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Werner Herzog continues to work, predicts: “You have to pick me up from a stable place first.” – Blogging Sole

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Werner Herzog continues to work, predicts: “You have to pick me up from a stable place first.” – Blogging Sole

When asked if he had turned off his mobile phone, writer-director Werner Herzog said: “I don’t have a mobile phone. I don’t have to turn off anything. I just want to live and have a real conversation with a real person.” Herzog got his wish: a real conversation not long ago at his home in … Read more

Deep faker Werner Herzog takes on artificial intelligence – Blogging Sole

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Deep faker Werner Herzog takes on artificial intelligence – Blogging Sole

Most films want their audience to suspend disbelief. “About the Hero” prefers to keep it close at hand. “Viewers are advised to exercise caution when trusting its visual and audio components,” reads an on-screen disclaimer near the beginning of Polish director Piotr Viniewicz’s irreverent exercise in AI-powered storytelling — a deliberately controversial opening film to … Read more