Bag of Randomness for Tuesday, November 28, 2023

  • This Sports Illustrated story is wild. What a fall from grace. I’m surprised this story hasn’t gotten more attention.In short, they bought AI-generated headshots and created fake writer profiles so they could publish AI-generated content and make it look real.

    They then deleted the content when asked about it.

    Sports Illustrated Published Articles by Fake, AI-Generated Writers – We asked them about it — and they deleted everything.

  • All the living First Ladies will attend Rosalynn Carter’s memorial service: Jill Biden, Melania Trump, Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Laura Bush. President Biden, and 4 of the 5 living former presidents will be attending Roslyn Carter’s funeral services. I’m sure we all can guess the one president who won’t be there.
  • Authentic – Merriam-Webster’s 2023 word of the year is the real deal
    • The online dictionary says there has been a high volume of searches for the word’s definition for several years, but 2023 saw a “substantial increase,” thanks to “stories and conversations about AI, celebrity culture, identity, and social media.”
    • The reason so many look it up is because “authentic” has several meanings, according to the announcement on the dictionary’s website, including “not false or imitation” and “true to one’s own personality, spirit, or character.”
  • What is no-fault divorce, and why do some conservatives want to get rid of it?
    • Right-wing commentators like Steven Crowder and Matt Walsh have ramped up complaints in recent months that it is too easy for people — specifically women — to get divorces. All states currently have some version of a no-fault divorce law, but Republicans in Texas and Nebraska list the dissolution or restriction of no-fault divorce in their state party political platforms.
      • Yet, “No-fault divorce was first legalized in California in 1969 by then-Governor Ronald Reagan, who would eventually become the first US president who had been divorced (Former President Donald Trump was the second.) “
  • Volkswagen’s original brand is “no longer competitive,” the company’s brand chief warned Monday, owing to high costs and low productivity.

  • The last part of the clip makes it look like a new parade.

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