Chaos & Amazement #2323 Goodbye to Cortana, Uncle Roger, and Twitter
Chaos & Amazement #2323 Goodbye to Cortana, Uncle Roger, and Twitter
🌐 Apple unveils Vision Pro mixed reality headset.💥 AI-generated short film premiere. 💡 Edward Snowden's impact on online privacy. ⚖️ Controversial AI social scoring. 💔 Twitter faces potential EU ban.
Apple Launches Vision Pro Mixed Reality Headset
Apple unveiled Vision Pro, a spatial computer that merges digital and physical worlds. $3,499, US launch in 2024. Cool or costly?
Creativity
A look at The Frost, a 12-minute movie created by Waymark using DALL-E 2, as startups like Waymark and Runway make AI tools for fast and cheap video production.
Exclusive: Watch the world premiere of the AI-generated short film The Frost.
Creator group @YesTheory ’s first feature film, Project Iceman, is now available to stream on their site with a pay-what-you-wish model.
From my blog
The Impact of Edward Snowden's Whistleblowing on Online Privacy https://bnox.be/2023/06/the-impact-of-edward-snowdens.html
On the 10th anniversary of his revelations, Edward Snowden says he has “no regrets” and “2013 seems like child's play” versus current surveillance capabilities.
The Dark Side of AI: Social Scoring and Comedian Nigel Ng's Controversial Cancellation https://bnox.be/2023/06/the-dark-side-of-ai-social-scoring-and.html
Listen to Malaysian comedian Nigel Ng (aka "Uncle Roger"), who has had his Weibo and bilibili social media accounts banned due to "violation of relevant regulations. https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=58949
Mentally Preparing to Say Goodbye: Twitter Faces Possible Ban in EU over Disinformation https://bnox.be/2023/06/mentally-preparing-to-say-goodbye.html
Fighting disinformation will become a legal obligation in the EU as of August 25, when platforms with more than 45MAU - including Twitter - will have to comply with the Digital Services Act, or DSA - a set of rules aimed to protect Europeans online.
EU slams Twitter as ‘irresponsible’ for leaving disinformation code
Microsoft plans to drop Cortana support on Windows 10 and Windows 11 in late 2023, touting the company's AI efforts as suitable replacements for the assistant.
Microsoft will no longer support the Cortana app starting this fall.
I understand Bing > Cortana but I liked her. I interviewed her back in 2017 https://bnox.be/2017/08/a-conversation-with-cortana.html
Weird and Wonderful
Landmarks of the world, misspelled in Midjourney
DaFuq!?Boom! @YouTube Shorts channel is known for its odd title and its potty-themed animations. Like this one: https://youtube.com/shorts/U_lrep5F8gE
