Animating History: AI and Iconic Photos

Hans confronts the technological, moral, and philosophical impacts of using Artificial Intelligence to animate still photos, including those of both personal and historical significance.

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Intro Links

• Why Academics Are Leaving Twitter for Bluesky
• This Cybersecurity Startup Is Quietly Moderating X’s Community Notes to Fight Crypto Scams
• Scam Sniffer
• Nancy Mace ran bot army, had staff run fake accounts to boost profile, report claims: ‘It’s what she does for fun’
• RFK Jr.'s MAHA Report Cites Research Studies That Don't Exist
• The MAHA Report Cites Studies That Don’t Exist
• Roblox’s Hit Farm Game Spurs Underground Digital Fruit Economy

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Animating History

• Falcon Heights, MN City Council Meeting - March 26, 2025
• Errol Morris at NYPL
• Synthesis of a Vocal Sound from the 3,000 year old Mummy, Nesyamun ‘True of Voice’
• Making a Dead Lion Roar
• Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
• Saigon Execution
• Oral History with Eddie Adams
• oldphoto.ai
• Intersubject Synchronization of Cortical Activity During Natural Vision
• Ways of Seeing
• 'I Loved That AI:' Judge Moved by AI-Generated Avatar of Man Killed in Road Rage Incident

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Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. This episodes contributing producer was Tori Dominguez Peek. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta.

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