TheFutureParty
A Community-based Media Company
AI firm Anthropic released the latest versions of its Claude chatbot last week… and its most powerful version is capable of trying to manipulate, deceive, and blackmail users from shutting it down. Whoops. Why It Scares: We’re officially entering Skynet territory. While Anthropic has billed itself as the safer alternative to OpenAI (Anthropic was founded […]
Darren Aronofsky, the mind behind films such as Black Swan and Requiem for a Dream, has launched an AI studio called Primordial Soup in partnership with Google’s AI research lab, DeepMind. The Big Picture: Aronofsky is easily the biggest filmmaker so far to personally get involved in AI production, joining the likes of Natasha Lyonne […]
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has gone on a rare publicity tour to share the new underlying philosophy of the company — people are lonely and want more friends than they have, so Meta wants to give them a group of AI besties. The Big Picture: It’s true that people are lonely — 30% of adults […]
The job of “prompt engineer” — being able to craft the perfect string of words to get an AI system to generate an intended output — seemed to herald the new entry-level job of the AI era, with an expected annual growth rate of nearly 33%. But, in just two years, it’s already gone the […]
Even though the White House is partly trying to bring more manufacturing jobs back to the US with its tariff and trade policies, those jobs — especially ones that are repetitive or dangerous — may actually be mostly taken over by new AI-powered, autonomous robots. The Big Picture: Nearly every American corporation says manufacturing in […]
BBC Studios has created a deepfake version of renowned mystery author Agatha Christie (Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile) to teach a BBC Maestro course. The Big Twist: This isn’t the first time that a deceased celebrity has been resurrected for a performance… but it might be the first time it’s been […]
Actress and filmmaker Natasha Lyonne (Poker Face, Russian Doll) is making her directorial debut with Uncanny Valley — a video game-set project that will blend live action and AI. The Big Picture: By making a movie using AI, Lyonne — a well-respected artist in Hollywood’s creative community — could chart a path for how the […]
New AI-powered animation company Cheehoo has brought together a team of top entertainment industry names and Silicon Valley data scientists to revolutionize the minutiae of making 3D-animated projects. The Big Picture: Making movies is expensive, and making high-quality animated movies is typically very expensive. That usually means that these movies need to make a lot […]
British musician Imogen Heap has partnered with AI music platform Jen to offer five of her songs as the foundation for people to create AI-generated songs. The Big Picture: Everyone, from companies like YouTube and UMG to musicians like Grimes, has been experimenting with AI-powered music generators that offer top-tier pro artistry as a foundation. […]
AI firm Anthropic believes that AI-powered chatbots will become autonomous employees within companies as soon as next year. Why It Hits: Are we ready to share virtual cubicle space with AI? Probably not, which is why Anthropic is sounding the alarm that companies need to prepare for this… especially as it concerns cybersecurity. Corporate espionage […]