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A novel called 'Call Me, I'll Hide the Body' triggered a 14-publisher bidding war and sold for $2.4 million before critics alleged it was predominantly written by AI.
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Kara introduces a wave of platform anti-slop measures: Snapchat stopping AI video recommendations in Spotlight, LinkedIn adding a 'Seems Like AI' flag, Substack launching an AI-detection tool, and Instagram pulling a controversial AI photo modification feature after backlash. Casey frames this as the 'third era' of AI slop — following widespread disgust and surprising user engagement — where platforms conclude that even if users watch slop, it erodes the fundamental promise of human authenticity that underpins subscriptions and premium features [1] — Casey Newton "AI slop has evolved through three eras: widespread disgust, surprising engagement, and now platform crackdown. Casey Newton argues platform…" 41:40 . Kevin sounds the alarm about an incoming fourth era: a novel called 'Call Me, I'll Hide the Body' triggered a 14-publisher bidding war and sold for $2.4 million before critics alleged it was predominantly AI-written, suggesting that the quality gap between AI and human creative output is already closing. Kara argues for labeling rather than banning — she'd like to know upfront if something is AI-generated so she can make an informed choice.
AI slop has evolved through three eras: widespread disgust, surprising engagement, and now platform crackdown. Casey Newton argues platforms like Substack and LinkedIn must fight slop because their core promise is human authenticity. Kevin Roose warns a fourth era is coming where AI output simply outperforms the best humans.
John Mulaney cold-texted Robby Hoffman out of nowhere to offer to produce her Netflix special, which became Wake Up.
Robby Hoffman posed as a courier to hand-deliver her spec script directly to the president of HBO Canada early in her career.
Robby and Mulaney filmed two shows in one night for the Netflix special; after the first they knew they had it, so the second was a victory lap.
Jimmy Carr performs up to 300 shows a year, often doing two shows per night, which he says reduces nerves rather than increasing them.
Jimmy Carr says that speaking at roughly 92 beats per minute is the optimal cadence for comedy and public speaking, including political speeches like Obama's.
The oldest recorded joke appears in a Roman book called 'The Lover of Laughter' and is still funny — a barber asking how a man wants his haircut, who replies 'in silence'.
Jimmy Carr argues that comedians like George Carlin, Richard Pryor, and Dave Chappelle have permanently expanded the conversational Overton window on sex, politics, and taboo topics.
The Lion King musical has grossed over $11 billion in its 30-year run, making it the single highest-grossing piece of entertainment in history across any medium.
The anonymous French street artist Invader has placed 1,500 of his pixel-art mosaics across Paris alone, with thousands more in over 80 cities worldwide.
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