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From Ye’s ‘Vultures’ to ‘True Detective,’ AI infiltrates pop culture
As the quality of AI image and video generators improves, it may be more and more difficult for even discerning audience members to detect.
Just this week, the showrunner and writer of the new True Detective: Night Country, the latest installment of the creepy murder mystery anthology series on HBO, and Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, released new material powered by the burgeoning technology. In the case of True Detective: Night Country, the new season helmed by Mexican director Issa López, eagle eyed viewers noticed a scene in the second episode from Sunday, January 21, featuring what appeared to be low-quality AI generated posters on the wall of a character’s bedroom. After all, Ye protege and rapper Nicki Minaj got into it with fans on X earlier this month after they noticed some of the artwork promoting her latest album, “Pink Friday 2,” seemed to have been generated by AI tools and included glitches such as an extra finger on a human hand as a result:
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