Weird of the Week: META's Celebrity Chatbots, Drake's Flying Sperm, Adobe's Digital Dress & The Ever Trending AOP
I’m tapping into Diet Prada’s report revealing META dropping mega millions for two year rights to create specific celebrity chatbots. It’s too eerie. Would you replicate yourself to allow a mega corp to literally put words in your mouth? (Hey, no judgment. I’m sure I’ve done worse for less, right?) You have to see this AI in action:
Meet Kendall Jenner’s alter AI ego - Billie
Caveat: I’ll also be trying to create my own AI bot to report on some trends because I don’t have that desire to be on camera.
If I did, I’d walk around with this NPR set up, like Jason Fuller’s. I’m secretly dying to be my own culture correspondent because I find so many stories on the street. TBH, that’s one of the reasons I launched Easily Entertained. I’m already doing the work on the street, just not assimilating my face or voice yet.
In 2011, I applauded this woman’s gumption:
Drake’s Flying Sperm
How does one learn they have the skillset to navigate sperm, though?
That video is such a great get.
Adobe’s Digital Dress
I am obsessed with Adobe and am grandfather claused to use all their apps at yesteryear’s pricing and am amazed at new developments that I’m not sharing. IYKYK. But I am sharing this digital dress! You have to see this dress animate on demand.
Also in this vein, will T-shirts become electronic billboards?
TRENDING: The All Over Print (AOP) Game Going Strong
This is an example of an AOP, although I’m calling this one weird since they’ve swapped faces. Whose idea was this? No shade, because I actually love - and have designed - ironic fabrics, too. Which reminds me…