[nonostantement #325] - poetry camera / content algorithms / elections & ai fraud
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Hola from Barcelona, Joele here. This newsletter, which I've been sending every Sunday for the last six years, shares interesting things I find online while doing my job. I am a digital strategy consultant for companies, brands and institutions.
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[Video] - The Shitthropocene
‘Super cute please like’: the unstoppable rise of Shein
It is taking fast fashion to ever faster and ever cheaper extremes, and making billions from it. Why is the whole world shopping at Shein?Chinese AI companies develop chatbots of dead loved ones
AI-generated avatars that look and sound like deceased relatives are increasingly popular to console those in mourning, or to hide the deaths of loved ones from the elderly and young children.Poetry Camera
Poetry Camera prints poems instead of pictures.[Video] - A Day in TOKYO in 1968
A Day in TOKYO in 1968, Nostalgic bygone era. Planned by Japan National Tourism Organization
#TECH
Nvidia Wants to Replace Nurses With AI for $9 an Hour
Your health could soon be in the hands of Nvidia-powered AI nurses, and they cost your healthcare provider next to nothing.
#SOCIALMEDIA
How scientists are making the most of Reddit
As X wanes, researchers are turning to Reddit for insights and data, and to better connect with the public.Meta should give users free option without targeted ads, EU privacy watchdog says
Meta Platforms and other large online platforms should give users an option to use their services for free without targeted advertising, EU privacy watchdog the European Data Protection Board said on Wednesday.
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How we’re tracking global election AI use
As India, the United States, Pakistan and more vote in 2024 general elections, we’re collecting examples of AI being used for campaigns, misinformation, and memes.Spotting the deepfakes in this year of elections: how AI detection tools work and where they fail
The authors tested publicly accessible AI detectors in February 2024. Here they discuss these tools’ limitations and how to decide when to use them
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