Artists stage mass protest against AI-generated artwork on ArtStation

What if..? https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/12/artstation-artists-stage-mass-protest-against-ai-generated-artwork I don’t get it. I’m sorry but I don’t think creativity is a zero sum thing. There isn’t a limited supply of it. If I have some and you have some… what’s the problem. My creativity doesn’t preclude yours. There’s plenty to go around. So what’s all… Read the rest


Amazon Will Pay You $2 a Month to Monitor Your Phone Traffic

https://gizmodo.com/amazon-ads-amazon-prime-jeff-bezos-online-shopping-1849858058 I was lucky to get in, really. I had to do a lot to – how shall i put it? – “shape” my identity so I’d be attractive. They don’t actually want people like me. They want the retouched me. It cost me to get in shape. Identity shapers… Read the rest

R/GA closes New York and San Francisco office spaces amid larger restructure

https://adage.com/article/agency-news/rga-closes-new-york-and-san-francisco-office-spaces-amid-larger-restructure/2454791 She cradled the box in her arms. The receptionist wished her well as the doors closed behind her. There wasn’t much in the box. Just the stuff you amass at work. Coffee mug. Stationary – the company still loved analog.  That guru’s book they gave to all new starters.… Read the rest

Meta researchers create AI that masters Diplomacy, tricking human players

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/11/meta-researchers-create-ai-that-masters-diplomacy-tricking-human-players/?utm_source=tldrnewsletter They’ve got better. I must say. I’m the first to admit that we’re probably a pain in the proverbial for them. Always have been. We know what we want and we’re not afraid to make that clear. And yes, I probably am on their list of “difficult” clients. I’m… Read the rest

Bloomingdale’s launches virtual mall with Chanel, Nespresso and Ralph Lauren

https://www.thedrum.com/news/2022/11/21/bloomingdale-s-launches-virtual-mall-with-chanel-nespresso-and-ralph-lauren It was our anniversary. A significant one actually. It had always been our city. We went when we couldn’t really afford it. We walked the streets gazing up at the skyscrapers. It was still possible to be Woody Allen fans. We quoted lines about the Gestapo taking away your… Read the rest

AI-driven combat drone can search buildings and execute suicide attacks

https://newatlas.com/military/lanius-ai-suicide-drone-bomb/ He moved in the shadows, the data shadows obviously but also the real ones. He was a target, he knew it. Embraced it sometimes. A badge of honour. Cloaking didn’t work any more, but keeping your head down made the facial rec cameras at least work a little harder.… Read the rest

This Google-Backed Nonprofit Proves Games Can Teach and Be Fun

https://www.wired.com/story/games-for-change-google-nonprofit-fun-games-social-good/ It’s so not fair. They just don’t get what it’s like being young. Jealous probably. So I was a little bit late. Not even my fault but not worth trying to explain that. Now I’m grounded. There were the usual meaningless things “it’s for your own good…”, “we don’t… Read the rest