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I am the grumpy cat of arts marketing! 😼 ATM doing stuff w/ BlakDance + others. President of @wmau.bsky.social and Co-lead of @creativecommonsau.bsky.social. @elliottbledsoe on most things. #ArtsMarketing #Copyright #Tech On Turrbal/Jagera land. He/him.

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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
WTF now?! is my weekly round-up about WTF is happening in AI, the arts, technology, marketing, copyright and open knowledge. 📩 Get future round-ups by email: elliottbledsoe.wtf/signup/
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Also the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger came to an end and Bluesky has applied for .bsky to become a top-level domain. ➡️ Read the full round-up online: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-55/ #WTFnow #Skydance #Paramount #WarnerBros #SocialMedia #Bluesky
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WTF now?! #55 – Thursday 1–Wednesday 7 October 2026
Screenrights seeks a determination on statutory licence fees and Wikimedia says AI agents have been editing wiki projects and pushing up bandwidth costs.
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
2️⃣ A Wikimedia investigation has revealed that OpenAI agents made edits to wiki projects and millions of requests to a public API, raising concerns about unchecked AI dragging on the knowledge commons. #WTFnow #AI #AIagents #Wikipedia #WikimediaFoundation @wikipedia.org @wikimediafoundation.org
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
⁉️ Here’s WTF happened this week: ➡️ Read the full round-up online: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-55/ 1️⃣ Screenrights heads to the Copyright Tribunal to determine equitable remuneration for schools use of broadcast content after negotiations reached ‘an impasse’. #WTFnow #copyright #StatutoryLicence
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WTF now?! #55 – Thursday 1–Wednesday 7 October 2026
Screenrights seeks a determination on statutory licence fees and Wikimedia says AI agents have been editing wiki projects and pushing up bandwidth costs.
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
WTF now?! is my weekly round-up about WTF is happening in AI, the arts, technology, marketing, copyright and open knowledge. 📩 Get future round-ups by email: elliottbledsoe.wtf/signup/
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Also the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger faces more hurdles even though settlement deals have been reached. ➡️ Read the full round-up online: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-54/ #WTFnow #Paramount #WarnerBros #ParamountWarnerBrosMerger
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WTF now?! #54 – Thursday 24–Wednesday 30 September 2026
The challenge of AI agents can't be charmed away and Meta challenges the 'pervert glasses' moniker with new camera-free smart glasses.
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
3️⃣ Meta’s third gen smart glasses includes a camera-free model alongside more camera-equipped models and celebrity collaborations. Meta will also bring enhanced privacy features and Muse AI integration. ➡️ Read the full round-up online: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-54/ #WTFnow #Meta #SmartGlasses
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WTF now?! #54 – Thursday 24–Wednesday 30 September 2026
The challenge of AI agents can't be charmed away and Meta challenges the 'pervert glasses' moniker with new camera-free smart glasses.
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
2️⃣ Personified and anthropomorphic mascots are a key part of Meta’s Muse and OpenAI’s Dots but are they meant to disarm consumers and gloss over risks? ➡️ Read the full round-up online: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-54/ #WTFnow #AI #AIagents #agenticAI #Meta #MetaMuse #OpenAI #ChatGPT #ChatGPTdots
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WTF now?! #54 – Thursday 24–Wednesday 30 September 2026
The challenge of AI agents can't be charmed away and Meta challenges the 'pervert glasses' moniker with new camera-free smart glasses.
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
⁉️ Here’s WTF happened this week: ➡️ Read the full round-up online: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-54/ 1️⃣ An OpenAI agent accessed Medicare statistics in June prompting a rapid review and push ahead with the government plan to introduce AI safety standards. #WTFnow #AI #AIagents #agenticAI #AIstandards
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WTF now?! #54 – Thursday 24–Wednesday 30 September 2026
The challenge of AI agents can't be charmed away and Meta challenges the 'pervert glasses' moniker with new camera-free smart glasses.
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
WTF now?! is my weekly round-up about WTF is happening in AI, the arts, technology, marketing, copyright and open knowledge. 📩 Get future round-ups by email: elliottbledsoe.wtf/signup/
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
4️⃣ Paramount reached settlements with twelve US states and the Writers Guild of America, securing production and financial commitments that clear the path for its merger with Warner Bros. ➡️ Read the full round-up online: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-53/ #WTFnow #Paramount #WarnerBros
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WTF now?! #53 – Thursday 17–Wednesday 23 September 2026
Music and AI deals are under scrutiny, music tech is behind Apple Music's London venue and UK startup Unit1 and the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger is going ahead.
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
3️⃣ Four AI subscribers have started a posisble class action claiming major AI companies illegally coordinated AI development slowdowns in breach of competition law. ➡️ Read the full round-up online: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-53/ #WTFnow #antitrust
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WTF now?! #53 – Thursday 17–Wednesday 23 September 2026
Music and AI deals are under scrutiny, music tech is behind Apple Music's London venue and UK startup Unit1 and the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger is going ahead.
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
2️⃣ Apple Music is opening a 600-capacity venue in London but the focus seems to be on live streams not live music. Also, UK startup Unit1 raised £15 million for music avatars. ➡️ Read the full round-up online: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-53/ #WTFnow #MusicTech #AppleMusic #AppleMusicHall #Unit1
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WTF now?! #53 – Thursday 17–Wednesday 23 September 2026
Music and AI deals are under scrutiny, music tech is behind Apple Music's London venue and UK startup Unit1 and the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger is going ahead.
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
⁉️ Here’s WTF happened this week: ➡️ Read the full round-up online: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-53/ 1️⃣ Sony and Universal are suing Suno over their new AI models while Universal and Warner push to get a music union lawsuit over AI licensing dismissed. #WTFnow #AI #music #RecordLabels #copyright
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WTF now?! #53 – Thursday 17–Wednesday 23 September 2026
Music and AI deals are under scrutiny, music tech is behind Apple Music's London venue and UK startup Unit1 and the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger is going ahead.
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
When your website analytics is a warning sign!
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
WTF now?! is my weekly round-up about WTF is happening in AI, the arts, technology, marketing, copyright and open knowledge. 📩 Get future round-ups by email: elliottbledsoe.wtf/signup/
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Plus the Paramount–Warner Bros. proposed merger is going to a court overseen settlement conference. ➡️ Read the full round-up online: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-52/ #WTFnow #Paramount #WarnerBros
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WTF now?! #52 – Thursday 10–Wednesday 16 September 2026
The government’s copyright and AI proposals, AI leaders call for an AI development pause and AI music platforms go legit.
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
6️⃣ New data centre projects in Australia could avoid new rules as NVIDIA announced a huge increase in local data centres capacity. ➡️ Read the full round-up online: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-52/ #WTFnow #AI #DataCenters
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WTF now?! #52 – Thursday 10–Wednesday 16 September 2026
The government’s copyright and AI proposals, AI leaders call for an AI development pause and AI music platforms go legit.
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
4️⃣The ACCC has authorised APRA’s music licensing arrangement again – this time for 5 years. 5️⃣ AI bosses are in agreement we need to slow AI development and the world needs to listen. ➡️ Read the full round-up online: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-52/ #WTFnow #AI #music #APRAAMCOS #MusicRoyalties
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WTF now?! #52 – Thursday 10–Wednesday 16 September 2026
The government’s copyright and AI proposals, AI leaders call for an AI development pause and AI music platforms go legit.
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
3️⃣ Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri criticises Australia’s digital duty of care by telling us that we’ll hate an algorithm-free feed. ➡️ Read the full round-up online: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-52/ #WTFnow #Instagram #DigitalDutyOfCare
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WTF now?! #52 – Thursday 10–Wednesday 16 September 2026
The government’s copyright and AI proposals, AI leaders call for an AI development pause and AI music platforms go legit.
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
2️⃣ Licensing deals with major labels are behind two major AI music announcements. ➡️ Read the full round-up online: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-52/ #WTFnow #AI #music #MusicAndAI #Suno #ElevenLabs
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WTF now?! #52 – Thursday 10–Wednesday 16 September 2026
The government’s copyright and AI proposals, AI leaders call for an AI development pause and AI music platforms go legit.
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
⁉️ Here’s WTF happened this week: ➡️ Read the full round-up online: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-52/ 1️⃣ Leaked government proposals for AI training on copyright material in Australia have resparked the copyright and AI debate. #WTFnow #AI #copyright
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WTF now?! #52 – Thursday 10–Wednesday 16 September 2026
The government’s copyright and AI proposals, AI leaders call for an AI development pause and AI music platforms go legit.
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Plus: Hachette Australia has acquired Smith Street Books, NVIDIA's will pay $12.9B to acquire Hugging Face, Meta's has launched its Muse personal AI agent and Thailand has paused all data center builds. ➡️ Read the full round-up online: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-51/ #WTFnow #books #AI #DataCentres
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Digital duty of care, copyright and AI and Trump propaganda games – WTF now?! #51
Australia’s digital duty of care bill and the Trump administration wades in on a copyright and AI case and releases propaganda games.
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Also: a US court has decided not to force Google to divest its ad exchange in the AdTech antitrust case. ➡️ Read the full round-up online: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-51/ #WTFnow #Google #AdTech
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Digital duty of care, copyright and AI and Trump propaganda games – WTF now?! #51
Australia’s digital duty of care bill and the Trump administration wades in on a copyright and AI case and releases propaganda games.
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
3️⃣ The Trump administration has launched a website with 8-bit propaganda video games in support of Trump’s policies. 4️⃣ Creative Commons has updated its guidance on its licences and AI. ➡️ Read the full round-up online: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-51/ #WTFNow #VideoGames #AI #CreativeCommons
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Digital duty of care, copyright and AI and Trump propaganda games – WTF now?! #51
Australia’s digital duty of care bill and the Trump administration wades in on a copyright and AI case and releases propaganda games.
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
2️⃣ The Trump administration files a statement in the NYT v Microsoft/OpenAI case as a new suit against them is instigated by The Seattle Times and Newsday. ➡️ Read the full round-up online: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-51/ #WTFNow #AI #copyright #FairUse #NewYorkTimes #Microsoft #OpenAI #Anthropic
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Digital duty of care, copyright and AI and Trump propaganda games – WTF now?! #51
Australia’s digital duty of care bill and the Trump administration wades in on a copyright and AI case and releases propaganda games.
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
⁉️ Here’s WTF happened this week: 1️⃣ Consultation on Australia's digital duty of care is open. It will force platforms to ensure a safe online environment and introduce algorithm opt-outs. ➡️ Read the full round-up online: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-51/ #WTFNow #OnlineSafety #DigitalDutyOfCare
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Digital duty of care, copyright and AI and Trump propaganda games – WTF now?! #51
Australia’s digital duty of care bill and the Trump administration wades in on a copyright and AI case and releases propaganda games.
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
4️⃣ Meta ends its child safety case with a significant settlement that brings with it a raft of new teen restrictions and a possible financial settlement of $18 billion. ➡️ Read the full round-up: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-50/ #WTFnow #SocialMedia #ChildSafety #Meta #Facebook #Instagram
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WTF now?! #50 – Thursday 27 August–Wednesday 2 September 2026
More controversey at Powerhouse Museum with its CEO standing down, trust in AI is behind increasing AI backlash, the Australian Government proposes huge privacy reforms and Meta settled its child safe...
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
3️⃣ The Australia Government is proposing a huge privacy reform package including a world-first approach. ➡️ Read the full round-up: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-50/ #WTFnow #privacy
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WTF now?! #50 – Thursday 27 August–Wednesday 2 September 2026
More controversey at Powerhouse Museum with its CEO standing down, trust in AI is behind increasing AI backlash, the Australian Government proposes huge privacy reforms and Meta settled its child safe...
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
2️⃣ Three pieces on AI and trust demonstrate that backlash is not a rejection of the technology but a call for ethical, transparent and discerning deployment. ➡️ Read the full round-up: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-50/ #WTFnow #AI #AIandHumans
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WTF now?! #50 – Thursday 27 August–Wednesday 2 September 2026
More controversey at Powerhouse Museum with its CEO standing down, trust in AI is behind increasing AI backlash, the Australian Government proposes huge privacy reforms and Meta settled its child safe...
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
⁉️ Here’s WTF happened this week: ➡️ Read the full round-up: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-50/ 1️⃣ Powerhouse Museum's CEO has stood down just 10 weeks before Powerhouse Paramatta opens. #WTFnow #PowerhouseMuseum
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WTF now?! #50 – Thursday 27 August–Wednesday 2 September 2026
More controversey at Powerhouse Museum with its CEO standing down, trust in AI is behind increasing AI backlash, the Australian Government proposes huge privacy reforms and Meta settled its child safe...
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Trent and I were on a road trip today and saw this emu in a paddock between Texas and Inglewood. It is always so amazing to see them in the wild!
An emu in a paddock.An emu in a paddock.An emu in a paddock.An emu in a paddock.
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
*️⃣ And the US Federal Trade Commission is consulting on a draft enforcement policy statement on personalised pricing. ➡️ Read the full round-up: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-49/ #WTFnow #SurveillancePricing
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WTF now?! #49 – Thursday 20–Wednesday 26 August 2026
Social media and AI regulation are intensifying through child protection court cases, government debates on national data centre standards and new AI and music rules from ARIA.
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
3️⃣ The state and federal governments want data centre development but disagree on national standards as documents reveal Anthropic was eyeing massive investment in NSW. ➡️ Read the full round-up: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-49/ #WTFnow #AI #DataCentre
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WTF now?! #49 – Thursday 20–Wednesday 26 August 2026
Social media and AI regulation are intensifying through child protection court cases, government debates on national data centre standards and new AI and music rules from ARIA.
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
2️⃣ TikTok settled their child privacy case for $400 million as testimony in the Meta child safety case claims executives ignored harms. ➡️ Read the full round-up: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-49/ #WTFnow #SocialMedia #ChildSafety #OnlineSafety #TikTok #ByteDance #Meta #Facebook #Instagram #Anthropic
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WTF now?! #49 – Thursday 20–Wednesday 26 August 2026
Social media and AI regulation are intensifying through child protection court cases, government debates on national data centre standards and new AI and music rules from ARIA.
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
⁉️ Here’s WTF happened this week: ➡️ Read the full round-up: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-49/ 1️⃣ AI-generated tracks are not eligible for the ARIA Charts or the ARIA Awards from next week. #WTFnow #AI #AIandMusic #ARIA #ARIAcharts #ARIAawards
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WTF now?! #49 – Thursday 20–Wednesday 26 August 2026
Social media and AI regulation are intensifying through child protection court cases, government debates on national data centre standards and new AI and music rules from ARIA.
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
*️⃣ Plus there are calls for a settlement between Paramount and the States pursuing an antitrust case against the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger. ➡️ Read the full round-up: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-48/ #WTFnow #Paramount #WarnerBros
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WTF now?! #48 – Thursday 13–Wednesday 19 August 2026
Significant new screen research out, ChatGPT for Teens is a sign of the times and Spotify adds playlist annotations and AI persona labels.
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
3️⃣ Spotify has added playlist annotations so playlist makers can add context to track in their playlists and a new ‘AI persona’ badge to make AI music more transparent. ➡️ Read the full round-up: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-48/ #WTFnow #Spotify #PlaylistNotes #AIpersona
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WTF now?! #48 – Thursday 13–Wednesday 19 August 2026
Significant new screen research out, ChatGPT for Teens is a sign of the times and Spotify adds playlist annotations and AI persona labels.
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
2️⃣ OpenAI has launched a 'for Teens' offering for ChatGPT with stronger built-in safety protections and an educational focus. ➡️ Read the full round-up: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-48/ #WTFnow #AI #ChatGPT #OpenAI #ChildSafety #OnlineSafety
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WTF now?! #48 – Thursday 13–Wednesday 19 August 2026
Significant new screen research out, ChatGPT for Teens is a sign of the times and Spotify adds playlist annotations and AI persona labels.
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
⁉️ Here’s WTF happened this week: ➡️ Read the full round-up: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-48/ 1️⃣ Screen Australia has released Screen Currency 2026, 5 reports looking at the audiences, the industry and the economy of our screen industry. #WTFnow #Screen #VideoGames #ScreenAustralia #ArtsResearch
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WTF now?! #48 – Thursday 13–Wednesday 19 August 2026
Significant new screen research out, ChatGPT for Teens is a sign of the times and Spotify adds playlist annotations and AI persona labels.
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Wikimedia Australia @wmau.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Partner Projects 2026-27 is open! Funding of up to $10,000 for Australian organisations and individuals working on Wikipedia, Wikidata, Commons and more. EOIs close 14 September. wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Partner...
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
3️⃣ California Attorney-General Rob Bonta has published his own op-ed about why 12 states are challenging the Paramount–Warner Bros. acquisition proposal. ➡️ Read the full round-up online: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-47/ #WTFnow #Paramount #WarnerBros
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WTF now?! #47 – Thursday 6–Wednesday 12 August 2026
Some guy's AI agent exploited software to jump a gym class waitlist and Cloudflare thinks non-human traffic will be 1,000 times more in 5 years.
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
2️⃣ Cloudflare predicts that that non-human internet traffic could scale to 1,000 times that of human activity within five years. And they released an open-source vibe coding platform. ➡️ Read the full round-up online: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-47/ #WTFnow #AI #AIagents #VibeCoding
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WTF now?! #47 – Thursday 6–Wednesday 12 August 2026
Some guy's AI agent exploited software to jump a gym class waitlist and Cloudflare thinks non-human traffic will be 1,000 times more in 5 years.
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
⁉️ Here’s WTF happened this week: ➡️ Read the full round-up online: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-47/ 1️⃣ An Australian’s AI agent exploited an online booking software bypass scheduling restrictions and remove someone from a waitlist to move its owner up the list. #WTFnow #AI #AIagents #CyberSecurity
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WTF now?! #47 – Thursday 6–Wednesday 12 August 2026
Some guy's AI agent exploited software to jump a gym class waitlist and Cloudflare thinks non-human traffic will be 1,000 times more in 5 years.
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Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Giving a guest lecture for the Design Capstone class at University of the Sunshine Coast Sippy Downs campus today.
The exterior of the USC Sunshine Coast Library building on the University of the Sunshine Coast Sippy Downs campus with a large UniSC logo.
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