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• And the image of Pope Francis sporting a Balenciaga jacket that appeared in March 2023?
• How will voters know whether a video of a political candidate saying something offensive was real or generated by AI?
• Will people be willing to pay artists for their work when AI can create something visually stunning?

The many faces of authenticity

• Authenticity also matters because it is a social glue that reinforces trust.
• In short, authenticity matters, for both individuals and society as a whole.
• One of those is historical authenticity, or whether an object is truly from the time, place and person someone claims it to be.
• A second dimension of authenticity is the kind that plays out when, say, a restaurant in Japan offers exceptional and authentic Neapolitan pizza.
• In my own research, I’ve also seen that authenticity can relate to our expectations about what tools and activities are involved in creating things.

How to deal with the looming authenticity crisis

• Generative AI thrives on exploiting people’s reliance on categorical authenticity by producing material that looks like “the real thing.” So it’ll be important to disentangle historical and categorical authenticity in your own thinking.
• Also, it’ll be important for everyone to get up to speed on what these new generative AI tools really can and can’t do.
• Finally, in a world where AI operates as a tool, society is going to have to consider how to establish guardrails.
• What if Pixar films were deemed ineligible for the Academy Awards because people thought computer animation tools undermined their authenticity?

• The preschool show features Boro the Yeti™, one of the breakout characters first introduced at the original Katmandu™ theme park in Mallorca, Spain, and a group of fun-loving, mischievous young yetis.
• In this mission-oriented show, the young yetis go on adventures across Katmandu.
• Helping them are Kilgore Goode™ and Busby the Robot™, also from the Katmandu franchise, who provide the young yetis with all the tech they need to complete their missions.
• Additional details, including the series’ distribution partner, creative team and title will be unveiled in the coming months.

• The Ascend Foundation celebrated the success of 30 inspiring and amazing leaders at Ascend's A-List Award Gala at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.
• The awards spotlighted exceptional leaders who have embraced resiliency and success during times of economic uncertainty.
• This is how we're going to raise the next generation of Americans, citizens, and humans."
• More than Half of the Ascend A-List Honorees Women for the First Time.

• Toronto, Canada, March 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Visionary Education Technology Holdings Group Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: VEDU), an education provider headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with marketing partners in China, today announced that the Company will build a world class Film and Television Production and Education Facility with Camosun College in Victoria, BC.
• The three parties will cooperate to jointly build a world-class film and television production and training center in Victoria, BC.
• This new program will help to provide education, practical training, and industry employment services to thousands of students each year.
• We hope to build the talent pool in Vancouver and to provide students with first-class practical training and employment opportunities.”