing, but for one California family, it’s a little bit more complicated than that." Family finds 1 million copper pennies while cleaning out Los Angeles home. (But they didn't find their missing AppleTV remote...) Get a copy of my 📕, Please Scream Inside Your Heart, or grab a 👕 in the Store.
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