Published 31 July 2023
Michael, Michael and Andy don their rose colored AR glasses for this this #barbenheimer infused episode. Topics this week include stories and toots about the Barbie and Oppenheimer movies released last week, AI deepfakes allowing dead artists to sing songs, Raspberry PI powered BlackBerry devices, Redditor pranks, repurposed Selectric typewriters and the developer kit for the Vision Pro.
The co hosts start things off this episode with all manner of imagined Barbie Dream vehicles shared by New Zealand based 3D artist Natalie Stevens from Battlestar Galactica to a triceratops. Her models inspired the above Police Box image for the episode.
Continuing on the #Barbenheimer theme, the co hosts talk about the stories for PalmPilot emulation for the IMAX showings of Oppenheimer. This reminds Andy of a Beepy / BeepBerry – check out the image in the show notes below!
Continuing on the Barbie theme while pivoting to AI, the co hosts marvel at Johnny Cash singing Barbie Girl. While there is a discussion in the YouTube comments that Johnny Cash *could* have sung Barbie Girl while he was alive, it is highly likely that he did not. This AI generated Johnny Cash provides a terrific performance, foreshadowing much more to come.
Following up on Ian Hughes’ listener link on Simulation led to the example of how their generative AI was used to craft a South Park episode that leverages deepfakes of actors in a story about using deepfakes of actors. This Escheresque self referential treatment of generating a show using AI about shows using AI was just outstanding.
Switching gears, though staying squarely in the AI space, the team discusses the Redditor prank about the World of Warcraft posts about Glorbo being amplified by AI bots scraping Reddit. This reminded Michael M of the reason why Van Halen would include a requirement in their concert riders to have a bowl of M&Ms with “absolutely no brown ones.” Could such a technique be used to ensure proper provenance in LLMs?
Wrapping up this episode included a discussion on old and new hardware, specifically repurposing Selectric typewriters as a Linux terminal and the requirements for those that are interested in gaining access to Apple’s developer kit and hardware for the Vision Pro.
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Selected Article Links
Barbenheimer
Seen one of these posted without credit, so sharing some more here because they are amazing and I'd buy every single one of them if they existed.
Made by New Zealand model maker and 3D artist Natalie Stevens (natalie.3dblah). More of her work here:
https://www.instagram.com/natalie.3dblah/#Barbie #film #movies #3D #3Dart #StarTrek #Aliens #Dune #BattleStarGalactica
Natalie Stevens’ Instagram
ToysREvil blog post: Barbie Dream Vehicles by Natalie Stevens
Ars Technica article: IMAX emulates PalmPilot software to power Oppenheimer’s 70 mm release
The Verge article: Here’s why the best IMAX movies still need a Palm Pilot to work
AI
One for both @GamesAtWork_Biz and @barbour_neil 🙂 https://t.co/8UoaFC8aE6
— Ian Hughes/epredator (@epredator) July 19, 2023
Announcing our paper on Generative TV & Showrunner Agents!
— The Simulation (@fablesimulation) July 18, 2023
Create episodes of TV shows with a prompt – SHOW-1 will write, animate, direct, voice, edit for you.
We used South Park FOR RESEARCH ONLY – we won't be releasing ability to make your own South Park episodes -not our IP! pic.twitter.com/6P2WQd8SvY
Fable Studio paper: To Infinity and Beyond: SHOW-1 and Showrunner Agents in Multi-Agent Simulations
Ars Technica article: Redditors prank AI-powered news mill with “Glorbo” in World of Warcraft
Smithsonian Magazine article: Why Did Van Halen Demand Concert Venues Remove Brown M&M’s From the Menu?
Games at Work e424: What’s AI got to do with it?
Board Game Geek Overview: Small World of Warcraft
Hardware
Hackaday post: SELECTRIC TYPEWRITER GOES FROM TRASH CAN TO LINUX TERMINAL
The Verge article: Apple is taking applications for Vision Pro developer kits
Ars Technica article: Devs aren’t allowed to let Apple’s Vision Pro dev kits out of their sight
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Such a fun episode, Michael & Andy! Loved your discussion on Life by You.