When Yoda’s toking and Shrek’s pole dancing, you know AI’s gone off-script. We unpack the copyright firestorm surrounding Midjourney, explore YouTube’s looming ‘AI slop’ wave, and ask if Disney’s lightsabers can slice through fair use. Plus: Bernie wants your weekends back – can the bots buy you a 3-day nap?
LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Midjourney (AI image & video generation))
HeyGen (AI video lip-syncing))
Moises (AI music and vocal separation))
Fadr (music stem separation and remixing))
MVSEP (free music/vocal separator))
Topaz Video AI (video upscaling software))
Runway (AI video and image generation))
Google Veo (AI video generation))
Cluley (real-time AI assistant))
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