WIRED is organizing a single-day event in Miami's Wynwood district on November 4, featuring conversations with leaders in biotechnology, politics, and artificial intelligence. The program includes a screening of a docume…
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This week in Art & Creative Industries · updated Thu Oct 08 2026
This week in art and creative industries, two distinct AI narratives emerged. On one hand, hobbyists are enthusiastically embracing AI chatbots as co-creators of personalized fiction, with a University of Washington study indicating readers knowingly seek out machine-generated stories, drawn specifically to their artificial origin. This grassroots embrace stands in stark contrast to ongoing publishing industry scandals over professional authors' suspected AI use. On the other hand, an AI-generated promotional character, Tilly Norwood, faltered in a press chat, dodging political questions with irrelevant comments about the interviewer's attire and offering vague film details, raising doubts about the effectiveness of such tools in interactive marketing.
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WIRED to Host One-Day Tech and Culture Fair in Miami
Hobbyists Embrace AI Chatbots as Co-Creators of Personalized Fiction
Users like software engineer Petra Ferraz de Novaes spend hours crafting fantasy stories with AI models, enjoying the unpredictable and sometimes bizarre outputs. A University of Washington study found many readers knowi…
Manhattan DA Seizes 12 Deepfake Porn Sites Targeting 1,200 Victims
In a major legal action, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office has seized a dozen websites that hosted nonconsensual deepfake videos of around 1,200 people, mostly women. The sites targeted celebrities, influencers, a…
AI Actress Tilly Norwood Dodges Political Questions in Press Chat
An AI-generated character named Tilly Norwood, created to promote an upcoming film, failed to provide substantive answers during an interview. When asked about political topics, it repeatedly commented on the interviewer…