Thomas Hawk posted a photo:
Ze kwam naar de Winterspelen voor goud, maar skelestonster Kimberley Bos kreeg nooit grip op de baan in Cortina d’Ampezzo. „Elke keer als ik een stap maak, doet de rest dat ook”.
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De zusjes Xandra en Michelle Velzeboer hebben zich beiden geplaatst voor de kwartfinales van de 1.000 meter shorttrack.
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In München, deze week het toneel van de internationale Veiligheidsconferentie, vond zaterdag een massale betoging plaats tegen het regime van Iran.
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Ach ja, weer eens wat metacore voor de afwisseling. Dit is van Motionless in White, een Amerikaans gezelschap dat al sinds 2004 aan de weg timmert. Het is niet helemaal mijn genre binnen het brede spectrum van de metalmuziek, maar die afwisseling tussen cleane en vuige vocalen, dat blijf ik ook in deze stijl toch wel erg prettig vinden.
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1.5 million people have now viewed a slick 15-second video imagining Tom Cruise fighting Brad Pitt that was generated by ByteDance's new AI video generation tool Seedance 2.0.
But while ByteDance gushes their tool "delivers cinematic output aligned with industry standards," the cinema industry isn't happy, reports the Los Angeles Times reports:
Charles Rivkin, chief executive of the Motion Picture Assn., wrote in a statement that the company "should immediately cease its infringing activity."
"In a single day, the Chinese AI service Seedance 2.0 has engaged in unauthorized use of U.S. copyrighted works on a massive scale," wrote Rivkin. "By launching a service that operates without meaningful safeguards against infringement, ByteDance is disregarding well-established copyright law that protects the rights of creators and underpins millions of American jobs."
The video was posted on X by Irish filmmaker Ruairi Robinson. His post said the 15-second video came from a two-line prompt he put into Seedance 2.0. Rhett Reese, writer-producer of movies such as the "Deadpool" trilogy and "Zombieland," responded to Robinson's post, writing, "I hate to say it. It's likely over for us." He goes on to say that soon people will be able to sit at a computer and create a movie "indistinguishable from what Hollywood now releases." Reese says he's fearful of losing his job as increasingly powerful AI tools advance into creative fields. "I was blown away by the Pitt v Cruise video because it is so professional. That's exactly why I'm scared," wrote Reese on X. "My glass half empty view is that Hollywood is about to be revolutionized/decimated...."
In a statement to The Times, [screen/TV actors union] SAG-AFTRA confirmed that the union stands with the studios in "condemning the blatant infringement" from Seedance 2.0, as video includes "unauthorized use of our members' voices and likenesses. This is unacceptable and undercuts the ability of human talent to earn a livelihood. Seedance 2.0 disregards law, ethics, industry standards and basic principles of consent," wrote a spokesperson from SAG-AFTRA. "Responsible A.I. development demands responsibility, and that is nonexistent here."
But while ByteDance gushes their tool "delivers cinematic output aligned with industry standards," the cinema industry isn't happy, reports the Los Angeles Times reports:
Charles Rivkin, chief executive of the Motion Picture Assn., wrote in a statement that the company "should immediately cease its infringing activity."
"In a single day, the Chinese AI service Seedance 2.0 has engaged in unauthorized use of U.S. copyrighted works on a massive scale," wrote Rivkin. "By launching a service that operates without meaningful safeguards against infringement, ByteDance is disregarding well-established copyright law that protects the rights of creators and underpins millions of American jobs."
The video was posted on X by Irish filmmaker Ruairi Robinson. His post said the 15-second video came from a two-line prompt he put into Seedance 2.0. Rhett Reese, writer-producer of movies such as the "Deadpool" trilogy and "Zombieland," responded to Robinson's post, writing, "I hate to say it. It's likely over for us." He goes on to say that soon people will be able to sit at a computer and create a movie "indistinguishable from what Hollywood now releases." Reese says he's fearful of losing his job as increasingly powerful AI tools advance into creative fields. "I was blown away by the Pitt v Cruise video because it is so professional. That's exactly why I'm scared," wrote Reese on X. "My glass half empty view is that Hollywood is about to be revolutionized/decimated...."
In a statement to The Times, [screen/TV actors union] SAG-AFTRA confirmed that the union stands with the studios in "condemning the blatant infringement" from Seedance 2.0, as video includes "unauthorized use of our members' voices and likenesses. This is unacceptable and undercuts the ability of human talent to earn a livelihood. Seedance 2.0 disregards law, ethics, industry standards and basic principles of consent," wrote a spokesperson from SAG-AFTRA. "Responsible A.I. development demands responsibility, and that is nonexistent here."
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ISS now fully crewed after a medical issue forced the evacuation of four astronauts in January
The International Space Station (ISS) returned to full strength with Saturday’s arrival of four new astronauts to replace colleagues who bailed early because of health concerns.
SpaceX delivered the US, French and Russian astronauts a day after launching them from Cape Canaveral.
Continue reading...MILAAN (ANP) - Shorttrackster Xandra Velzeboer heeft op de Olympische Spelen zonder problemen de kwartfinale op de 1000 meter bereikt. De winnares van goud op de 500 meter was in de vierde van acht voorronden veruit de snelste.
Selma Poutsma redde het niet. De landgenote van Velzeboer kwam een rit eerder in actie en ging daarin onderuit. Poutsma is daarmee uitgeschakeld voor het vervolg van de 1000 meter op maandag, met de kwartfinales, halve finales en finale. Poutsma eindigde donderdag op de 500 meter als vierde.
Michelle Velzeboer, de zus van Xandra, eindigde in de laatste voorronde als tweede achter de Zuid-Koreaanse Kim Gilli. Dat was voldoende voor een plaats in de kwartfinale. Michelle Velzeboer strandde donderdag op de 500 meter na een val in de halve finale en eindigde in de B-finale als derde.