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Digital Afterlife: Hollywood & Tech

Digital Afterlife: Hollywood & Tech explores Hollywood"s AI-driven innovation, artist copyright battles, entertainment policy, and film industry disruption. We also discuss how technology—from photography to cutting-edge AI—shapes human agency in grief, digital afterlife technology, and visual media startups. Ginger Liu is the founder and CEO of Ginger Media & Entertainment, an MFA photographer, filmmaker, and journalist.

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00:16:22

The Generative AI Headlines - June 2024

Digital Afterlife: Hollywood & Tech ·

2024/06/23

Hollywood streaming wars affect jobs, and there are calls for more AI legislation from Scarlett Johannson and data protection legislation for the AI death tech industry. Legislation that protects Hollywood creatives, artists, and the deceased is an ongoing battle as industries across states and countries try, and come to an agreement with government agencies. Ginger Liu is the founder of Ginger Media & Entertainment, a Writer/Researcher in artificial intelligence and visual arts media —

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00:24:20

Creating an AI Photorealistic Digital Afterlife

Digital Afterlife: Hollywood & Tech ·

2024/05/27

AI creates the impossible as real, giving animated photographs of the dead, imaginative and emotional power, and the desire to see our dead relatives return to the living. With digital networks and AI, there is a shift in identity once the person has died and for those left behind to mourn. Introducing the deceased into the grieving process means that digital identity is often co-constructed. The shift is in who controls the grieving process. Whereas Facebook group pages are created by a human

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00:16:23

The Technology of Grief: From Photography to AI

Digital Afterlife: Hollywood & Tech ·

2024/03/31

The link between Victorian portraiture and AI death tech.Looking at AI death tech platforms in context with Victorian post-mortem photography and attaining the sitter’s essence in portraiture, we can see a link between technology, consumerism, and society’s view on death and bereavement. Startups working in the death tech or grief tech industry have designed different approaches that enable users to communicate with the dead, via text, video, audio, or photorealist avatars. The technology

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00:03:38

Death Tech and the Creation of an AI Essence

Digital Afterlife: Hollywood & Tech ·

2024/02/29

Historically, portrait photography has been a medium for capturing a person’s external likeness. Essence is a term that was borrowed from portrait painting. Essence adds an extra layer of meaning to the image, something internal. In the case of photography, the photographer aims to capture something intangible that reveals their unique personality and identity. The notion of essence then provides a philosophical framework for examining whether photorealistic generative artificial intelligence

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00:19:06

Hollywood Resurrects the Dead for Entertainment

Digital Afterlife: Hollywood & Tech ·

2024/01/31

For the last few years, I have been writing about grief and digital afterlife technology and the companies that create photorealistic digital twins, chatbots, synthetic voices, AI video legacies, and holograms. The entertainment industry has been a driver of innovation, creating digital personas of Tupak Shakur and ABBA. In only the last few weeks, Elvis, Edith Piaf, and Jimmy Stewart have been resurrected or de-aged for entertainment. Harrison Ford was de-aged by 40 years for his role as Indiana

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00:26:49

Rise of the Griefbot: AI Chatbots that Replicate the...

Digital Afterlife: Hollywood & Tech ·

2023/12/28

Rise of the GriefbotGrief tech is changing the way we communicate with our deceased loved ones and how we cope with their passing. Our digital footprint, such as texts, photos, videos, emails, and social media accounts keeps us connected to the people close to us and worldwide. AI voice cloning creates digital replicas of a human voice by analyzing and mimicking speech patterns such as accent, tone, and pitch. AI industry growth exceeded $40 billion in the US in 2022 and is estimated to reach $1.3

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00:17:55

Capturing Essence With AI Death Technology

Digital Afterlife: Hollywood & Tech ·

2023/10/31

Meta's New Digital Afterlife for the Dead and the Aging Challenge. When my mother was in the final stages of dementia, I rarely took photographs or videos of her because I didn’t want to document the evidence of her living with dementia. Documenting her demise was something I struggled with as an artist-photographer who was used to taking and sharing images daily. The thought of losing her forever made me obsessed with capturing her essence. But what is essence? Words like soul, aura, air, and

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00:08:46

Generative AI News Headlines 9-27-23

Digital Afterlife: Hollywood & Tech ·

2023/09/27

After more than a year of turmoil from artists protecting their work from generative AI platforms, with some going to court over copyright violations, a new open letter was signed by, no doubt, a different group of artists who use generative AI in their workflow. But it’s not all praise for the platforms because a group of well-known authors is suing Meta and OpenAI for copyright infringement. Elsewhere, big-name actors are protecting and monetizing their AI likeness, and AI-generated artwork can’t

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00:05:45

Generative News Headlines 8–22–23

Digital Afterlife: Hollywood & Tech ·

2023/08/23

The week in Generative AI news is heavy on copyright protection and I sense there’s more backlash on the way as industries get to grip with the true value and purpose of artificial intelligence. It’s not all angst though because AI is being used in tracking wildlife in order to prevent biodiversity depletion. Judge Finds AI-Created-Art Isn’t Copyrightable Open AI Tools Effective in Content Moderation New York Times Bans Content from Training AI Models AP Develop Guidelines for Use of AI in

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00:07:15

Generative AI News Headlines - 8-10-23

Digital Afterlife: Hollywood & Tech ·

2023/08/10

Generative AI News Headlines Disney creates AI task force Google disrupts publishers’ copyright Zoom caught using customer data Dungeons & Dragons bans AI-generated art AI Companies Commit to New Safety Measures for Biden PhotoGuard Developed to Protect Against AI Image Manipulation Documentary Filmmakers Cautious About Use of AI Itseez3D Releases Avatar SDK Deep Fake Detector Kickstarter Projects Require Generative AI Disclosure Latest Gartner Survey Finds Generative AI is a Risk for

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00:17:12

The Death Tech Startups Resurrecting the Dead

Digital Afterlife: Hollywood & Tech ·

2023/08/08

The evolution of technology has shaped the way we grieve, from the early days of photography, which brought images of our loved ones into our homes, to Facebook Memorial pages that serve as spaces for remembrance. Incorporating AI into the grieving process seems like a natural progression. Adding a layer of interaction can be comforting, especially during the initial stages of loss. For those who missed a chance to say goodbye, griefbots can offer closure. There are valid concerns about their impact

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00:05:01

The Generative AI Headlines - July 31, 2023

Digital Afterlife: Hollywood & Tech ·

2023/07/31

The latest headlines in Generative AI by Ginger Liu Big Tech Moves Towards Enhancing the Safety of AI Technology In a significant move towards enhancing safety protocols for AI technology, big tech companies including OpenAI, Google (Alphabet), and Meta Platforms, have pledged their support to the White House AI safety bill. Tech companies have committed to adopting specific measures, such as watermarking AI-generated content, as announced by President Biden on Friday during a White House event

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00:41:38

Can AI Replace Therapy? Death Tech for the Digital...

Digital Afterlife: Hollywood & Tech ·

2023/07/20

Can AI Replace Therapy? Hey Pi is the Conversational Chatbot that Works. https://medium.com/technology-hits/how-pi-ai-replaced-my-therapist-72c21eca6f85 The integration of AI conversational chatbots like ChatGPT in mental health apps aims to screen for or support individuals dealing with grief, isolation, mild depression, or anxiety. By tracking and analyzing human emotions, these apps use machine learning technology to monitor a user’s mood or replicate a human therapist’s interactions. Although

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00:15:13

Hollywood Strikes Against AI

Digital Afterlife: Hollywood & Tech ·

2023/07/18

AI poses an existential threat to the entertainment industry as we know it, and it is entirely justified for the WGA to demand control over its usage. Networks and studios have a troubling history of adopting new technologies. In 2008, studios commanded a $16.9 billion market in DVDs and home videos, but their lack of understanding and adaptation to streaming technology caused an 86 percent loss within the first decade. Change happens rapidly in the entertainment sector, with sound movies replacing

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00:31:16

Can AI Recreate the Dead?

Digital Afterlife: Hollywood & Tech ·

2023/06/16

Can Artificial Intelligence Recreate the Deceased - death tech companies think so. Can artificial intelligence recreate our deceased loved ones and will it help or hinder how we grieve? Tech experts and grief therapists have debated the pros and cons of AI but because the technology to replicate the deceased is still in its infancy, the social impact has yet to reach a consensus. https://medium.com/technology-hits/can-artificial-intelligence-recreate-the-deceased-1f3b65ffae5a The Rise of the

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00:38:01

AI Death Tech and the Digital Afterlife

Digital Afterlife: Hollywood & Tech ·

2023/05/30

Who owns your footprint after you die? Is it big tech companies or the loved ones you’ve left behind? Access and ownership cause unintended consequences that shift societal norms and behaviors in online spaces. Mourning is mediated and managed in different social spaces. Are you prepared for the inevitable and will you take a deletionist or preservationist stance? What is the long-term impact on the bereaved when third parties control technology platforms and your data, make the rules, govern who

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00:38:55

An Open Letter to Halt Generative AI and Hollywood...

Digital Afterlife: Hollywood & Tech ·

2023/04/04

Tech Leaders Sign Letter to Halt Generative AI. Plus the Generative AI Tech News Round-Up. No wonder big tech influencers like Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak have signed an open letter with 1100 industry experts, expressing their concerns over the speed of AI disrupting society. Fueled by ChatGPT’s ability to wipe out the careers of writers and even expressing dystopian concerns for the end of humanity and the: “loss of control of our civilization.” Will AI Destroy Hollywood? Small independents and

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00:07:45

The Generative AI news round up - Generative AI Art...

Digital Afterlife: Hollywood & Tech ·

2023/01/23

It’s been a great year for AI photo apps which are dominating the Apple app charts. According to TechCrunch, there were 12.6 million downloads in the first 11 days of December alone. The Lensa AI photo and editing app is the latest AI photo app to go viral because of its amazing creative capabilities and serious concerns about copyright infringement, data privacy, and the sexual exploitation of women and children. It’s a huge money spinner for app purchases and part of a new generation of apps that

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00:20:32

Death and the Digital Afterlife: Elon Musk and the...

Digital Afterlife: Hollywood & Tech ·

2022/12/02

Interactive internet-based technologies are transforming the way in which we understand death, grieving, and coping with loss. Online communication together with changes in social and religious attitudes in western society has created a space where the individual is part of the collective. The transition from analog to digital combines the private with the public and the real with the virtual. Feeding the digital afterlife zeitgeist are tech giants who are eager to build a synthetic heaven where big

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00:19:16

The death tech industry is booming but will it help...

Digital Afterlife: Hollywood & Tech ·

2022/11/12

Does digital privacy continue after death and how safe is our data from cybercrime? What happens to social media accounts when we die? Most people don’t know what to do with their data or that social media accounts like Facebook, can be memorialized and legacy executors can be appointed. A service that creates a digital replica of someone without their participation raises complex ethical issues regarding consent and privacy. Companies are not obliged to check that the users of their services are

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