Summary As the output of AI models has become more realistic, AI-generated media is creeping into everyday politics, as these examples show. A new era of AI-driven “fake news” has begun, not always as harmless as images of the Pope suddenly dressed in surprisingly fashionable clothes. They can also cause serious confusion, as in the …
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Image: MIXED, Privacy Lost Der Artikel kann nur mit aktiviertem JavaScript dargestellt werden. Bitte aktiviere JavaScript in deinem Browser und lade die Seite neu. Meta evolves Quest software, discontinues Quest Pro, scales back advanced AR technology. Additionally, there were plenty of horror stories this week. Quest 2 gets an update, Quest Pro ends The Quest …
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Image: Capcom Der Artikel kann nur mit aktiviertem JavaScript dargestellt werden. Bitte aktiviere JavaScript in deinem Browser und lade die Seite neu. There’s no place scarier than under a VR headset. Here are the best horror games for Playstation VR (2), Meta Quest (2, Pro), Pico 4 and SteamVR. Note: The following list is sorted …
Image: Privacy Lost Der Artikel kann nur mit aktiviertem JavaScript dargestellt werden. Bitte aktiviere JavaScript in deinem Browser und lade die Seite neu. Privacy Lost sketches a future in which human emotions become public through AR and AI. It comes with a serious warning. In a new short film production titled “Privacy Lost,” Dr. Louis …
Picture: Tin Drum Der Artikel kann nur mit aktiviertem JavaScript dargestellt werden. Bitte aktiviere JavaScript in deinem Browser und lade die Seite neu. An AR concert features a recently deceased pianist giving his final performance. How immersive is this experience? Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto may have died in March at the age of 71, but …
New York City’s subway is tackling fare evasion with AI-powered surveillance software. The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) has installed the technology at seven undisclosed stations to track those who avoid paying their fares. With an estimated revenue loss of $285 million in 2022 due to fare evasion, the MTA expects to expand the system to …
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Summary An AI-powered news site falls for a prank on Reddit. This shows the pitfalls of AI publishing without human control. Still, it could work in the medium to long term. Social media signals attract some algorithms like honey attracts bees. This is precisely the effect that the World of Warcraft community “wow” exploited on …
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Summary There are doubts about the authenticity of the project. Indications include the non-existent address “500 Baudrillard Drive, San Francisco, CA 94127” and the team listed by Fable Simulation, whose profile pictures are AI-generated. Also, the name of the alleged CEO “Julian B. Adler” can be read as an anagram of Baudrillard. Jean Baudrillard was …
Summary Stable Diffusion company Stability AI releases two new large language models together with CarperAI. One of them is based on Meta’s Llama v2, improving its performance and showing how fast open-source development can be. Both FreeWilly models are based on Meta’s Llama models, with FreeWilly2 already using the newer Llama-2 model with 70 billion …
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Image: ANA Avatar Der Artikel kann nur mit aktiviertem JavaScript dargestellt werden. Bitte aktiviere JavaScript in deinem Browser und lade die Seite neu. A former Google researcher says sex between humans will soon be obsolete. VR headsets, AI, and robots could take over. Mo Gawdat, former executive director of Google’s X research and development division, …
