138 CCNT “Mind Kontrol FAILS & the Virtual Pan-App-ticon” - 05.08.2019
This week, AI is learning Dad Jokes, Facial Recognition tech receives downgrade by law enforcement, predictive programming isn’t working correctly (climate change/aliens), and the virtual panopticon is in an App! Go follow us on our new Twitch channel and stay tuned, as we will soon announce the date of our first live stream! And we know it’s not the best platform right now, but join us on Patreon to get MORE!
AGG for the WEEK of May 1st-May 8th
YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST, FOLKS!
This Site Tests Whether You Can Spot AI-Generated Faces
The Guy Who Bought a SpaceX Ticket to the Moon Is Broke
NASA eyes soft robots for dirty jobs on the moon and Mars - CNET
THE FUTURE!
S-money: Ultra-secure form of virtual money proposed
Specific People Are Weirdly Good at Predicting the Future
The Spycraft Revolution – Foreign Policy
TECHNOLOGY, ROBOTS, AND AI! OH MY!
San Francisco is about to be the first city in the U.S. to ban facial recognition.
Scientists Figured Out How to Make Neural Networks 90 Percent Smaller—but Just as Smart
A Neural Net Hooked Up to a Monkey Brain Spat Out Bizarre Images
Artificial Intelligence May Not 'Hallucinate' After All | WIRED
These Robotic Objects Are Designed to Be Stabbed and Beaten to Help You Feel Better - IEEE Spectrum
Watch This “Police Robot” Pull a Car Over
Watch This Hulking Robot Play “The Floor Is Lava”
Investor Sues After an AI’s Automated Trades Cost Him $20 Million
Microsoft Word’s New “AI Editor” Scolds You for Gendered Language
This AI Is Spitting Out Coherent, Almost-Funny Dad Puns
An algorithm wipes clean the criminal pasts of thousands - BBC News
Artificial Intelligence Is Creating A Fake World -- What Does That Mean For Humans?
CONSPIRACY THEORIES AND SOMETIMES FACTS!
NBC reporter scolded on air after comparing UN climate change report to alien invasion | Fox News
Instagram May Combat Anti-Vaxxer Misinformation With Pop-up Ads
Donald Trump slams Facebook after Infowars Alex Jones, James Woods ban
SPACE/ALIENS/ETs/UFOs
Could Life on Earth Have Come from Another Star System? | Space
Habitability of Planets Will Depend on Their Interiors - Universe Today
The World’s Strongest Laser is About to Simulate a Supernova
BIOMEDICAL/GENETICS/TRANSHUMANISM
Cryptic mutation is cautionary tale for crop gene editing -- ScienceDaily
New Video Shows 3D Printed Lung “Breathing”
Google Backs Plan to Use CRISPR to Cure Heart Disease
It's time we stopped human evolution – geneticist
GAMING!
Scientists Identify “Pokémon Region” in Gamers’ Brains — Seriously
“Magic: The Gathering” is officially the world’s most complex game - MIT Technology Review
China PC online game market report 2019 | PC Gamer
This video game can detect early stages of Alzheimer's better than medical tests, researchers say -
BECAUSE SCIENCE!
The Air Force Just Tested a Laser Weapon for Fighter Jets
CERN's flagship travelling exhibition goes to India | CERN
CRYPTOCURRENCY AND THE B-B-B-BLOCK CHAIN
Satoshi Identity To Be Unveiled On May 14th
Craig Wright Ordered To List ‘Satoshi’s’ Bitcoins By Florida Court
THE NEW AGE AND OCCULT IN THE NEWS
A 'witchcraft extortion scheme' led by a 'sorcerer' targeted hundreds seeking love
The US just officially recognized the Satanic Temple as a religion - Business Insider
How Cults Made America | The New Yorker
Is Religious Decline Inevitable in the United States? | The Exchange | A Blog by Ed Stetzer
FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE TECHNOCALYPSE
Elon Musk reveals terrifying and impressive length of his working week | Metro News
SOCIAL MEDIA/GOOGLE/AMAZON
Fear-based social media Nextdoor, Citizen, Amazon’s Neighbors is getting more popular - Vox
Google says it will address AI, machine learning model bias with technology called TCAV | ZDNet
BIRDS AREN’T REAL
Drones’ Batteries Could Last Longer if They Could Perch Like Birds
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