This is a technical breakthrough but poses many dangers for all employed in Hollywood specifically and our society more generally. Imagine politicians saying things or doing things that they never actually did. Imagine seeing videos of white police officers beating up black people … that never happened. Do you think that China and other nefarious actors on the world stage are going to hesitate to inject such propaganda into western social media?
This video of Brad Pitt fighting Tom Cruise and angry about killing Epstein looks completely real. It's not. It's AI. ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 generates this in minutes. Think about what this means for the next election. pic.twitter.com/3FKnpfLtv9
— Alex Grankin (@grankin) February 11, 2026

On the plus side, it means that politicians will have to come talk to real people in person if they want to be believed
Even then you can’t believe them.
On the plus side, it means that politicians will have to come talk to real people in person if they want to be believed
Don’t believe half of what you hear than what you see. Not “see” on a video screen … but what you see in-person, firsthand.
As an analog audio enthusiast… tubes and vinyl, Micro-seki turntables and Koetsu cartridges … I predict an eventual backlash to the digital deconstruct of our society, and a return to REAL life.
Vinyl audio shouldn’t exist anymore, yet it keeps getting more and more popular in the digital age.
https://musicianstoday.com/music-industry-reports-surge-in-vinyl-sales/
https://youtu.be/izhKKqywEy8?feature=shared
No, that’s not my set up … close … but wish it were.
I covet. Yes, I know it’s a deadly sin, and thus far I’ve resisted … yet …
https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650294554-koetsu-rosewood-signature-platinum-mc-cartridge-platinum-magnet-silver-plated-hight-purity-copper-co/
I am too poor to buy new, so I am an avid buyer and seller of gently used, perfect, equipment. And I’ve actually bought from Wayne before … I’ve even been to his home in Fontana, CA. He’s a fabulous man … a retired Asian Electrical Engineer. And I’d love to relieve him of this Rosewood Signature cart.
One of Wayne’s many Micro Seki tt’s. Sadly, all I can afford (at the moment) is his outer ring that he sells, and I bought.
https://youtu.be/5L-rwooip9U?si=1EwhN6f0dLiwfYBt
Wayne’s a righteous dude among us analog humans.
given how readily a huge portion of the swirling masses swallow what the see/hear/etc unfiltered, and repeat the gossip, it does not bode well. we are headed for a time when Big Brother’s 2 minutes of hate is a real thing. guess who Big Brother is, guess who the target of the hate is, guess who is doing the loud hating on cue.
gawdalmighty lm glad l was born right in the middle of the baby boomers. what a joyful time, meeting exchange student that summer of ’69 l just found a pic of the cots we rigged up in the basement of the farmhouse come non-denominational church south end of town. my big brother got wind of the place, l went there out of curiousity and wound up moving there summer of Woodstock so of course we had to have a freebie too.
l was the electrician. 17 and l already knew about duty cycle and no prob substituting a 20A fuse in the panel to catch the spikes when the bass player hit the strings same time as a loud chord and the singer belting it out.
one kid God help me l never forgot. Alice Biue from Edmonton. a very pretty girl and special because unlike 100 others she was so nice to me. it gave me some breathing space to be patient maybe meet another nice girl. l wound up getting married same church 4 years later.
“Imagine politicians saying things or doing things that they never actually did.”
Like Kerry? Rosenthal? Biden? Clinton? Gee no, I can’t imagine.
Trust Nothing.
https://twitter.com/ClownWorld/status/2023496618343887000
Here’s Part 1 of an AI-generated disaster movie, with crashing helicopters and planes and falling buildings, also cameos by Kash Patel and Trump:
https://x.com/DougTenNapel/status/2023515068642852966
Wow!
I’d watch the movie unless it becomes obvious it’s a Trump-bashing exercise.