AI influencer awards season is upon us
First came the AI beauty pageant. Then the AI music contests. Now, there is an award for AI Personality of the Year - perhaps the inevitable next step for the AI influencer economy as it fights...
Topical Dancer is propulsive, playful, and political
Siri, can you tell me where I belong? | Image: DEEWEE
Last week's recommendation, Sotomayor's Wabi Sabi, has a very particular vibe that you don't find in a lot of records. One of the few things...
Crimson Desert dev apologizes for use of AI art
That’s some sloppy looking slop. | Image: Rex_Spy / Reddit
Reviews of Crimson Desert have been mixed, but the bigger issue for the game has been the discovery of what appeared to be AI-generat...
Musk says he’s building a Terafab chip plant in Austin, Texas
Grok, how do you make chips? | Image: Laura Normand / The Verge
Elon Musk announced plans to build a Terafab plant in Austin, Texas, that will be jointly run by Tesla and SpaceX. The goal is to ...
Online age checks came first — a VPN crackdown could be next
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more news about online age verification and your privacy, follow Emma Roth. The Stepback arr...