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Jared A. Ball, Ph.D. is a Professor of Communication and Africana Studies at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD. and author of The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power (Palgrave, 2020, 2nd Edition 2023). Ball is also host of the podcast “iMiXWHATiLiKE!” For more visit the links below:


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Please ‼️ Somebody Get #EzraEdelman to Let Me See His #Prince Documentary Series!

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Im curious what you all think. If i accepted this kind of youtube-generated thumbnail for the following video (correcting the logo of course) what would you think? If i use Canva AI to blend or adjust the lighting on a photo is that acceptable? Is the appropriate approach a full avoidance of all AI when at all possible? Today is the first time i clicked on the option to have youtube generate one and this is an example of what was suggested. Mostly, i am curious in your thoughts on the line (if there is one) for the use (or not at all) of AI.

1. i am not a fan per say of my AI-generated face being in the thumbnails but...
2. i do like the idea of not having to spend much time thinking about or creating every thumbnail but...
3. am opposed broadly to the civilizational on-boarding of AI and of course data centers. 

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