Day: February 9, 2024
Google Partners with Effort to Identify Artificial Intelligence-Generated Content
Google collaborates with Meta and other companies to develop digital content credentials. The goal is to provide a “nutrition label” to digital content to specify when and how a file was produced or altered—including with A.I. Google’s participation is expected to enhance trust in digital content by providing more information to users and combating disinformation. […]
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“Tech Takeover: How Technology Dictates Our Sex and Dating Lives”
The newest sex tech products, such as Lovense and WeVibe, focus on pleasure but also aim for loftier goals. Make Love Not Porn strives to combat unrealistic standards set by hardcore pornography by showcasing unrehearsed, consensual, “real world” sex. Meanwhile, the VDOM, a wearable prosthetic genital device, caters to LGBTQ users and people with disabilities […]
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Bridging the Language Gap with A.I. Lip-Dubbing: One Couple’s Story
Mr. Romero visits Ms. Ochoa in Mexico monthly. When apart, they use A.I.-powered apps to connect. They exchange messages on WhatsApp and video chat as Ms. Ochoa gets ready for work. Ms. Ochoa uses her iPad to translate, while Mr. Romero uses Timekettle WT2 Edge earbuds for real-time translation. Their work hours differ, so they […]
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Vatican and Italy Look to Friar as A.I. Ethics Whisperer
Before dawn, Paolo Benanti climbed to the bell tower of his 16th-century monastery and admired the sunrise over the ruins of the Roman forum. He reflected on a world in flux. “It was a wonderful meditation on what is going on inside,” he said, stepping onto the street in his friar robe and contemplating the […]
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From Winter Break to Doomed Moon Mission: The Unlikely Journey.
A group of Carnegie Mellon University students ventured to Florida last month during their winter break. Many are studying engineering and science, and decided to witness a rocket launch that would send a small robotic rover that they helped construct to the moon. Intending to spend time relaxing during their trip, the students rented a […]
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