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AI: The Good, the Bad and the…Woah
The most pressing need now is for AI tools to protect us from AI tools. The good news about AI is there will be productive uses. The bad news is it will take 5 to 10 years to sort the wheat from the chaff. According to a recent study by Morgan […]
Stanford University’s AI Job Warning
Stanford University has issued a chilling warning about the impact of artificial intelligence on jobs. The number of job opportunities for young professionals in AI-affected sectors across the United States has dropped by 13% over the past three years. According to a report from the Stanford Digital Economy Lab, AI […]
Technocracy Rising
Technocracy Rising by Greg Reese Read on Substack While many people rightly say that money is already digital, when world leaders say the word “digital money” today, it means cryptocurrency, which is now part of a worldwide scheme to monitor your actions and control your money. This new form of […]
Millions Are Emotionally Attached to AI Companions
Leaked Meta documents reveal the personalized AI strategy enables subtle romances with users—including children. People are turning to AI for companionship, sparking a relationship that could turn into a drug. A drug which big tech companies like Meta, OpenAI and ChatGPT are more than happy to supply. New leaked Meta […]
This Week in the New Normal #103
Our successor to This Week in the Guardian, This Week in the New Normal is our weekly chart of the progress of autocracy, authoritarianism and economic restructuring around the world. 1. Cars – the latest subscription service Volkswagen announced, this week, that some of their electric models would now come with optional upgrades […]
#TBOT 11: AI Companions Worse Than Porn, Why Your Word Doc Never Looks Right, Deep Sea Desalination, Find the Perfect XMPP Provider
Here are our stories for the week: AI Companions Worse Than Porn: People are turning to artificial intelligence for companionship, seeking emotional connection. AI companies are more than happy to supply this new drug, realizing personalized AI brings the most user engagement. A new Meta leak shows companies adopting a more […]
Palantir for Cars (Flock Cameras) Roll Out in US Hardware Stores
Have you driven to the hardware store recently? If you have, your car may be in a searchable database thanks to Flock cameras. Have you driven to the hardware store recently? If you have, your car may be in a searchable database thanks to Flock cameras. Read on to get a list of […]
China’s Industrial Robots are Changing Manufacturing
China is leading the world in industrial robots or programmable machines that are pioneering fast and cost-effective manufacturing. China currently holds over 50% of the world market share in industrial robots capable of assembly, production line handling, service tasks, machine feeding, palletizing, packaging, and more. Automation is fueling Chinese manufacturing […]
Gates Foundation: “Digital IDs are an effective tool against poverty”
It looks like we can add another to the growing mountain of problems that digital IDs are going to solve for all of us. We already know that digital IDs will help counter populism, and illegal immigration, and crime, and benefit fraud, and terrorism, and pandemics. But they’ll help tackle […]
New Leak Uncovers AI Assisted Mass Censorship on Facebook
Are governments weaponizing AI to reshape public discourse and whitewash their crimes? Whistleblowers at Meta’s Integrity Organization have shared data with International Corruption Watch (ICW), revealing evidence of a mass censorship strategy abusing Meta’s reporting system. Normal Takedown Process Meta’s public description of this pipeline is available at https://transparency.meta.com/enforcement/detecting-violations/how-enforcement-technology-works. Prioritizing Government Requests Governments […]
