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The search for Cleopatra's long-lost tomb leads to sunken seaport
Science Archaeology The search for Cleopatra's long-lost tomb leads to sunken seaport A new documentary explores this 2,000-year-old mystery and a connection to the RMS'Titanic.' Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. She's among the most famous leaders in world history, yet archeologists still don't know the location of Egyptian Queen Cleopatra's tomb. Now, National Geographic Explorer and archaeologist Dr. Kathleen Martínez and her team have uncovered a major clue in their 20-year-long hunt: the remains of a port off Egypt's Mediterranean coast. The previously unknown ancient port could have been used to keep the Egyptian queen's remains out of Roman hands.
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New documentary on rocker Roger Waters accuses him of repeated acts of antisemitism
Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marty Makary joined'America's Newsroom' to discuss the breakthrough and what it means for artificial intelligence as it is applied to medicine. Rock star Roger Waters of Pink Floyd has a history of controversial public displays, but the Campaign Against Antisemitism has released a documentary accusing him of antisemitism directly. Waters has repeatedly been criticized for shocking imagery at his concerts. Earlier this year he was condemned for a concert in Germany where he wore what appeared to be a Nazi-inspired uniform. Screens at the same concert listed the names of victims presumed to have been killed by state actors, including George Floyd and anti-Nazi activist Sophie Scholl.
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See Artificial Intelligence Come To Life In New Documentary
Despite several films proving that the pursuit of artificial intelligence may be at the detriment to humankind, several scientists, theorists and casual observers of all things inventive are keen to see true artificial intelligence grace the world. One such man who has spent much of his life pursuing the advancement of artificial intelligence is programmer David Hanson. Hanson is the man behind Sophia, an artificially intelligent robot that is the centre of a documentary airing in theatres later this fall. Deadline has the scoop on the people behind the documentary, dubbed Sophia and offered fans a first glimpse of what to expect courtesy of a trailer. Sophia, centres on one of the world's most advanced artificial life forms created by programmer David Hanson. The documentary focuses on Hanson and his goal of creating empathetic artificial lifeforms, such as Sophia.
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What can we learn from a new documentary on Elon Musk?
You could be forgiven for believing that we've already achieved the era of autonomous vehicles. Tesla, the electric car manufacturer run by Elon Musk, refers to a version of its Autopilot software as "Full Self Driving". The company released a (misleadingly edited) video of an autonomous vehicle navigating city streets, its drivers' hands on their lap – a style replicated by enthusiasts. Musk has repeatedly assured in speeches and interviews that autonomous vehicles were one to two years away – or, as he put it in 2015, a "solved problem" because "we know what to do and we'll be there in a few years." But the existing Autopilot technology has not yet realized those promises and, as a new New York Times documentary illustrates, the gap in expectation and reality has led to several deadly crashes.
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Some Fans Aren't Happy With How Anthony Bourdain's Voice Was Recreated In The New Documentary
Early reviews of the new documentary film ROADRUNNER about the late food mogul Anthony Bourdain were overwhelmingly positive. Upon its official release last week, though, it started to get some backlash particularly after filmmaker Morgan Neville said he used artificial intelligence technology to create some quotes in Anthony's voice. In an interview with The New Yorker, Neville explained how his team "created an A.I. model of his [Bourdain's] voice" because there were three quotes wanted for the film that had no previous recordings before. By sending a software company hours of recordings and footage, they were able to splice together these quotes in Anthony's voice. "If you watch the film, other than that line you mentioned, you probably don't know what the other lines are that were spoken by the A.I., and you're not going to know," Neville told The New Yorker: "We can have a documentary-ethics panel about it later."
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Filmmaker used AI to re-create Anthony Bourdain quotes in new Roadrunner documentary
The director of a new Anthony Bourdain documentary admits he used artificial intelligence and computer algorithms to get the late food personality to utter things he never said on the record. Bourdain, who killed himself in a Paris hotel suite in June 2018, is the subject of the new documentary, Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain. It features the prolific author, chef and TV host in his own words--taken from television and radio appearances, podcasts, and audiobooks. But, in a few instances, filmmaker Morgan Neville says he used some technological tricks to put words in Bourdain's mouth. As The New Yorker's Helen Rosner reported, in the second half of the film, L.A. artist David Choe reads from an email Bourdain sent him: 'Dude, this is a crazy thing to ask, but I'm curious...' You are successful, and I am successful, and I'm wondering: Are you happy?' Rosner asked Neville, who also directed the 2018 Mr. Rogers documentary, Won't You Be My Neighbor?, how he possibly found audio of Bourdain reading an email he sent someone else.
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YouTube's new documentary demystifying artificial intelligence features Robert Downey Jr. and an AI baby
YouTube has launched a new free-to-watch documentary series about artificial intelligence fronted by "Iron Man" star Robert Downey Jr. The YouTube Original series debuted on the platform on Wednesday, and is called "The Age of AI." Its stated aim is to demystify misconceptions around AI. One of the main focuses of the first episode is a New Zealand-based company called Soul Machines, which specialises in making digital avatars. Its founder Mark Sagar is an award-winning visual effects artist who's worked on films like "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" and "Avatar." Sagar is working on a project he calls "Baby X," in which he is using AI to simulate a human baby, modelled after his own daughter.
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Here's Why This New Documentary On Artificial Intelligence Is Troubling Netflix's new Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is far darker than the 90's sitcom. Marvel's Daredevil is Netflix's best superhero series hands down. Season 3 has just made it even better. The hit show Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan on Amazon is challenging viewers to second guess their ethical presuppositions. CBS takes things to a higher level with its new show "God Friended Me."
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Here's Why This New Documentary On Artificial Intelligence Is Troubling
Chris Paine, director of "Revenge of the Electric Car" releases new documentary on Artificial Intelligence entitled "Do You Trust This Computer." Director Chris Paine, perhaps best known for his documentaries Who Killed The Electric Car and the follow-up, The Revenge Of The Electric Car, is back and now tackling one of society's latest subjects of alarm: Artificial Intelligence. Featuring tech luminaries from entrepreneur Elon Musk to computer scientist, inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil, Do You Trust This Computer, though recently released digitally on iTunes and Amazon, is now making the rounds at several upcoming invitation-only screenings in northern California, complete with live director commentary afterward. But the question is, will this offering truly provide the striking narrative needed to boldly move the needle within the AI arena or not? Do You Trust Your Computer is a 78-minute journey produced by Paper Cut Films that assembles commentary from scientists, professors and other notables such as Hollywood television producer Jonathan Nolan (The Dark Knight, Westworld) to paint a very grim picture of the dangers of development, reliance upon, application of and usage of Artificial Intelligence in our society today. According to a previously released statement about the film, Paine says, "I hope we inspire people to keep technological tools working on behalf of the greater good and stay aware of what's happening in the meantime."
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Researcher warns that sex robots could 'change humanity forever'
A computer scientist featured in a new documentary is claiming that sex robots could forever change humanity by making sex too accessible. The documentary is called'Sex Robots and Us', and in it Noel Sharkey warns of the damage these robots, which are growing in popularity, can do to society. In the film Sharkey cautions that the machines could make sex'too easy' and'change humanity completely'. Computer scientist Noel Sharkey has expressed concern over the negative consequences of sex robots in a new documentary called'Sex Robots and Us'. He claims that the technology will make sex easier to obtain and permanently change society.
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