The Update- October 1st

The Update with Brandon Julien

AI-n’t too proud to beg? As artificial intelligence achieves uncanny levels of human likeness, entrepreneurs are already capitalizing on the ease of generating a hot chatbot bod in a creepy cash grab from horny internet users. In a new study published in the journal Cognition and Emotion, a team of scientists from Italy and Finland wanted to observe how we react to AI images designed to sexually arouse — hypothesizing that humans would be less turned on when they believe an image was an avatar. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Tuesday, a strike by dockworkers at 36 ports from Maine to Texas, the first in decades, could snarl supply chains and lead to shortages and higher prices if it stretches on for more than a few weeks. In our continuing coverage of The Turmoil at City Hall, Another top adviser to Mayor Adams resigned, even as the Democrat’s lawyer criticized the federal corruption case against him and asked a judge to toss out bribery charges. And in Decision 2024, Tim Walz and JD Vance will meet for their first and possibly only vice presidential debate, in what could be the last debate for both campaigns to argue their case before the election.