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BGN interviews the cast of the Apple TV+ Series Ghostwriter.

Featured in the interviews are: Princess Mapp (Nia), Nour Assaf (Samir), and Daire McLeod (Charlie).

When a ghost haunts a bookstore and releases fictional characters into the real world, a group of friends works to solve an exciting mystery surrounding the ghost’s unfinished business. While tackling the big mystery, the young heroes embark on six curious adventures with characters inspired by L. Frank Baum’s story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”; author Pablo Cartaya’s “¡Leo! El Magnífico”; Beverly Cleary’s novel “The Mouse and the Motorcycle”; Mick Jagger and Keith Richard’s song “She’s A Rainbow”; E.B. White’s book “Charlotte’s Web”; and Jewell Parker Rhodes’ tale “Bayou Magic.”

Interviewer: Kori Nicole

Video Editor: Jamie Broadnax

Season 3 is currently streaming on Apple TV+

With the new surge in artificial intelligence’s abilities, more people are asking what constitutes art. AI images from text prompts in programs like DALL-E and Midjourney are everywhere these days and are constantly improving. The existence of an artificially intelligent robot named Ai-da also means we have to ask what constitutes an artist. Ai-da exhibited a series of self-portraits at London’s Design Museum last year, which you can see in the video below. She continues to create art so us mere mortals must confront how technology and creativity intersect.

We learned about Ai-da on Boing Boing. She is named after Ada Lovelace, the 19th century mathematician widely regarded as the first computer programmer. Ai-da’s metal hand can hold a pencil and she draws what her camera eyes see. Her programming dictates that she never sketches the same thing twice. She has a silicone head and torso and rocks several different hairstyles. Via a computerized voice, Ai-da has even given a TEDx Talk about herself and what her art means for humanity and the future of artificial intelligence. 

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. fans like me may be getting flashbacks a different Aida. Season four’s villain, and one of the best of the entire series, A.I.D.A. began as an artificial intelligent digital assistant. She desires to be real and transforms herself and then the world around her to suit her selfish purposes. She even declares herself Madame Hydra and eventually gains human emotions and inhuman powers. What could possibly go wrong? Hopefully this real-life Ai-da won’t get her robot hands on the Darkhold and head down a dark path.

Pop culture is full of creative people asking what artificial intelligence means for humanity. Here’s hoping it won’t turn out as badly, or put us on the darkest timeline, now that we have the technology to act it out in reality.

Melissa is Nerdist’s science & technology staff writer. She never turns down an opportunity to talk about the Framework. Melissa also moderates “science of” panels at conventions and co-hosts Star Warsologies, a podcast about science and Star Wars. Follow her on Twitter @melissatruth. 

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Good evening everyone! Today I want to discuss which picks I got correct and which ones I got wrong. So, let’s get started! I predicted that the Bills would beat the Chiefs 38-35, but the final score was 24-20 Bills over the Chiefs. I predicted that the Rams would beat the Panthers 38-19, but the final score was 24-10 Rams over the Panthers. I predicted that the Chargers would beat the Broncos 24-21, but the final score was 19-16 Chargers over the Broncos in overtime. The Broncos punt returner muffed a punt to give the Chargers a good fielding position to win the game with the field goal.

I predicted that the Ravens would beat the Giants 31-28, but the final score was 24-20 Giants over the Ravens. I predicted that the Saints would beat the Bengals 27-24, but the final score was 30-26 Bengals over the Saints. I predicted that the Jags would beat the Colts 23-20, but the final score was 34-27 Colts over the Jags. I predicted that the Dolphins would beat the Vikings 35-31, but the final score was 24-16 Vikings over the Dolphins. I predicted that the Browns would beat the Patriots 34-27, but the final score was 38-15 Patriots over the Browns in a blowout. I predicted that the Packers would beat the Jets 30-27, but the final score was 27-10 Jets over the Packers. The Jets are looking like a really good football team right now. I predicted that the 49ers would beat the Falcons 25-16, but the final score was 28-14 Falcons over the 49ers. I predicted that the Bucs would beat the Steelers 41-20, but the final score was 20-18 Steelers over the Bucs. I predicted that the Cardinals would beat the Seahawks 26-17, but the final score was 19-9 Seahawks over the Cardinals. I predicted that the Cowboys would beat the Eagles 29-26, but the final score was 26-17 Eagles over the Cowboys. The Eagles were up 20-0 in the first half, but in the second half, the Cowboys started to make a comeback, but it was not enough as the Eagles offense drove the last minute touchdown to pretty much seal the deal.

So overall, I have only gotten 3 out of 13 picks correct! Well, I did pretty badly regarding the picks, but at least I got some of them correct. Now, let’s get to the NFL week 7 picks, shall we?! The first game I will predict is the Browns @Ravens game, the divisional rivalries. I think the Ravens will beat the Browns 24-17. The next game I will predict is the Bucs @Panthers game, the divisional rivalries. I think the Bucs will beat the Panthers 28-13. The next game I will predict is the Lions @Cowboys game. I think the Cowboys will beat the Lions 35-21. The next game I will predict is the Giants @Jags game. I think the Giants will beat the Jags 29-16. The next game I will predict is the Packers @Commanders game. I think the Packers will beat the Commanders 31-17. The next game I will predict is the Colts @Titans game, the divisional rivalries. I think the Titans will split the series by beating the Colts in a close game 32-28. The next game I will predict is the Jets @Broncos game. I think the Jets will beat the Broncos 24-19.

The next game I will predict is the Chiefs @49ers game. The Panthers have traded their running back Christian McCaffrey to the 49ers for some picks in the NFL Draft next year. He will be making his debut with the 49ers on Sunday against the Chiefs. Having him and Deebo Samuel will make the 49ers very competitive. But, can Christian McCaffrey stay healthy long enough? If he does, then the 49ers could be Super Bowl contenders. However, I still think that the Chiefs will beat the 49ers in a close game 31-25. The next game I will predict is the Seahawks @Chargers game. I think the Chargers will beat the Seahawks 34-23. The next game I will predict is the Steelers @Dolphins game on Sunday Night Football. I think the Dolphins will beat the Steelers 28-24 in a close game. The last game I will predict is the Bears @Patriots game on Monday Night Football. I think the Patriots will beat the Bears 36-20.

So, what do you guys think about the NFL week 7 picks?! I would love to hear lots of comments, thoughts, opinions, questions, or concerns down below!

Stay tuned for NFL updates.

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BGN interviews actor-comedian Mario Cantone, the latest comedian eliminated from Fox’s The Masked Singer.

The Masked Singer is a top-secret singing competition in which celebrities face off against each other and appear in elaborate costumes with full-face masks to conceal their identities.

Interviewer: Jeandra LeBeauf

Video Editor: Jamie Broadnax

The Masked Singer airs Wednesdays 8/7c on FOX.