christopher hart
Video Game Industry feeling the “Crunch”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2021/03/24/crunch-laws/ Hi everyone, I thought I would bring this article to everyone’s attention. It discusses how U.S. labour laws have many exemptions that contributed to the frequent experiences of time crunch in the industry (e.g., needing to work an extra 20hr on top of a standard 40hr work week). The author raises several key developments […]
ChatGPT: Not only reliable for bibliographies and outlines!
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/mar/19/ai-makes-plagiarism-harder-to-detect-argue-academics-in-paper-written-by-chatbot Good morning everyone! In class, we’ve frequently discussed the potential uses of ChatGPT in academia and reasoned that it is not reliable enough to write complex papers at a high academic level. This is why I wanted to bring this article to everyone’s attention. Synopsis: “An academic paper entitled Chatting and Cheating: Ensuring Academic Integrity in […]
RadioGPT: End to Radio Jockeys?
Article: https://www.wionews.com/technology/end-of-rjs-radiogpts-ai-generated-radio-jockeys-to-start-reading-news-570381 Hi everyone! I came across this article discussing the “future of radio”. It states that an Ohio-based media company has created RadioGPT – the “world’s first-ever radio platform powered by artificial intelligence”. The technology will scan online news sources for interesting topics, then create and read a script itself with “personalities”. It will […]
“Never Gonna Give [the rights to my voice] Up!”
Hi everyone! In preparation for Chris and Laura’s presentation next week on voice rights, please read and watch the following article and videos about a performer’s “right of publicity” with respect to their iconic voice. Our presentation will focus on whether copyright can subsist in a person’s voice, and if so, where and when liability […]