It's more accurate to say that Marine Todd, as a conservative figure of fantasy and the beefy personification of a foundational urge that runs through that movement, is both very old and very current. That fantasy is about violence, but it is also about impunity—"God was busy protecting America's military," Todd tells his professor, once he comes to, "who are out protecting your right to say stupid shit like that, so he sent me to fill in."
Berkeley Rep used AI art to market its its January production of The Thing About Jellyfish, part of what the theater describes as an experiment to complement not replace the work of our internal creative design team. Its part of a trend of performing arts spaces turning to to AI to save money that is dividing the Bay Area theater community. (SF Chronicle)
Getting faculty to experiment with new technology or pedagogy requires a supportive campus culture, group problem-solving, and empowerment to encourage innovation.