[nonostantement #268] - amelie / ai & fake accounts / industrial capture
Now with MORE KGB spies!
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Hi everybody, I am Joele and I am an Italian digital something something working for brands and agencies. I live in Barcelona but mostly online. When I find something interesting (online, not in Barcelona) I share that here, in this free newsletter. Yes, FREE.
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#PEOPLE
Nick Cave on the Fragility of Life
The singer-songwriter believes that we are deeply flawed, impermanent creatures who can sometimes do extraordinary things.[Video] - "La véritable histoire d'Amélie Poulain", un court métrage de Jean-Pierre Jeunet (2023)
"The True Story of Amélie Poulain", a short film by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
#TECH
HeadshotPro: Professional corporate headshots for remote teams.
Upload photos, pick style & receive 120+ generated headshots, create by an "AI-photographer"Benjamin Carlson on Twitter:
"In 1966, media futurist Marshall McLuhan envisioned a form of digital research eerily similar to the customized queries now answered by AI. Then he makes a surprising admission about why he studies technological change—with a lesson I think many need to hear."
#THEDARKSIDE
Could AI swamp social media with fake accounts?
Researchers warn that AI could flood social media with harmful and misleading content.Risk of ‘industrial capture’ looms over AI revolution
A handful of individuals and corporations now control much of the resources and knowledge in the sector
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