Daily Archives: May 25, 2023

Unknown's avatar Rick's Cafe AI 9:48 am on May 25, 2023
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AI in the Arts Is the Destruction of the Film Industry. We Can’t Go Quietly | Opinion

What does it mean to be human?

You look human, you act human, you learn lessons, you have challenges, you feel emotions.

And yet, in 2023, we’ve shrunk decidedly away from being human.

The Writer’s Guild of America (WGA) is currently on strike against the AMPTP, the representation of the Hollywood studios and streamers. A number of demands were made and were met with the expected pushback, but one pushback was alarming: the refusal to even have a conversation about the potential for AI to displace screenwriters in films and series. — Read More

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Unknown's avatar Rick's Cafe AI 9:42 am on May 25, 2023
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Countries Ranked by Internet Privacy

Internet privacy is a growing issue around the world as more people share their personal data online. 

With more people online than ever before and data breaches becoming more commonplace, governments have begun to address the issue with new laws to protect their citizens’ privacy on the Internet. Which countries have done the most to improve their citizens’ Internet and data privacy, and which countries leave their citizens vulnerable with barely any data protection in place? — Read More

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Unknown's avatar Rick's Cafe AI 9:31 am on May 25, 2023
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Brain implants help paralysed man to walk again

A paralysed man has been able to walk simply by thinking about it thanks to electronic brain implants, a medical first he says has changed his life.

Gert-Jan Oskam, a 40-year-old Dutch man, was paralysed in a cycling accident 12 years ago.

The electronic implants wirelessly transmit his thoughts to his legs and feet via a second implant on his spine. — Read More

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