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Woot is currently selling Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream for Nintendo Switch at $52.99, down from the usual $59.95. The game is the second entry in the Tomodachi Life series, letting players build and manage an island community populated by customizable Mii characters. Players can decorate homes, shape relationships, and watch characters interact in unpredictable ways, including forming friendships, rivalries, or even marriages. The listing is for the region-free international version, compatible with all Switch consoles, and offers improved loading speeds for Switch 2 owners.
Google Earth's new AI image generator, Nano Banana, allows users to create realistic but fabricated images using real satellite, aerial, and 3D imagery with just a text prompt. Researcher Henk van Ess of Digital Digging demonstrated the risk by generating misleading images depicting refugees near the Mexican border and a bomb crater near a hospital in Gaza. The tool's potential to produce convincing geopolitical misinformation has raised alarm among observers. Google responded by stating that all images created with Nano Banana are embedded with SynthID digital watermarks, which can be detected via the Gemini app or Google Lens. The company says it takes misinformation seriously and has also introduced a '@verifyai' tag as an additional transparency measure.
Snapchat has updated its recommendation systems to exclude fully AI-generated content from its Spotlight feature. The change ensures that only videos made by real human creators are eligible for Spotlight recommendations. The move signals Snapchat's stance against low-quality, AI-generated content often referred to as 'AI slop.' By adjusting its algorithms, the platform aims to prioritize authentic, human-made content for its users.
Universal Music Group, Sony Music, and Warner Music Group have jointly proposed new rules that would bar AI-generated songs from appearing on international music charts. The proposal goes beyond an existing RIAA and IFPI initiative, which only seeks standardized labeling for AI-generated and AI-assisted music. Under the labels' plan, songs would need to be clearly labeled as AI-generated, and chart eligibility would be restricted to music deemed 'substantially human.' The proposal sets specific criteria that AI songs must meet before qualifying for chart consideration. The move signals a significant push by the music industry's biggest players to protect human artists from AI competition in mainstream rankings.
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