How to Write Characters Who Sound Nothing Like You

I’ve never been a cop. I’ve also never been an old man, or a plague doctor, or an alien being, or a nuclear physicist. But as a screenwriter, it’s very likely I’ll one day write some or all of these kinds of characters, ones that are totally outside my experience or even my reality. How […]
Don’t be tricked by AI deepfakes. Here’s how to spot them
It’s getting easier to create AI generated videos and photos, and harder to tell the real from the fake. Last week, billionaire investor Warren Buffett called them a “spreading virus,” after videos that appear to feature his image and voice surfaced online. “It’s not me,” his company said in a press release, warning that viewers […]