YouTube is Testing AI-Generated Video Overviews

Google is reportedly exploring a new AI-powered feature for YouTube that creates video overviews based on users’ search queries. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-4-30 15:04

Microsoft Released an AI-Generated Ad and People Didn’t Realize

Microsoft released a minute-long ad for its Surface Pro and Surface Laptop with generative AI and nobody noticed until the company pointed it out. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-4-29 19:00

Japan Considers Making AI-Generated Studio Ghibli Images Illegal

A flood of AI-generated images mimicking the distinct style of Studio Ghibli washed over social media in March, thanks to ChatGPT's powerful new AI image generator. petapixel.com »

2025-4-21 15:28

Man Tries to Use AI-Generated Lawyer in Courtroom, Judge Unhappy

A judge was left unimpressed after a plaintiff attempted to use an AI-generated lawyer in the form of an avatar in a New York courtroom. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-4-14 16:48

AI-Generated Food Images Can Make People Feel Uncomfortable

New research has revealed why AI-generated food images can make people uneasy -- raising questions about the potential of the technology to replace traditional food photography in ads. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-3-27 15:32

Spain to Fine Companies $38.2 Million for Unlabeled AI-Generated Images

Spain has approved a bill that imposes fines of up to $38.2 million for companies that do not properly label AI-generated content, including deepfake images and videos. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-3-24 19:05

This Studio is Planning to Produce 30 AI-Generated Movies in Four Years

A new film, television, and gaming studio is aiming to produce more than 30 projects in the next three to four years with tiny budgets, for Hollywood at least. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-3-15 20:12

YouTube Warns Creators About AI-Generated Video of Its CEO

YouTube has warned creators about an AI-generated video of the company's CEO that is being used in phishing scams.

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2025-3-6 16:30

This AI-Generated Optical Illusion Test Could Replace CAPTCHAs

Researchers have developed a new CAPTCHA test that uses AI-generated optical illusions that are easily recognized by humans but are undetectable to other AI bots. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-2-25 17:09

YouTube Rolls Out AI-Generated Green Screens for Shorts

YouTube Shorts has rolled out more generative AI features for its Dream Screen program which is based on Google's Veo 2 video model. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-2-20 17:51

An AI-Generated Image Gets Copyright, Should You Be Worried?

The plethora of AI-generated images floating on the internet has many photographers perplexed about the state of the medium. While some continue to support AI-generated images as the "evolution" of photography, there are many who resist it for ethical reasons or find these pictures to be "soulless. thephoblographer.com »

2025-2-21 17:00

US Copyright Office Will Register Some AI-Generated Artworks

The United States Copyright Office has issued a new report clarifying its stance on AI-generated artwork. Creatives using AI tools will now enjoy greater flexibility when seeking to register their works. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-1-31 18:01

Instagram Has Started Showing AI-Generated Pictures of Users

AI-generated pictures of people have started appearing in their Instagram feeds and it's alarming folk.

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2025-1-9 21:31

Meta Purges AI-Generated Facebook and Instagram Accounts Amid Backlash

Meta has deleted some of the AI-generated users created for Facebook and Instagram after a severe backlash over the existence of the accounts. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-1-6 18:23

Instagram and Facebook to Fill Platforms With AI-Generated Accounts

Meta plans to fill Facebook and Instagram with AI-generated users that will exist on its platforms similar to real humans.

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2025-1-2 15:19

AI-Generated Images and Deepfakes Had Little Effect on 2024 Elections

Recent research has revealed that generative AI and deepfakes barely impacted the 2024 U.S. election as the images are just not good enough yet. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-12-31 15:38

Instagram Head Warns About Highly Realistic AI-Generated Images

Instagram head Adam Mosseri cautioned users against trusting online images, noting that AI is “clearly producing” content that can be easily mistaken for reality. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-12-16 19:01

These AI-Generated Short Films Will Give You Nightmares

TCL+, a streaming service from television manufacturer TCL, has revealed a series of AI-generated movies that it believes heralds a new era of filmmaking similar to the Golden Age of Hollywood. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-12-13 17:32

Mariah Carey Denies Being AI-Generated in Spotify Wrapped Video

Mariah Carey has dismissed claims that she used generative AI to make her Spotify Wrapped video, following accusations from social media users. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-12-9 17:03

Hairdressers See Rise in Requests Inspired by AI-Generated Images

Hairdressers say clients are unknowingly showing them AI-generated images and asking them to recreate the hairstyles in them. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-11-23 16:07

Man Jailed for 18 Years for Making AI-Generated Child Abuse Images

A man who used AI to create child abuse images using photographs of real children has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.

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2024-10-29 19:46

Icelandic Police Vow to Stop Using AI-Generated Imagery

Police in Iceland have fallen foul of the apparent universal unpopularity of AI images after one force vowed to stop using the computer-generated pictures. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-10-23 13:23

Elon Musk and Tesla Sued for Using AI-Generated ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Images at Robotaxi Event

The production company behind Blade Runner 2049 has filed a lawsuit against Tesla, Elon Musk, and Warner Bros. Discovery, for allegedly feeding stills from the movie into an AI image generator to create unauthorized promotional content. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-10-22 14:48

China to Require All AI-Generated Content to Be Labeled Clearly

The Chinese internet authority has proposed strict regulations for AI images requiring them to be clearly labeled and have embedded metadata. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-9-16 14:29

Adobe Firefly Turns Text or Images Into Realistic AI-Generated Video

Adobe previewed its generative video tools earlier this year, but details were relatively scarce. Today, Adobe shared much more information, including actual videos created in its Adobe Firefly Video Model. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-9-12 20:16

AI Models Turn to Mush if Trained on AI-Generated Material

If generative AI models are to continue to expand, they will need high-quality, human-created training data say scientists who found that using AI content corrupts the output. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-7-29 13:08

Meta Must Do More to Stop AI-Generated Explicit Images

Meta must do more to address AI-generated explicit images after it fell short in its response to non-consensual, nude deepfakes of two female public figures on its platforms, according to a report. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-7-27 17:45

Grim Report Discovers First AI-Generated Child Sex Abuse Videos

A report by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has found that generative AI models are being used to create deepfakes of real child sex abuse victims. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-7-22 18:38

Fashion Brand Mango Launches Photorealistic AI-Generated Campaign

European fashion brand Mango has unveiled an AI-generated picture campaign for its limited edition Sunset Dream collection of its youth line. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-7-17 16:01

Bumble Don’t Want Users Being “Catfished” By AI-Generated Images

Bumble has introduced a new feature that allows users to report when someone is using AI-generated images or video.

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2024-7-10 15:50

Toys ‘R’ Us Drops First AI-Generated Brand Video Using OpenAI’s Sora

Toys "R" Us has dropped the first ever AI-generated brand video using OpenAI's Sora to tell the origin story of the company's mascot Geoffrey the Giraffe. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-6-26 13:03

TikTok Will Have Ads Featuring AI-Generated Versions of Real People

TikTok may soon have ads featuring AI-generated versions of popular creators and stock actors to add a “human touch.”

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2024-6-20 13:39

Here’s How Apple Will Label its AI-Generated Art on Image Playground

Apple has revealed that it will label AI-generated images made with its new Image Playground tool.

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2024-6-19 18:30

Amazon Adds Frightening AI-Generated Men to Movie Poster

The 1957 movie 12 Angry Men stars, as the title suggests, 12 men who are on a jury together and must decide the fate of a teenager accused of killing his father. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-6-8 21:06

Viral ‘Eye for an Eye’ Story on TikTok is AI-Generated and Completely Made Up

A viral news story on TikTok about "Douglass Barnes" who carried out an "eye for an eye" murder on a cop's daughter is made up, police say. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-5-31 16:26

TikTok Embraces Content Credentials by Automatically Adding AI-Generated Tags

TikTok claims it is the first social media platform to support the Content Credentials provenance system by automatically adding AI-generated labels to content it detects as synthetic. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-5-10 19:16

Musician Sparks Debate After Releasing AI-Generated Music Video

A major indie artist has addressed the "intense debate" surrounding his latest music video which was entirely generated by OpenAI's video generator Sora. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-5-7 17:36

Creepy AI-Generated Film Trailers ‘Shot on Super Panavision 70’ are Everywhere

A bizarre AI video trend has seen scores of AI-generated trailers for movies and TV shows uploaded to YouTube and Instagram in a "Super Panavision 70" style. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-4-26 18:53

A24 Criticized For Using AI-Generated Movie Posters for ‘Civil War’

Film studio A24 has been criticized for releasing a series of AI-Generated poster ads for its critically acclaimed movie Civil War. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-4-23 20:13

Snapchat to Watermark AI-Generated Images

In the latest move to respond to the influx of visuals created using artificial intelligence, social media app Snapchat announced it would add a watermark to such images. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-4-18 21:44

The Trailer for the World’s First Fully AI-Generated Film is Here

The world's first fully AI-generated movie has been announced with the trailer for Next Stop Paris predictably containing one too many fingers. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-4-17 16:34

YouTube Tells Creators: ‘Label AI-Generated Content’

YouTube announced today that it will require content creators to label AI-generated content that people could mistake for being real. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-3-19 21:12

You’ve Taken Great Photos? They Must Be AI-Generated!

During Sunday's Super Bowl commercials, a set of incredible photos were seen by some 123 million people. Regardless of where you stand on the Jesus-themed ad, it was a pretty cool moment for photography. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-2-17 20:08

George Carlin’s Estate Sues Makers of AI-Generated Comedy Special in His Likeness

Geoge Carlin's estate has begun legal action over an AI-generated hour-long comedy special created by a YouTube channel.

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2024-1-26 17:31

George Carlin’s Daughter Slams Hour Long AI-Generated Comedy Special

Since his death in 2008, comedian George Carlin has not released a great deal. That was until Tuesday when a YouTuber made -- without the permission of his family -- an hour-long "special" featuring the revered comic. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-1-12 15:03

When an AI-Generated Taylor Swift Swindles Social Media Users, Who is to Blame?

There have been numerous examples in the news recently about how generative AI can be used to violate or scam people. Taylor Swift and her fans are the latest victims of deceptive AI practices. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-1-11 23:23

B&H Photo Published an AI-Generated Guide Written by a Fake Person

B&H Photo published an AI-generated photography guide on its Explora blog under the byline of a fictional author without disclosing the use of artificial intelligence, PetaPixel has learned. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-12-15 19:43

First-Ever AI-Generated TV Anchors Will Feature on US News in Early 2024

A new television station will feature artificial intelligence (AI) generated news anchors for the first time in the U.S. next year. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-12-15 18:04

Instagram Now Lets Users Make AI-Generated Backgrounds For Stories

Instagram has introduced a new feature that will let users make artificial intelligence (AI) generated backgrounds for Stories. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-12-14 14:22

Tech Conference Collapses After Reports of AI-Generated Speakers

The organizer of an online conference for women in tech canceled the event this week after it was revealed that at least one of the speakers was AI-generated. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-11-29 19:57