In this episode, our intrepid (and slightly annoying) AI hosts plunge into the world of digital fashion where the big names have gone all AI and metaverse with virtual influencers, immersive platforms, games and on-demand garments. It’s just clothes, right? Think again. What’s happening in this virtual wardrobe is reshaping consumer culture, identity, and the fashion industry itself.

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Manko, B.A., (2024). The evolution of fashion: How digital technology makes a basic graphic T-Shirt a marketing staple. Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases, 14(1), pp.74-79.

Muhammad Sayem, A.S., Chakraborty, S., Hoque, S.M.A., Saha, K., Mica, M. and Ahsan, M. (2023). Defining Digital Fashion and Tracking the Developments in Relevant Technologies. In pp. 3–14 [online]. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003264958-2.

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In a world where AI shapes much of our media landscape, are we becoming unwitting allies in the spread of misinformation? In The Misinformation Effect, our (slightly annoying) AI hosts dive heart first into how AI doesn’t just generate fake news—it relies on real people to amplify it. Listen in as we explore the surprising ways humans become "super spreaders" of AI-driven disinformation and what can be done to break the cycle.

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Aïmeur, E., Amri, S. and Brassard, G., 2023. Fake news, disinformation and misinformation in social media: a review. Social Network Analysis and Mining, 13(1), p.30. Available at: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13278-023-01028-5

Bashardoust, A., Feuerriegel, S. and Shrestha, Y.R., 2024. Comparing the willingness to share for human-generated vs. AI-generated fake news. arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.07395. Available at: https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.07395

James Cameron, the mind behind Terminator, once warned about rogue AI—but now, he's backing it to revolutionize film. In this episode, our intrepid (and slightly annoying) AI hosts ponder the ins and outs of how AI could reshape creative industries, cutting costs and boosting creativity, yet facing a minefield of copyright issues. Is scraping online art for AI training fair use or just theft? And who really owns what AI creates? Buckle up as we navigate this tangled web of innovation, ethics, and ownership.

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Desai, D.R. and Riedl, M., 2024. Between Copyright and Computer Science: The Law and Ethics of Generative AI. Northwestern University.

Lees, D., 2024. AI could transform film visual effects. But first, the technology needs to address copyright debate. The Conversation. Available at: https://theconversation.com/ai-could-transform-film-visual-effects-but-first-the-technology-needs-to-address-copyright-debate-240348