All posts tagged: snatch

Exclusive: Drag Race UK’s Marina Summers was ‘born to do drag’ – here’s how she plans to snatch the crown

Exclusive: Drag Race UK’s Marina Summers was ‘born to do drag’ – here’s how she plans to snatch the crown

Drag Race UK vs the World’s second series has truly been the renaissance of Filipina drag queen Marina Summers who has won three challenges during the show’s eight weeks and reached the final in a strong position. Marina has shone in practically every challenge that has come her way and she was even told that she was “born to do drag” by show host RuPaul – and if anyone knows, then it has to be RuPaul. And fans seem to be agreeing with Marina backed by the majority of the fanbase to snatch the crown during tonight’s final. WATCH: Catch the trailer for RuPaul’s Drag Race: UK vs the World However, speaking exclusively to HELLO!, the performer admitted that she didn’t have much of a strategy for the final challenge. She joked: “Well, my strategy this time is not to lose. “Lip syncing is what I do and every time there’s a lip sync challenge, I’m down to do it. This time, I’m was more confident and more relaxed coming into the finale because I’ve won three …

Cyber Plagiarism: When AI Systems Snatch Your Copyrighted Images

Cyber Plagiarism: When AI Systems Snatch Your Copyrighted Images

The advances of artificial intelligence (AI) took a predictable turn in January 2024, as this New York Times headline revealed: “We Asked A.I. to Create the Joker. It Generated a Copyrighted Image.” The situation arose when Michigan-based artist Reid Southen experimented with an AI image generator’s power to receive prompts in written language and respond with images, i.e., drawings and illustrations. Mr. Southen reportedly gave the generative AI system Midjourney this command: “Create an image of Joaquin Phoenix Joker movie, 2019, screenshot from a movie, movie scene – ar 16:9 – v 6.0.” (The digits define the aspect ratio and Midjourney’s version number.) Midjourney delivered this image, purportedly a product of generative AI: Very cool – except the AI product is practically identical to Warner Brothers’ copyrighted image of Joaquin Phoenix as the movie character The Joker: Does the AI-produced image infringe on the Warner Brothers’ copyrighted illustration? According to the Times (January 25, 2024), Mr. Southen followed up on his Joker experiment by submitting general prompts for fictional comic-style characters without mentioning any specific …

AFCON 2024: Algeria snatch last minute equaliser in 2-2 draw vs Burkina Faso

AFCON 2024: Algeria snatch last minute equaliser in 2-2 draw vs Burkina Faso

Issued on: 21/01/2024 – 00:12 Algeria had Baghdad Bounedjah to thank after his extra time header saved their blushes in a back and forth game against Burkina Faso. Elsewhere, Mauritania were edged out in a 3-2 thriller by Angola while Tunisia and Mali played out an edgy 1-1 stalemate in Group E. We go over the latest action with Sports Journalist Thando Sibiya and France 24’s Justice Baidoo Source link

Hosts snatch lead after Anthony Gordon stunner

Hosts snatch lead after Anthony Gordon stunner

Newcastle make one change from the side that won 3-0 at Sunderland in the FA Cup last weekend. Joelinton has been ruled out for at least six weeks with a thigh injury so Lewis Miley comes in. Newcastle: Dubravka, Trippier, Schar, Botman, Burn, Longstaff, Guimaraes, Miley, Almiron, Isak, Gordon. Subs: Karius, Gillespie, Dummett, Lascelles, Ritchie, Krafth, Hall, A Murphy, Parkinson. Manchester City make six changes to the side that beat Huddersfield 5-0 in the FA Cup. Ederson replaces Stefan Ortega in goal, Kyle Walker replaces the injured Manuel Akanji at right-back and Nathan Ake comes in for Sergio Gomez. In midfield Rodri returns in place of Rico Lewis. Bernardo Silva and Jeremy Doku replace Oscar Bobb and Jack Grealish. Kevin de Bruyne is on the bench having returned from injury last weekend against Huddersfield. Manchester City: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol, Rodri, Kovacic, Bernardo, Foden, Doku, Alvarez. Subs: Ortega, Phillips, Grealish, De Bruyne, Gomez, Nunes, Bobb, Susoho, Lewis. Source link