The Uncanny Valley: Advancements And Anxieties Of AI Exploring the psychological phenomenon of the #uncanny #valley in the age of #AI, this article delves into the advancements and #anxieties surrounding #lifelike #robots and #digital #avatars
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Eye Data Privacy and AI Autonomy Loss Trade-offs
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Valuing my or anyone’s eye data and loss of agency for the sake of “productivity” considered “strong” – what does this mean? That society must always cater to those who force new ideology veiled in “progress” as validated by productivity? Eye think therefore eye am.
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Discord Community Celebrates with Amazing AI-Generated New Year Videos
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We ran a video competition inside the Discord. The theme was celebrating the New Year.
— Matt Wolfe (@mreflow) 6 février 2024
We had some absolutely amazing entries for the competition and @crazeinthedark put together this compilation of the best ones.
It's pretty crazy how far we've come with AI video! pic.twitter.com/Q9OltgJUtkWe ran a video competition inside the Discord. The theme was celebrating the New Year. We had some absolutely amazing entries for the competition and @crazeinthedark put together this compilation of the best ones. It's pretty crazy how far we've come with AI video!
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Human-Centered AI Development: Beyond AI for Good
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Join @StanfordHAI vice director @landay next Tuesday, February 13, as he explains what it means to be truly human-centered when it comes to AI development. “AI for good isn’t good enough.” Register for this event hosted by @BayCHI
: https://
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Social Media Algorithms and Misinformation Distribution Mechanisms
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I think these assumptions rely on a counterfactual view of ppl's behavior + knowledge, + a misassumption re. how these media are distro'd, enter the discourse–generally via ad-targeting/engagement-calibrated bait on social platforms, often via fake-authoritative accounts.
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Youth autonomy and personal fulfillment beyond hustle culture
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a lot of people misunderstand images like this as pointless pain grindset the reason images like these are so resonant is because for many young folks it represents the first time you own exactly what you want and are doing exactly what you want free from other's expectations
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Establishing Image Provenance and Digital Trust Signals
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Since the metadata can be removed, its absence doesn’t mean an image is not from ChatGPT or our API. Broader adoption of methods for establishing provenance and encouraging users to look for these signals are steps towards increasing the trustworthiness of digital information.
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Deepfakes: Platform Dissemination Strategy Critical Factor
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Put another way, a deep fake is neither here nor there unless you have a platform + tools to disseminate it strategically.
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Creative Dialogues: Generative AI and Artistic Intent Explored
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Creative Dialogues Episode 2: Big Space
— Runway (@runwayml) 6 février 2024
A conversation between Anna Ridler (@annaridler) and Lex Fefegha (@lexfefegha) exploring new mediums, artistic intent and the similarities between gardening and generative AI.
Watch the full episode now at https://t.co/Ok5qy9In4W pic.twitter.com/6q9m8GwGo2Creative Dialogues Episode 2: Big Space A conversation between Anna Ridler (
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@lexfefegha
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AI Deepfakes Fuel Fraud: Fake IDs and $25.6M Hong Kong Heist
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AI deepfakes are all over the headlines. Two crazy new ones: -OnlyFake, a site that leverages AI to create near-instant fake IDs. -A $25.6M heist in Hong Kong, with scammers using deepfake tech to convince an employee to transfer funds.