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Stripped Bare by Silicon: How AI is Turning Us All into Digital Pin-ups

AI and the art of digital undressing. You heard me right. Apparently, a whole bunch of websites have popped up, and they're basically digital tailors.  You feed them a picture of your favorite politician, your annoying neighbor, or even your own unsuspecting grandma, and poof! – they're magically naked. Stripped Bare by Silicon: How AI is Turning Us All into Digital Pin-ups Now, I'm not one to judge. A little bit of digital nudity here and there, who am I to say? But this... this is getting out of hand. India, they say, is the second-biggest user of these "virtual strip clubs."   Second only to the US. The land of yoga and meditation, now the land of… well, you get the picture. And let's not forget Japan. Those poor souls, always pushing the boundaries. Apparently, they're obsessed with this stuff.  I can just imagine them: "Konichiwa, AI-san! Please, make this picture of Mr. Tanaka look like he's auditioning for the next 'Magic Mike' ...

OpenAI's Sora: Pixels, Prompts, and Hollywood's Panic

The brave new world of filmmaking, where the only thing you need to create a blockbuster is a wild imagination and a keyboard! Gone are the days when becoming a film director required years of studying, expensive equipment, and actual talent.  Now, you can simply type "Arnold Schwarzenegger riding a unicorn through a rainbow while doing quantum physics" and - voilà! - cinematic magic happens! OpenAI's Sora: Pixels, Prompts, and Hollywood's Panic OpenAI's Sora is like that overeager film student who's watched every YouTube tutorial and suddenly believes they're the next Steven Spielberg. Except this student doesn't need caffeine, sleep, or even a film degree. Just give it a text prompt, and it'll generate a video so realistic you'll wonder if Hollywood's entire workforce just became obsolete. Imagine the conversations happening in movie studios right now. Picture a room full of veteran directors, their carefully cultivated Hollywood tan...