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AI project imagines adult faces of children who disappeared during Argentina's military dictatorship

Economic Times

Economic Times · 1y ago

AI project imagines adult faces of children who disappeared during Argentina's military dictatorship

Santiago Barros, an Argentine publicist, is using artificial intelligence to create images of what the children of parents who disappeared during Argentina's military dictatorship might look like as adults. Barros combines photos of the disappeared parents from the Grandmothers' public archive, using an app called Midjourney, to generate images of their children as adults. The project aims to raise awareness about the missing children and serve as a reminder of the grandmothers' decades-long search efforts. While it doesn't replace DNA testing, it provides a visual representation of what these missing children might look like today.

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Tesla releases baby cybertrucks for your little doomsday prepper

Gizmodo

Gizmodo · 1y ago

Tesla releases baby cybertrucks for your little doomsday prepper

Tesla has released a mini version of its Cybertruck for kids, following the release of the adult version. Priced at $1,500, the mini Cybertruck can carry children up to 150 lbs and has a range of 12 miles on a single charge, reaching speeds of up to 10 mph. It is aimed at children between the ages of 6 and 12 who are fans of Elon Musk. While it is unclear if the mini version is bulletproof like its adult counterpart, it includes LED headlights and tail lights. The vehicles are currently sold out, but shipping is expected in December 2023.

Google fired an employee who protested its contract with the Israeli military

The Verge

The Verge · 1y ago

Google fired an employee who protested its contract with the Israeli military

Google has fired an employee who protested the company's involvement in a $1.2 billion Israeli government contract during a presentation. The now-former Google Cloud engineer voiced concerns about the project, known as Project Nimbus, which provides cloud services to the Israeli military. The employee shouted, "I refuse to build technology that powers genocide or surveillance." Google confirmed the firing, stating that the employee violated company policies by disrupting an official event. The incident follows pushback from hundreds of Google and Amazon employees who signed an open letter opposing the contract, citing concerns about the surveillance of Palestinians.

This chart shows people who got phones earlier in life report more mental distress as adults. Isn't that sadly obvious by now?

Business Insider

Business Insider · 1y ago

This chart shows people who got phones earlier in life report more mental distress as adults. Isn't that sadly obvious by now?

Young adults who owned smartphones in elementary school experienced worse mental health in adulthood compared to those who got them later in their teens, according to a survey by Sapien Labs. The study, which surveyed over 27,000 young adults aged 18 to 24, found a significant relationship between the age of first smartphone ownership and adult mental health, particularly among women. Parental dilemmas around when to give their children a smartphone are further complicated by tech leaders like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, who raised their own kids with limited technology and delayed smartphone access.

AI could judge if user is of porn-watching age under new UK guidance

Economic Times

Economic Times · 1y ago

AI could judge if user is of porn-watching age under new UK guidance

The British government has proposed using AI-based technology to determine if viewers of online pornography are of legal age to access such content. The suggestion is part of new age-check guidance aimed at protecting children from accessing adult material online. The UK's Online Safety Act mandates that sites and apps displaying pornographic content ensure that children do not encounter it. Proposed methods include facial age estimation using AI, photo identification matching, credit card checks, and open banking. The guidance is expected to be finalized by early 2025. Critics argue that mandatory age verification threatens user privacy.

Google fires 28 employees after sit-in protest over controversial Project Nimbus contract with Israel

TechCrunch · 1y ago

Google fires 28 employees after sit-in protest over controversial Project Nimbus contract with Israel

Google has terminated the employment of 28 employees who participated in a sit-in protest against the company's cloud computing contract with the Israeli government and military. The controversial project, known as Project Nimbus, has faced criticism since 2021 as it allegedly involves providing technology to support Israel's actions in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The protesters claim that Google's involvement makes the company complicit in the "genocide of the Palestinian people". During the protests, some employees were arrested and forcibly removed from the offices. Google stated that physically impeding work and preventing access to facilities is a violation of policies.

Meta fed its AI on almost everything you’ve posted publicly since 2007

The Verge

The Verge · 10m ago

Meta fed its AI on almost everything you’ve posted publicly since 2007

Meta has admitted to using public posts and photos from adult Facebook and Instagram users since 2007 to train its AI models. This includes content from users who may have been minors when their accounts were created. While European users can opt out due to privacy regulations, users in other regions cannot if they want to keep their posts public. Meta's global privacy director confirmed this during an Australian government inquiry, stating that only private posts are excluded from AI training. The company doesn't scrape data from users under 18, but it's unclear how it handles adult accounts created when users were minors. Critics argue that this practice exploits user data, especially children's, and call for stronger privacy laws to protect against such use.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman promotes crypto project Worldcoin after fundraising report

Economic Times

Economic Times · 1y ago

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman promotes crypto project Worldcoin after fundraising report

OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman, is backing the cryptocurrency project Worldcoin, which aims to create a global identity and financial network. Altman emphasized the importance of human identification in an AI-driven world during a virtual Q&A session. Worldcoin plans to raise $50 million through the sale of discounted crypto tokens. The project has already attracted over 2.6 million people who have signed up for a digital ID and free cryptocurrency in exchange for having their irises scanned by Worldcoin's "orb" devices. Regulators in the UK and Germany are reportedly investigating the project.

Jensen Huang Dismisses Fears: US AI Chips Unlikely in China’s Military

StartupTalky

StartupTalky · 24d ago

Jensen Huang Dismisses Fears: US AI Chips Unlikely in China’s Military

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang believes US concerns about their AI chips enhancing China's military capabilities are unfounded, as Chinese forces are unlikely to adopt US technology due to risks. The US, citing security threats, banned exports of Nvidia’s advanced semiconductors to China. Huang argues that such restrictions unfairly hinder US firms' global competitiveness and could spur China to develop rival technologies. Despite meeting US leaders, including Trump, Huang faces bipartisan pressure to avoid Beijing’s military-linked entities.

Leonardo kicks off Space Cloud project for Italy's armed forces

Reuters · 1y ago

Leonardo kicks off Space Cloud project for Italy's armed forces

Italy’s state-owned defense company, Leonardo, has been tasked by the Ministry of Defense to study and develop a military space cloud architecture project called MILSCA. This project aims to provide Italy’s government and armed forces with high-performing computing, cloud, and artificial intelligence capabilities directly in space. Leonardo will collaborate with Telespazio and Thales Alenia Space during the two-year study. MILSCA will enable users to access strategic data such as communications, earth observation, and navigation data anytime and anywhere with high processing power and flexibility.

OpenAI teams up with SoftBank and Oracle on $500B data center project | TechCrunch

TechCrunch · 6m ago

OpenAI teams up with SoftBank and Oracle on $500B data center project | TechCrunch

OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle are launching "The Stargate Project," a joint venture to build AI data centers in the U.S., starting in Texas. The project aims to invest $500 billion and create hundreds of thousands of jobs over four years to establish U.S. AI leadership. Other partners include Nvidia, Microsoft, and Arm. The initiative addresses infrastructure challenges but faces criticisms over potential environmental impacts and high resource consumption.

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