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?! #6 – Monday 17–Sunday 23 February 2025
A majority of UK arts leadership were privately educated and Meta’s approach to copyright and AI has been revealed in court documents, the company aims to build the world’s longest undersea internet cable, it and Google have abandoned the Mardi Gras and it is fattened its executive bonuses while lay
WTF now?! #23 – Thursday 19–Wednesday 25 February 2026
A rogue AI agent has turned vindictive against a moderator who rejected its code suggestions, and news reporting of that included AI hallucinations. Also two reports show improvements in diversityh in the arts and Creative Commons is looking at what openness means in context.
WTF now?! #23 – Thursday 19–Wednesday 25 February 2026
A rogue AI agent has turned vindictive against a moderator who rejected its code suggestions, and news reporting of that included AI hallucinations. Also two reports show improvements in diversityh in the arts and Creative Commons is looking at what openness means in context.
WTF now?! #23 – Thursday 19–Wednesday 25 February 2026
A rogue AI agent has turned vindictive against a moderator who rejected its code suggestions, and news reporting of that included AI hallucinations. Also two reports show improvements in diversityh in the arts and Creative Commons is looking at what openness means in context.
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?! #23 – Thursday 19–Wednesday 25 February 2026
A rogue AI agent has turned vindictive against a moderator who rejected its code suggestions, and news reporting of that included AI hallucinations. Also two reports show improvements in diversityh in the arts and Creative Commons is looking at what openness means in context.
WTF now?! #23 – Thursday 19–Wednesday 25 February 2026
A rogue AI agent has turned vindictive against a moderator who rejected its code suggestions, and news reporting of that included AI hallucinations. Also two reports show improvements in diversityh in the arts and Creative Commons is looking at what openness means in context.
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