[nonostantement #258] - deepfaked face / google & ai / scam books
NOW with MORE "eat the rich" satire!
Welcome to nonostantement: a weekly newsletter with mysterious, firm, and improbable stuff found all over the Internet.
Ciao! My name is Joele and I work with brands, creating online strategies. As I come across interesting and noteworthy stuff, I like to share it with my friends through this newsletter. In this week's edition, I've selected some of the most fascinating and intriguing things that I've recently discovered.
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#PEOPLE
The Strangely Beautiful Experience of Google Reviews
Glimpses of humanity in an unlikely corner of the internet.I Think My Face Was Deepfaked Into a Chinese Camping Stove Ad
Here’s how a stock image—that looked like me—made its way to Chinese marketplaces. With each repost and edit, I grew more convinced that it was me.Stop Filming People in Clubs Without Their Consent
It's time to have a conversation about the place of smartphone cameras at the rave.Why does all "eat the rich" satire look the same now?
From Glass Onion and The Menu to Triangle of Sadness , right now, there's only one message (ironically) coming out of Hollywood: rich people are bad.Skatepark Near Colosseum Gives Rome a Modern Tourist Spot
The ancient city’s leaders hope the new recreation area will lure more visitors from abroad. It has already impressed the talent at home.Noma, Rated the World’s Best Restaurant, Is Closing Its Doors
The Copenhagen chef René Redzepi says fine dining at the highest level, with its grueling hours and intense workplace culture, has hit a breaking point: “It’s unsustainable.”Smash hits: How viral memes conquered piñata design
Forget tradition. Social media trends are now driving piñata sales in Mexico.
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#TECH
Google SearchLiaison on Twitter:
"As said before when asked about AI, content created primarily for search engine rankings, however it is done, is against our guidance. If content is helpful & created for people first, that's not an issue."Google develops free terrorism-moderation tool for smaller websites
US tech group’s Jigsaw division leads initiative as UK and EU introduce tough laws.
#SOCIALMEDIA
Stop filming strangers in 2023
Viral TikToks often feature interviews with people on the street or quick shots of strangers going about their day. But without consent to film them for content, it ends up feeling exploitative and creepy.Don't sign Youtube's new money-stealing TOS before watching this!
YouTube's new TOS allows chargebacks against future earnings for past violations. Essentially, taking back the money you made if the video is struck.
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#THEDARKSIDE
Séamas O’Reilly: I open the book with trepidation. My name is on it, but I didn't write it
I’ve been aware of these scam books for years, and had been tempted to write about what their existence says about writing. Now that I had one of these things with my own name on it, I knew my time had come.Is ChatGPT a cybersecurity threat?
Security professionals express unease — and optimism — at ChatGPT's ability to write phishing emails and malicious code.
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