CanI/O

On Tuesday, OpenAI launched what it called its “most advanced image generator yet,” built into GPT‑4o. That features a “natively multimodal model capable of precise, accurate, photorealistic outputs.” As it turns out, the image generator also is very good at replicating the anime style of Studio Ghibli, the company behind such popular films as “Spirited Away,” “My Neighbor Totoro” and “The Boy and the Heron.”
https://variety.com/2025/digital/news/openai-ceo-chatgpt-studio-ghibli-ai-images-1236349141/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJTMw1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHfvTtYrp5Ed1lrgvIw3wnUqh-o2F3Tx2qbGSgUYeD6nVyuOCz0SAeA-osA_aem_DBolIYN5YJ4JOyq_b_xwLQ

Tricky’s Maxinquaye 30 years today ❤️
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/tricky-maxinquaye/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dhfacebook&utm_content=app.dashsocial.com%2Fpitchfork%2Flibrary%2Fmedia%2F503284788&fbclid=IwY2xjawIka8dleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHc3zNlVEFwDcSQtvBBSO5kmY-wsRlpypXhQSqfQRPEdqSezh8n_LSQWVog_aem_uKwHpATmW9aGEITEF8LlJg

"The battle is almost lost, but not yet fully lost. We constantly hear that Europe is lagging behind the U.S. and China in digitalization and AI. However, sometimes being late is an advantage: it allows us to watch others make inevitable mistakes and enter the process in a more informed way. It is here that we should recall Nietzsche’s maxim: “What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger.”" https://kyivindependent.com/slavoj-zizek-fate-no-longer-smiles-on-us-europeans/

"Right now, we’re in a sort of pilot phase. The legal system is still there to contain Trump, but he’s seeing how far he can stretch and warp its bounds until it breaks. If Trump succeeds, brazenly shirks judges’ orders and pushes forward implementing all his heart’s desires — well, it’ll be the snap heard around the world." https://truthout.org/articles/doges-illegal-takeover-pulls-from-fascist-playbooks/

"In the past five years, 69% of the most profitable fashion houses took the decision to ban fur. Tens of millions of animals suffer and die each year in the global fur trade. The majority of animals killed for fur are reared in barren battery cages on fur farms. HMRC records show that almost £40 million of fur £39,703,694 was imported to the UK in 2023 from countries including China, Finland, Spain, Italy and France."
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/cruel-fur-industry-gets-another-34562398

"Seeing Elon today celebrating the swearing-in of our Daddy in Chief with not one but two Nazi salutes just validated the entire existence for those of us who are just one manifesto away from spraying the school cafeteria with bullets" 😃
https://thehardtimes.net/music/nazi-saluting-elon-musk-sees-spike-in-approval-rating-amongst-school-shooters/

"Musk has embraced far-right ideology and figures across the globe, including jailed Islamphobic activist Tommy Robinson in the UK, over the last two years. Most recently, he has promoted the German far-right political party Alternative for Germany. In an hour-long interview with the party’s leader Alice Weidel earlier this month, Musk agreed with the wild conspiracy theory that Hitler was a communist."
https://www.wired.com/story/neo-nazis-love-elon-musk-nazi-like-salutes-trumps-inauguration/

RIP <3 :(
"David Lynch, the maverick American director who sustained a successful mainstream career while also probing the bizarre, the radical and the experimental, has died aged 78"
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jan/16/david-lynch-twin-peaks-and-muholland-drive-director-dies-aged-78?utm_source=instagramthreads&utm_campaign=threads_gu

Excellent book online for free:
https://www.rifters.com/real/Blindsight.htm?fbclid=IwY2xjawHjxC1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdLRGXUtZ2oVkX-jZAe31XbLKOOW-Rco8QhQhyiDhhOOoFK-lZwA6r1c6g_aem_hiGirfdbFPGnoJ0F2SUxRw

Interesting video about fake news, social media bots etc.
https://youtu.be/GZ5XN_mJE8Y?si=Fx5NjaJZ-kNgmLwV

"Luigi Mangione with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, waves of merchandise in support of the suspected killer are flooding popular e-commerce websites."
In my social media bubble there is also a lot memes related to Luigi all supporting the killer.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91243917/free-luigi-mangione-shirts-merchandise-amazon-platforms-ceo-shooting-suspect

Lofi like it's 1991! <3
https://youtu.be/YeAL7H1X0KA?si=Mz-q9ldSN02f6s02

The Decline of Western Civilization is a 1981 American documentary filmed through 1979 and 1980. The movie is about the Los Angeles punk rock scene and was directed by Penelope Spheeris. In 1981, the LAPD Chief of Police Daryl Gates wrote a letter demanding the film not be shown again in the city.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBrrfZs-ew7MxTKrVuPYTMwL6qBAgHndB&si=h9Sp7MWhTazjWYIx

"Once again for the kids in the back: You've already done autonomous organizing.

The thing is, organizing is simple. A lot of it is easy. It's often really fun.

Organizing is getting together with other people to do something cool you all want to do."
https://all-cats-are-beautiful.ghost.io/keeping-us-safe/

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New song and video:
CAN I/O - Hospital Weekend
This is the longest song I've ever released, almost 12 min.
Main influnces: Brian Eno, Philip Glass.
#ambient #lofi #downtempo #experimental #retro #medical #release #music
https://youtu.be/Vw9IprJy1tg?si=edSQC2li3p1xbLq_