We Were Awarded $1.39M to Study AI’s Effects on Global Culture
- JP Singh
- Jun 10, 2022
- 1 min read
Here's a story about our project grant published in George Mason University's News.
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Interesting read! It’s always great to see academic coverage of impactful projects like this. Makes me want to dig deeper into the full article on George Mason University’s site. Also, this whole vibe reminds me of some seriously weird internet corners, like cursed images — somehow fitting for the AI era.
Wow, $1.39M is fantastic! It's crazy how fast AI is evolving, isn't it? I used to spend ages trying to get even a basic animated clip looking decent, often ending up with something that looked really rough. Lately, I've been playing around with tools that make it way easier. For example, Omni AI Video has been a game-changer for quickly generating visual content from just text. This kind of research you're doing is so important for understanding where all this is headed! Congrats again on the grant.
$1.39M is a serious vote of confidence — congrats! The angle on global culture is what really hooks me, because so much AI discourse stays stuck in Western tech hubs. I’m curious how your research will account for voice and oral traditions, which are such a huge part of cultural identity but often get flattened by AI’s text-first bias. Speaking of voices, this reminds me of the choicer voicer, a game where you mimic audio clips with your mic — it’s a playful example of how AI can actually celebrate vocal diversity instead of erasing it. Definitely bookmarking this project to follow along.
Clear and helpful overview. I recently came across <a href="https://flux3.video">FLUX3</a> while researching the same topic, and it may give readers another useful point of reference. Thanks for sharing.
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