April 30, 2023

York University: York University leads groundbreaking research to ensure technology revolution leaves no one behind

York University: York University leads groundbreaking research to ensure technology revolution leaves no one behind. “A massive seven-year interdisciplinary research initiative led by York University – backed by substantial federal research funding — is setting out to tame the unruly world of AI and other disruptive technologies, so humans can benefit equitably from advances in a machine-driven world.”

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April 30, 2023

Washington Post: He blew the whistle on Trump’s Truth Social. Now he works at Starbucks.

Washington Post: He blew the whistle on Trump’s Truth Social. Now he works at Starbucks.. “About six months ago, Will Wilkerson was the executive vice president of operations for former president Donald Trump’s media business, a co-founder of Trump’s Truth Social website and a holder of stock options that might have one day made him a millionaire. Today, he is a certified barista trainer at a Starbucks inside a Harris Teeter grocery store, where he works 5:30 a.m. shifts in a green apron and slip-resistant shoes, making Frappuccinos for $16 an hour.”

Around the Search & Social Media World 0
April 30, 2023

Fader: DatPiff archives library, announces “next generation”

Fader: DatPiff archives library, announces “next generation”. “After DatPiff’s servers crashed in mid March, operators of the beloved mixtape hub mitigated rumors of its demise by tweeting that the site was ‘still here’ and would ‘still be supplying you with all the mixtapes you love.’ Since then, they’ve updated their YouTube channel regularly and their Twitter feed sporadically. But until this week, there were no further updates on the fate of DatPiff.com itself.”

Tweaks & Updates 0
April 30, 2023

Lab-to-Table Conversation: ‘Social Media and Addiction’ May 9 (Vanderbilt University)

Vanderbilt University: Lab-to-Table Conversation: ‘Social Media and Addiction’ May 9. “The complicated nature of social media is that while it provides space for visibility and community, it can also contain triggers for the brain that are related to where addiction activity is housed. How is social media creating needed conversations about addiction and recovery? How is it building broader community? And how is it a complex space to engage with as someone in recovery?”

Events 0
April 30, 2023

WIRED: Brace Yourself for the 2024 Deepfake Election

WIRED: Brace Yourself for the 2024 Deepfake Election. “As AI is democratized, democracy itself is falling under new pressures. There will likely be many exciting ways it will be deployed, but it may also start to distort reality and could become a major threat to the 2024 presidential election if AI-generated audio, images, and videos of candidates proliferate. The line between what’s real and what’s fake could start to blur significantly more than it already has in an age of rampant disinformation.”

Security & Legal Issues 0
April 30, 2023

TechCrunch: Microsoft makes its AI-powered Designer tool available in preview

TechCrunch: Microsoft makes its AI-powered Designer tool available in preview. “Announced in October, Designer is a Canva-like web app that can generate designs for presentations, posters, digital postcards, invitations, graphics and more to share on social media and other channels. It leverages user-created content and DALL-E 2, OpenAI’s text-to-image AI, to ideate designs, with drop-downs and text boxes for further customization and personalization.”

Tweaks & Updates 0
April 30, 2023

Jewish Telegraphic Agency: Dutch archives on accused Nazi collaborators to open to the public in 2025

Jewish Telegraphic Agency: Dutch archives on accused Nazi collaborators to open to the public in 2025. “The Dutch government is planning to throw open information about 300,000 people investigated for their collaboration with the Nazis, in a move that could accelerate a reckoning with the Netherlands’ Holocaust record. For the past seven decades, only researchers and relatives of those accused of collaborating with the Nazis could access the information held by the Dutch archives. But a law guarding the data is set to expire in 2025.”

Security & Legal Issues 0
April 30, 2023

Steam Deck Controls a Real Ukrainian Army Machine Gun Turret: Report (Tom’s Hardware)

Tom’s Hardware: Steam Deck Controls a Real Ukrainian Army Machine Gun Turret: Report. “Valve’s Steam Deck is making headlines in Ukraine as the a new tool for the Ukrainian army. To clarify: a recent posting demonstrated a remote-controlled machine gun turret that seems to be powered (or at least controlled by) the popular portable PC gaming handheld device.”

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