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How can you tell if your new favourite artist is a real person?
How can you tell if your new favourite artist is a real person? There's a new song doing the rounds, and in the immortal words of Kylie Minogue, you just can't get it out of your head. But what if it was created by a robot, or the artist themself is a product of artificial intelligence (AI)? Do streaming sites have an obligation to label music as AI-generated? And does it even matter, if you like what you hear?
OpenAI Locks Down San Francisco Offices Following Alleged Threat From Activist
A message on OpenAI's internal Slack claimed the activist in question had expressed interest in "causing physical harm to OpenAI employees." OpenAI employees in San Francisco were told to stay inside the office on Friday afternoon after the company purportedly received a threat from an individual who was previously associated with the Stop AI activist group. "Our information indicates that [name] from StopAI has expressed interest in causing physical harm to OpenAI employees," a member of the internal communications team wrote on Slack. "He has previously been on site at our San Francisco facilities." Just before 11 am, San Francisco police received a 911 call about a man allegedly making threats and intending to harm others at 550 Terry Francois Boulevard, which is near OpenAI's offices in the Mission Bay neighborhood, according to data tracked by the crime app Citizen.
Activists Are Using 'Fortnite' to Fight Back Against ICE
Players are roleplaying ICE raids in and to prepare for real-world situations. SteveTheGamer55 is live on YouTube . He's streaming a session to his 4.6 million subscribers of, a mod that allows people to role-play with other players. "Really wanna show you guys some real-life scenarios," he says, offering a little background on his character, a man headed to his job while on a work visa. His character doesn't get far before an SUV swings onto the sidewalk in front of him; masked ICE agents spill out of the vehicle.
MediaWorld Accidentally Sold iPads for 15 and Asked for Them Back: "It Was a Clear Mistake"
The incredible offer appeared to loyalty card holders of the European electronics chain on November 8. After 11 days the company began contacting buyers, calling it a clear mistake. Italian electronics retailer MediaWorld has scrambled to fix a world-historic iPad pricing error. On November 8, an offer for loyalty card holders appeared on the website of MediaWorld, a European electronics retailer. No catch, no strings attached.
Pranksters Recreated a Working Version of Jeffrey Epstein's Gmail Inbox
Using Jmail, you can read thousands of Jeffrey Epstein's emails in a familiar format. Use the star function to highlight notable finds. Last week, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released 20,000 documents from the estate of registered sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein . They included thousands of emails sent between Epstein and high-profile people like Epstein confidant Ghislaine Maxwell, political strategist Steve Bannon, journalist Michael Wolff, and former US treasury secretary Larry Summers, as well as revealing text messages . Many of them allude or directly refer to president Donald Trump.
4 billion equations calculated for F1 team during race weekend
Nearly 800 sensors feed data back to an operations center that helps the Oracle Red Bull crew make split-second decisions. Verstappen's F1 car is equipped with close to 800 sensors that constantly feed data to his racing team. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Formula One is unquestionably fast. The motorsport's multi-million-dollar cars achieve speeds over 210 miles per hour on tracks that bend and twist wildly.
On the Implications of Personalization
Personalization usually gets a big plus in many contexts. Think about many potential axes, including language, geographic location, task orientation, product/service description, medical condition, garment size, food allergies, educational focus, job category, news preference: The list is long. The consequences of this kind of personalization are usually seen as useful because the system is intended to produce results tailored to an individual's interests. In the advertising world, this is often extremely valuable since the information is targeted at a specific need or interest. The same can be said for many other specific cases in which a need or interest is satisfied more effectively.