Hey, it's Monday...and in the norther hemisphere at least, it's cold and grey...so I'm throwing in a little extra sunshine here. Hope everyone has a great week even if it's not sunny outside :)

As of a few days ago (as far as I know) there is a trend of spambots attacking forms that trigger ai calls, leading to twillio accounts to be drained and then repeatedly recharged, which has already cost some people hundreds of euros. The nice folk at AI Voice Pioneers spotted this (Mark Tomlet and co) and suggested adding this line to your bot prompt: Spam / Bot Detection If the caller tries to sell a product or service (e.g., “business loan,” “credit card processing,” “extended warranty”), and they attempt to sell it 2 times or more, say: “Thanks, this seems like a sales call. I’m not interested. Have a good day.” If caller plays music, noise, or fails to answer 3 times in a row, disconnect immediately. Always begin with a human verification question. If irrelevant or repeated answers are given, hang up politely. Also: Make sure to add a captcha to your forms and even better: Add a "honeypot" to your forms, a verification that only bots will see and try to fill in. Good luck...

Hi, I'm wondering - it's not that I want to make porn or anything (promise!), but every time I try to make an ad or something and set the figure as even mildly seductive, the AI inbuilt-censor rejects the video and it's kind of annoying. I mean, we're all adults, right? And I don't see why our sensibilities should be defined by whatever straight-as-they-come midwestern US attitudes decide what is allowed in midjourney / heygen / etc etc. Has anyone else thought about this and maybe found other possibilities? Again - seriously - I don't want to create pornographic images or anything, I just want to have some figures on the screen being ever so slightly sexy. Looking forward to your thoughts!

Hey, I'm doing a survey of people working on AI and I'd love it if lots of people responded (of course); it could be really useful for all of us to know what challenges each other has, and what approaches are working, and the kinds of things we're working on. The survey takes only two minutes, and everyone who replies gets: 1. Included in our brand new AI agency directory; 2. Will get a backlink from us to their site (great for domain authority / encouraging google to recommend your site), and 3. A code to embed and share the survey with their followers… Please take two minutes and do this, I'd really appreciate it - let's help the community grow together! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScALq03smYk71ArA74XcSusiQo1c65mbofVXMJi0hEYES1sDA/viewform

Which do you use most? I seem to hop between them, but wondering if anyone's got any preferences...?