https://www.thedrum.com/opinion/2024/04/18/pre-testing-resulting-procession-paint-numbers-dance-ads Her finger hovered over the keyboard. She knew she had to do it. It was her job. She also knew that it was a ‘good thing’, it saved time and therefore money. It gave her “everything” she needed to work with, to work her creative magic. At least her company still valued people like … [Read more…]
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/18/internet-users-are-getting-younger-now-the-uk-is-weighing-up-if-ai-can-help-protect-them The cars were recharging by the school gates. There were advantages in getting your child into the best schools, often located on smart streets with the best wireless panels. The children chattered as they filed through the sensors, most not bothering to look back to the nanny, parent or avatar that had driven them. … [Read more…]
https://gizmodo.com/google-fires-28-workers-who-protested-its-contracts-wit-1851418289 He never liked having to do it. You didn’t get to his level in the company without being ruthless but there was something about firing a colleague. He was a nice guy. He particularly didn’t like it when the reason wasn’t a cut-and-dried issue but something a little greyer: a political stance. Off the … [Read more…]
https://www.theverge.com/c/24070570/internet-cables-undersea-deep-repair-ships I’ve still got his letters. Well, messages, but I think of them as ‘letters’, a bit like the ones generations of men sent home from the front to partners and kids. I guess those kids treasured their dad’s messages too. They were probably as proud as I was… and am. The ‘letters’ don’t talk … [Read more…]
https://the-media-leader.com/lie-detecting-ai-may-be-coming-to-a-job-interview-near-you/ She demanded there was a human “in the room”. “Call me old fashioned but I want to look the candidate in the eye. I can tell whether they’re right.” They humoured her. The AI systems on the call would make the decision anyway. Micro-expressions, tonal analysis, discourse analysis – colourful charts if she wanted … [Read more…]
https://www.ft.com/content/311b29a4-bbb3-435b-8e82-ae19f2740af9 There are different initiatives. Behind the scenes we’re lobbying ministers. This proposed legislation is a threat to civil liberties and freedoms. We cannot allow this authoritarian clampdown. We’re also taking legal action. We’ve uncovered a number of interesting precedents and legal strategies that we’re sure Government lawyers won’t see coming! And then there’s the … [Read more…]
https://www.ft.com/content/4c5d823e-004b-4f00-9536-9fea93330453 People often ask me what I do. I give them a brief rundown on object-oriented philosophy, the idea that the world is made up of objects connecting and networking like the jewels in Indra’s Net. The key thing is the ontology is flat: human (objects) are as real and as powerful as unhuman like … [Read more…]
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/12/meta-is-testing-an-ai-powered-search-bar-in-instagram It had been one of those day. The news. Real wars and culture wars. Everywhere she looked: hate, People behaving badly. One of those days. She needed reassurance. “Show me..” she began. The search bar autocompleted. A stream of stories: people helping strangers. She smiled. It had been one of those days. That last … [Read more…]
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/11/openai-makes-chatgpt-more-direct-less-verbose Ever since I learned to speak I’ve loved language, its power to do more than describe in a dry, functional, utilitarian way. I remember discovering how I could use words to paint pictures, conjure feelings. As I read the great poets and writers, I understood how I could create whole worlds. As I started … [Read more…]
https://newatlas.com/robotics/teleoperated-humanoid-h2o No-one can afford to go to University without working unless daddy’s an oligarch or something. But the rest of us, we fit classes around some dead-end job. Evening shift picking packages in an e-commerce giant’s warehouse; stocking shelves in a real-world giant’s supermarket; I know someone who finishes a class and spends the evening … [Read more…]