How Data-Fueled Neurotargeting Could Kill Democracy (thereader.mitpress.mit.edu)
Left unchecked, the technique, which weaponizes emotional data for political gain, could erode the foundations of a fair and informed society....
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Left unchecked, the technique, which weaponizes emotional data for political gain, could erode the foundations of a fair and informed society....
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In a former wallpaper factory in Chiswick, west London, a start-up firm has been developing a long-term storage system that uses lasers to burn tiny holograms into a light-sensitive polymer....
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Even though there are already a couple of other threads about this Schweinerei, there wasn’t a good place to insert this into the discussion, and for those unfamiliar, this video’s a good starting point.
New accessibility feature coming to Firefox, an “AI powered” alt-text generator....
Young voters in key election battlegrounds are being recommended fake AI-generated videos featuring party leaders, misinformation, and clips littered with abusive comments, the BBC has found....