AI assistants invoke gendered traditions of the secretary, a figure of administrative and emotional support, often sexualized. Underpaid and undervalued, secretaries still had a lot of insight into private and commercially sensitive dealings. They had power through information.
CULTURE
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The Rise and Fall of the Name Alexa Over Time
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Alexa, what happened to all the Alexas? Oh wait… #dataviz source: https://
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Moving beyond lonely futures: reimagining AI product inspiration
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oh no but also, what about finding inspiration for AI products in other places than movies picturing futures full of loneliness? (As much as I enjoyed the aesthetic of the movie it’s still a sad tale)
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OpenAI voice controversy: Scarlett Johansson vs ChatGPT similarity debate
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El tema del día es la voz de Scarlett Johanson vs la voz de ChatGPT. Y tal y como recoge Carlos en este hilo las voces realmente no son idénticas.
— Carlos Santana (@DotCSV) 21 mai 2024
Que OpenAI haya querido usar la voz de Scarlett para aproximar el efecto Her no significa que finalmente lo hayan hecho. ¿Opiniones? https://t.co/pD9LVGoaRAEl tema del día es la voz de Scarlett Johanson vs la voz de ChatGPT. Y tal y como recoge Carlos en este hilo las voces realmente no son idénticas. Que OpenAI haya querido usar la voz de Scarlett para aproximar el efecto Her no significa que finalmente lo hayan hecho. ¿Opiniones?
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AI-Generated Stories for Kids Need Careful Consideration
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Audiobooks work fine but non-deterministic algorithms generating new storylines in line w/prompts I think require real thought before presenting to kids unfiltered. Plus, there's a lot more to a good story than a favourite character and a generic plotline. (I'm obviously biased!)
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AI-Generated Stories for Children: Quality and Ethical Concerns
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Do we want dozens of stories about the Gruffalo, on-demand? Who is checking if they are good stories if they are being made up in real time? Isn't part of reading/storytelling about time with a child during an important part of their day (bedtime)? I have many questions!
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AI Overlords Interrupting Family Dinners: A Humorous Take
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Rather have the AI overlords saying "please sit back down and finish" 582973 times during dinner, and use that time to make up stories tbh
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AI-Generated Bedtime Stories for Children: Ethical Concerns
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Can we agree we don't want AI making up/telling bedtime stories to children, using generated voices? Or am I in the minority on this, which is why we constantly see this held up as an eg/demo of a cool application?
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Scarlett Johansson’s Legal Response to OpenAI Sky Voice Controversy
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La respuesta de Scarlett Johansson que explica la movida legal con OpenAI por la voz de Sky
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Information Age Paradox: More Data, Less Reality Connection
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The paradox of the Information Age is that the more information we have the more disconnected from reality we get. Generative AI is latest manifestation of this.