Hey, I’m Elliott Bledsoe and I am the grumpy cat of arts marketing!
Here Elliott Bledsoe explores WTF is up with AI, the arts, technology, marketing, copyright and open knowledge.
Some of my better thoughts
Using the ChatGPT caricature trend to find out what you’ve told it about yourself
A recent trend asking ChatGPT to create a caricature of you from a photo presents a useful opportunity to reflect on what you’ve told AI about yourself.
WTF now?! #22 – Thursday 12–Wednesday 18 February 2026
Seedance's cinema quality AI video has Hollywood scared and Ireland announces basic income for artists.
WTF now?! #22 – Thursday 12–Wednesday 18 February 2026
Seedance's cinema quality AI video has Hollywood scared and Ireland announces basic income for artists.
WTF now?! #22 – Thursday 12–Wednesday 18 February 2026
Seedance's cinema quality AI video has Hollywood scared and Ireland announces basic income for artists.
WTF now?! #21 – Thursday 5–Wednesday 11 February 2026
Museums and libraries funding fall into line with Trump, The Washington Post lays off a third of staff and AI caricatures flood the socials.
WTF now?! #21 – Thursday 5–Wednesday 11 February 2026
Museums and libraries funding fall into line with Trump, The Washington Post lays off a third of staff and AI caricatures flood the socials.
WTF now?! #22 – Thursday 12–Wednesday 18 February 2026
Seedance's cinema quality AI video has Hollywood scared and Ireland announces basic income for artists.
WTF now?! #13 – Monday 7–Sunday 13 April 2025
More arts industry associations have come out with election asks, Spotify is investing in a new Australian music campaign, Wikimedia Foundation looks at the impact of AI web scraping on free knowledge and more.
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