So I finally got Stable Diffusion running with some recent models, and right there in the very first test prompt, just to see how things would go, I got this portrait. First, the feeling of generating AI images locally feels waaay different from sending prompts to openai or midjourney in the cloud. Second, it instantly occurred to me that if AGI wanted me to suspect absolutely nothing, this is exactly what it would make itself look like. 😁 You probably went through this a long time ago, but generating locally with Stable Diffusion brings a whole new level of emotion for me...

PJ Harvey was approached by famous physicist Brian Cox and together they did this. Cox, who btw played in pretty great 90s band Dare, co-directed the video and played bass synth on the track.

Björn from ABBA about AI generated music possibly fucking up (what’s left of) the music industry: The solution to the danger of streaming services pushing AI slop to take over not just music distribution but ultimately music itself, is - wait for it - listeners paying directly to artists that they actively listen to instead of Spotify subscription. 
 Someone should seriously talk to the guy about V4V - how would you feel about a trip to Sweden @npub1a6c3...lfrr ? 😁

The guys behind the ABBA avatar show in London seem to mean business. This is what their website says: “Pophouse invests in and develops brands within entertainment – specialising in music catalogue investments. Acquired catalogues include Avicii, Tina Turner, Swedish House Mafia, Cyndi Lauper and KISS.” KISS have already announced their next chapter - avatar shows…

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