Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry

Alison Klayman's doc is as much a rallying cry for freedom of expression as it is a portrait in progress of an artist whose career is ongoing.

"...“Never retreat, retweet.” So says the parting slogan in Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, the documentary portrait of China’s best-known..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Announces More Speakers for 2024 Digging Deeper Into AI and the Future of Work

Dylan Mulvaney, Chuck D, and Uber CEO all added as speakers

"...Southwest 2024 is looking ahead to the future of AI, but it's also tackling one of the year's biggest..."

Oct. 24, 2023 SXSW Post

AI Experts Gather in Austin to Consider Ethics, White Men, and Mass Layoffs

Preparing for an AI world

"...Last October, a little over a month before OpenAI launched ChatGPT, the White House unveiled a Blueprint for..."

Sept. 25, 2023 News Post by Benton Graham

SXSW Tackles AI in 2024 Speaker List

Rosario Dawson, ChatGPT head appearing next year

"...over the creative industries, so it's no surprise that AI plays a major role in the first lineup of..."

Aug. 29, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Experts at SXSW Debate if AI Will Save Us ... or Destroy Us

Scads of panels ponder a rosy or bleak future

"...“I’m just a scientist who suddenly realized that these..."

March 8, 2024 Arts Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin Scientists Focus on Helping AI Do Good

Weighing the pros, cons, and concerns of humanity's future overlords

"...and Austin, Texas, is emerging as a hub for AI innovation. The city is home to a number of..."

March 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

AI Takes a Crack at Writing News Article

Dry, styleless delivery aside, fails to be accurate

"...Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a rapidly growing field that has the potential..."

March 10, 2023 News Feature by ChatGPT

UT Conference Explores Ethics Around the Breakneck Advancement of AI

Humanizing machines

"...As its technology hurtles toward uncharted territory, AI is in a precarious place – and increasingly moving..."

April 14, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Experts at SXSW Ponder AI and the “Future of Truth”

Will the tech go the same destructive route as social media?

"...“Truth is two really different things,” Rosenbaum explained. “There’s subjective truth and objective truth. And the one..."

March 12, 2024 SXSW Post by Brant Bingamon

Opinion: The Conflict of Interest at the Center of AI Regulation Talks

Should Congress really be asking top tech CEOs how best to regulate their industry?

"...AI has undeniably become a buzzword. We've seen hundreds of..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Column by Jane Bernhard

Grimes Explained to UT Students Why Artists Should Make Songs With Her AI-Generated Vocals

Austin's new resident on the Drake deepfake track, TikTok, and MGMT

"...The electronic pop musician Grimes, who has lived in..."

April 25, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

The Luv Doc: AI Casanova

Maybe you’re not the Cyrano de Bergerac that reeled them in

"...about whether it is wrong for me to use AI to create my profile on [a dating site]. He..."

March 22, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

AI, Strikes, and Burning It Down: Highlights of the ATX TV Festival

Celebration of the small screen becomes a war room for writers

"...Stateside Theatre was clapping in unison. That, Beau Willimon said, is what it's like to be in a union,..."

June 9, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Questioning AI

Terrible taste is pretty much hardwired into the American aesthetic

"...suspect they are trying to trigger my RHCPPTSD and bait me into some inflammatory statement like, "'Blood Sugar Sex..."

Feb. 24, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

Iron Ox Farm Optimizes Indoor Farming With AI and Robots

Lockhart hydroponic farm puts sustainability first

"...streets from Smitty's Market in Lockhart sits Texas' first AI-assisted hydroponic greenhouse. Iron Ox, the confluence of California robotics..."

April 29, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

SXSW Panel Recap: Sex & Text: Breaking Down Movie Stereotypes w/ AI

StoryFit on dismantling unhealthy gender roles in Hollywood

"...company using artificial intelligence insights to better inform the entertainment industry, presented their recent findings on gender stereotypes found..."

March 12, 2018 SXSW Post by Sarah Marloff

AI Experts Gather in Austin to Consider Ethics, White Men, and Mass Layoffs

Preparing for an AI world

Sept. 29, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

AI by Any Other Name

Austin Interfaith is moving toward a broader, Central Texas future

"...Since 1985, Austin Interfaith has been an activist fixture in the local political..."

Oct. 19, 2007 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Re-Forming AI$D

What's behind the national involvment in local school board races?

"...such upsets to changing demographics in the electorate. He said, "We have more tech folks, we have more younger..."

Nov. 28, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Gay Place: Ai, Mami

Bidi bidi bom your bum down to Bernadette's

"...will cut you up. Monty Python and the Holy Grail at 6pm and Rat Race at 8pm. Thu., March..."

March 30, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

Portrait of the Artist as a Righteous Dissident

Filmmaker Alison Klayman discusses her new doc, 'Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry'

"...China just can't seem to get Beijing-based conceptual artist/blogger/filmmaker/dissident-provocateur Ai Weiwei to Shut. The. Fuck. Up, already...."

Aug. 10, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Qmmunity: Serving Real Realness

AI art has no place in the queer community, plus queer Austin updates

"...To be specific, I use a software called Otter AI to automatically transcribe the majority of my interview audio...."

March 1, 2024 Column by James Scott

Startup Showcases Sign Language Based Artificial Intelligence at SXSW

No credentials needed for “AI for good” and coffee at Fairmont Hotel

"...opportunity to interact face-to-face (so to speak) with an AI program that understands American Sign Language...."

March 12, 2019 Food Post by Alexandra Detmar

SXSW Film Review: More Human Than Human

Exploring the human condition by studying artificial intelligence

"...us, what does that mean for our identity?” An AI researcher poses that question in the documentary More Human..."

March 11, 2018 SXSW Post by Austin Sanders

Human Flow

Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei directs an epic overview of the global refugee crisis.

"...Directed by: Ai Weiwei...."

Oct. 20, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Tokyo Decadence

"...Directed by: Ryu Murakami. Starring: Miho Nikaido, Sayoko Amano, Tenmei Kano, Kan Mikami and Chie Sema...."

Aug. 27, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Luv Doc: Spending Time With a Model

It's not uncommon for people to develop relationships with chatbots or other AI

"...out with some friends last night and I was complaining about it and he said I am jealous because..."

March 10, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

Child's Play

Everyone's favorite homicidal doll is back

"...the Tall Man and, of course, Chucky. The pint-sized villain of the Child's Play series has had enough box..."

June 28, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Panel Combines Brain and Computer Power Through Neurotech

The future is here and kinda terrifying

"...The AI track at SXSW consisted of roughly 150 panels, certifying..."

March 11, 2024 SXSW Post by Madeline Duncan

Council to Consider $3 Million Five-Year Contract for Wildfire Prevention Tech

AI will track fires

"...that vulnerability, Austin Energy wants to contract with Pano AI Inc. for an early wildfire detection product that uses..."

Oct. 6, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

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