There’s no other technology in the world that can transport people to entirely new situations so inexpensively and easily as films can. From the moment the opening scene starts, you’re dropped into that character’s universe – whether that’s 1940s New York, Rome in AD 180, or entering a wormhole in order to save a mid-21st… Continue reading The Blind YouTubers Changing the Accessibility of the Internet
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The IRS bought a $99 million AI tool that will catch all tax evaders through social media
There’s a level of public fear that arises when we hear that the government is using AI in some way. In the past I’ve covered the collapse of Digital Privacy thanks in part to Palantir Technologies and their government contract to end terrorism. This week I talked about the racial biases encoded in AI and… Continue reading The IRS bought a $99 million AI tool that will catch all tax evaders through social media
Online dating profiles are being sold by the millions. And this might resolve AI’s racism
We’re on the brink of bringing intelligent automation to nearly every facet of our lives. However, baked into many of the algorithms is the ugly racial bias that has plagued humanity forever. “If you don’t fix the bias, then you’re automating the bias” said Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, on the subject of an IBM facial recognition project… Continue reading Online dating profiles are being sold by the millions. And this might resolve AI’s racism
Facebook Can Predict How You’ll Look in 10 Years All From Memes
The first major viral Internet meme of 2019 caused us all to dig ten years back in our photo albums and see how much we’ve changed since then. You’d think it was a harmless trip down memory lane. But one journalist proposed a theory about Facebook’s involvement in this, and it’s both genius and dubious.… Continue reading Facebook Can Predict How You’ll Look in 10 Years All From Memes
This tracking device doesn’t need a battery, is powered by air, and Apple missed out
It’s not uncommon for large corporations like Alphabet or Microsoft to hold a sizable investment portfolio – we’re talking $1B+ of stock in other companies. However, when two behemoths invest in the same company, especially when that company is less than two years old, then everyone needs to realize that company’s potential. This is the… Continue reading This tracking device doesn’t need a battery, is powered by air, and Apple missed out
By 2069, Every Person On Earth Will Have Internet Access
By 2069, every single person on Earth will have access to the Internet. This is because Google, Facebook, and a few other competitors are using Internet connectivity initiatives as a mechanism to economically “colonize” developing countries and the rural outskirts of the world. Not a single person will be deprived of the opportunity to have… Continue reading By 2069, Every Person On Earth Will Have Internet Access
Why Nissan wants you to see the data around you while driving
When we look to the next decade of our devices, one of the main ways they’ll evolve is through the use of digital humans. We’re talking about an entirely new way of engaging with every single application and piece of software we use today. Ten years from now, Netflix can’t rely on using the same… Continue reading Why Nissan wants you to see the data around you while driving
Netflix finished 2018 with two moves the film industry has never seen before
In October of 2017, in the Quick Theories titled Interactive Films You (The Viewer) Control are in Production, I called out Netflix for relying too heavily on letting data-driven decisions guide their cinematic creativity. I followed this accusation up with a suggestion: [Give viewers] the ability to switch between characters mid-scene. Imagine watching The Godfather,… Continue reading Netflix finished 2018 with two moves the film industry has never seen before
The fax machine: A technological anomaly
“Imagine a world without fax machines”, is a talking point you’ve probably never encountered. Wedged somewhere in the timeline between the telephone and the personal computer, fax machines are a technology afterthought and are almost never referenced as an influential 20th-century technology among the ranks of the automobile, the radio, and the computer. However, fax… Continue reading The fax machine: A technological anomaly