Welcome back to Zero Shot, The Ken’s weekly discussion where Brady, Praveen, and Rohin go beyond the headlines to probe the major shake-ups in artificial intelligence.

This week, Brady notices how media producers and creators emphasising how their work is “made by humans”.  This type of disclaimer looks like the beginning of a bifurcation of content into AI-generated output and “handcrafted” media. Take a few steps further and there are consequences for education, contractual agreements, and legal disputes.

Rohin looked at Perplexity’s snapback after Amazon sued it over making agentic shopping available via the Comet browser, enabling automation that places orders on behalf of users. For consumers, the question to consider is: would you hand over your credentials to an AI agent and let it represent you, while you shoulder all legal liability for its actions?

Finally, Praveen presented AI’s first major use case in the Global South. Tools and platforms such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Adalat AI are speeding up research, stenography, and other tasks in the legal arena, making it possible for court proceedings to move faster. India isn’t alone in this; court systems in other parts of the world such as Brazil and China are using artificial intelligence in their own ways too.

Zero Shot’s cover art is generated using AI. Everything else is made by humans.

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Additional Reading

Pluribus: “This show was made by humans”
https://bsky.app/profile/thespaceshipper.com/post/3m54is34d5c2l

Rosalía on Lux: “It’s all human—very much human”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/arts/music/rosalia-lux-interview.html

This year’s Coca-Cola holiday ad exposes one of the biggest problems with AI-generated video
https://www.businessinsider.com/coca-cola-ai-holiday-ad-glitches-highlight-ai-shortcomings-2025-11

Chinese court again rules AI-generated images are eligible for copyright protection
https://www.chinaiplawupdate.com/2025/03/chinese-court-again-rules-there-is-copyright-in-ai-generated-images/

Bullying is not innovation
https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/blog/bullying-is-not-innovation

Norway tests show Chinese-made electric buses can be halted remotely by manufacturer
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/norway-tests-chinese-made-electric-bus-yutong-halted-remotely-5448366

4,000 Indian courts have done away with typing. An AI revolution is on
https://theprint.in/ground-reports/4000-indian-courts-have-done-away-with-typing-an-ai-revolution-is-on/2770297/

Petition in Supreme Court says GenAI in judiciary may lead to fake case laws
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/petition-in-supreme-court-says-genai-in-judiciary-may-cause-hallucinations-lead-to-fake-case-laws/article70262821.ece