Chaos & Amazement #2435 YouTube’s Algorithm Changes, Minimax Text to Video AI, and the Bell Riots
This week’s edition of *Chaos & Amazement* brings fresh updates in tech, AI, and a look at how Star Trek 🖖 fiction mirrors our present.
Tech News
YouTube introduced new parental controls aimed at teenagers. Parents can now link their accounts to their teens’ accounts to monitor activity, such as uploads and comments.
Additionally, YouTube has adjusted its algorithm to limit the amount of content related to weight loss and appearance shown to users aged 13-17. This change aims to protect teenagers from potentially harmful content that could negatively impact their mental health. https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/04/youtube-debuts-new-parental-controls-aimed-at-teens/ Here’s my take on it during an interview with Radio 1 (in Dutch - timestamp 30:00 https://www.vrt.be/vrtmax/luister/radio/d/de-wereld-vandaag~11-10/de-wereld-vandaag~11-28864-0/
Fresh AI
https://www.minimaxi.com, China's latest AI video generator, is gaining attention for its hyper-realistic human footage, especially with accurate hand movements—something other tools like Runway or Luma struggle with. It currently supports 1280x720 video at 25fps for clips up to 6 seconds.
Have you heard of the "Will Smith eating spaghetti" test? It's becoming a popular benchmark in some circles for measuring AI video progress. Here's the latest version:
From my blog
DS9's Eerily Accurate Vision of 2024 and the Rules That Shape Trek https://bnox.be/2024/09/ds9s-eerily-accurate-vision-of-2024-and.html In this episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Sisko and Bashir travel back in time to August 30th, 2024. Just in time for the Bell Riots!
Weird and Wonderful
Tapedeck.org shows off cool designs of old cassette tapes. You can see how tapes changed from basic looks in the 1960s to fun, colorful designs in the 1970s + interesting tape shapes from the 1980s and 1990s.
An Abundance of Beasts is your new go-to for endless medieval creature creations! Based on real bestiaries, it's like having a medieval zoo in your pocket. https://accumulationofthings.com/twine/beasts.html
Is My Blue Your Blue? What’s blue to me, could be green to you!
"It almost looks like it has arms but they're inside of a sleeping bag" True Facts: How Snakes Move by Ze Frank.
Currys is a British electrical retailer and aftercare service provider operating in the United Kingdom and Ireland. And they’re slaying it on TikTok
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