Let there be (ring) light. A British film editor is going viral for using artificial intelligence to imagine famous historical figures such as Jesus, Cleopatra, Queen Elizabeth I and Henry VIII taking selfies. "The results are hilarious, and everyone I've shared my work with can't believe how real the pictures really look," Duncan Thomsen, 53, told SWNS. He said he uses the AI software Midjourney through the Discord app, which responds to user-set prompts and commands to generate pictures by referencing billions of images online. Thomsen has recreated scenes from the Battle of Waterloo, the court of Cleopatra, and the Last Supper.

We then asked Agnieszka if she would be willing to share any tips for artists interested in experimenting with AI for their future projects. "The word'experimenting' is key!" she told Bored Panda. "Because the tools that allow artists to use AI change so fast, no one truly is an expert in the field. Therefore, my suggestion is to have an open mind and play with tools that feel right and appealing to you. There are no standards that have emerged yet, so this is a very exciting time to jump into the field. However, unlike the AI algorithm, don't copy - make it yours and make it original. Don't feel pressured to follow a trend and focus on making great work to start your own trend."

Twenty years ago, WIRED made a bold prediction: Cable modems are on the way out. "Things are looking bad for the cable industry: Careful study has shown that nearly the entire cable network would need to be replaced to make it suitable for two-way data traffic, and satellite services have been stealing away cable's television customers at an intolerable rate." Fast-forward to 2017 and ... cable modems are everywhere. Hey, points for journalistic confidence. Listen, predicting the future is thankless and hard and often ill-advised.

Buying paint is always an enlightening affair. The names that companies come up with for their pigments are usually worth a chuckle or two, at least. Browsing through the color swatches, you're likely to stumble upon some curious choices, like a soft lilac color called Potentially Purple, a light blue known as Salty Tear, or maybe just a nondescript Gray Area. Even so, humans may no longer have a monopoly on the esoteric color-naming game. Janelle Shae, famous for using neural networks to come up with Death Metal band names like "Verk" or "Chaorug," or cake and cookie recipes featuring novel ingredients like horseradish and chicken, has programmed software to create new paint colors and give them names.