The flaneur walked behind his turtle, which glitched as they passed the sensor. The algorithms in the pavement ran and reran the data looking for patterns. The sensors looked for the fault. https://www.thedrum.com/news/2020/06/30/will-our-cities-be-smarter-after-lockdown It was the sound of summer. The ‘Mister Offer Jingle’ sounded around the streets, bringing people excitedly out of their houses… “I … [Read more…]
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The ad pleaded on the big screen. Needy, it hailed her across the room, teasing the mobile from her pocket. As she touched the offer code the TV narrator perceptibly relaxed. She felt like she’d donated. https://adage.com/article/special-report-newfronts/hulu-introduces-transactional-ad-format-newfront-pitch/2263191 It wasn’t fair that she had to do it all. Why not her brother? Simply not fair. She … [Read more…]
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https://www.warc.com/newsandopinion/news/amazons-twitch-to-show-premier-league-games/43760 He dialled the crowd up to 11 as his team swarmed up-field. He swung the view around to follow the forwards, swooping, hovering. The pass found the wing, past two defenders he hoisted a cross into the box, where… into the keeper’s arms. He reached for his beer with one hand and his controller … [Read more…]
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https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/06/12/1003475/facebooks-deepfake-detection-challenge-neural-network-ai/ It was an opportunity. Even if she wasn’t taking another year out to see if the University was going to bring back classrooms, she’d have taken the internship. She’d get to work with the power of massive AI and machine learning whirring in the background (or so she imagined) and on something worthwhile – … [Read more…]