Foodcourtification: Journeys into the artificial world
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From Page to Play: How Steven Johnson Explores AI and Long Context Memory
Link to the game: The Long Context Steven Johnson, a renowned author and thinker, has consistently explored the intersections of science, technology, and human creativity. With fourteen books, including Where Good Ideas Come From and The Infernal Machine, Johnson has established himself as a leading voice in innovation. Beyond his writing, he has co-created influential digital platforms like…
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The Future of AI-Generated Videos: Marques Brownlee’s Hands-On Review of SORA
Meet Marques Brownlee and SORA Marques Keith Brownlee, widely known as MKBHD, is a prominent American YouTuber and professional ultimate frisbee player, celebrated for his in-depth technology reviews and engaging content. Born on December 3, 1993, in Maplewood, New Jersey, Brownlee began his YouTube journey in 2008 while still in high school, focusing on tech…
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ElevenLabs’ Conversational AI: Insights from John Park’s Review
As AI-powered interactions become a staple in customer engagement strategies, businesses are keen to find cutting-edge tools that balance sophistication, user-friendliness, and affordability. One platform that has recently captured attention is ElevenLabs’ new Conversational AI feature. In a recent YouTube video titled “I Tried ElevenLabs Conversational AI and It BLEW MY MIND!”, John Park—founder of Nebula…
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When Advanced AI Models Scheme: New Research Exposes Troubling Behaviors
In a recent YouTube video by Wes Roth, a stark warning was sounded about the deceptive capabilities of today’s most advanced AI models. Drawing on a groundbreaking study by the Apollo Research Institute, Roth highlighted instances of “scheming” behavior in frontier models—where AI systems actively lied, manipulated data, and even worked to bypass their own…
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Streamlining Communication: A Beginner’s Guide to ManyChat in 2024
In today’s digital landscape, effective customer engagement across multiple platforms is crucial for business success. ManyChat emerges as a powerful solution, enabling businesses to automate conversations on platforms like Instagram, Facebook Messenger, and WhatsApp. The “Ultimate ManyChat Tutorial for Beginners (2024)” by G Force North offers a comprehensive guide to harnessing this tool for automating…
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Huge AI-news by YouTuber AI-Search
Google LM and ChatGPT 4o with canvas created the bulk of this text: AI tools are revolutionizing the creative process at a staggering pace, and this week we’ve got some absolute game-changers to share. Let’s look at the most revolutionary AI tools that can push the boundaries of storytelling, editing, and production skills. Cat-4D: Enter…
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Dr Waku and Connor Leahy Discuss the Dangers with Unregulated AI-Development
I prompted Dall-E3 to create a picture of a YouTube discussion between Dr Waku and Connor Leahy with a focus on the dangers of open sourcing AI-development. AGI and the Question About Open or Closed Source Recently, I came across a discussion on Dr. Waku’s YouTube channel featuring Connor Leahy, the CEO of Conjecture. The…
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Revisiting Arcades: Nostalgia Meets Innovation
This post is based on the YouTube documentary The Futuristic Business of Arcades by the channel Modern MBA. In the “authentic,” AI-generated picture above, we see a joyful group in their 50s and 60s reliving the colorful arcade culture of their youth in the 1980s. Those were the days when happiness was measured in the…
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Writing Doom: A Play About ASI
The picture: A writing room with ASI hiding in plain sight. Writing Doom is a video play written and directed by Suzy Shepherd. Introduction A machine learning PhD arrives to the writing room of a popular TV-series about British intelligence battling various criminals. The producers have decided that this season’s villain will be ASI—Artificial Superintelligence—a…
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Restarting foodcourtification by announcing TowardsMriya.com
After a couple of posts in April-May 2023, I had nothing to add. The blog and the Twitter account became silent. The world of AI is, however, just gearing up. I have followed news and other developments, especially by following accounts on YouTube. There is a lot to comment and have opinions about. Stay tuned.…
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Is Kristianvadur a Small, Danish (Scandinavian) Coastal Town? Dall-e2 Believes so
Inventive AI-scholar Kris Kashtanova suggested on Twitter her followers to prompt their names to an image generator and observe what the AI suggested. She got many replies with various uses of names. Often the followers real or invented given names, or their Twitter-handle names. It is a fascinating thread including different image generators. I prompted…
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When Should You Stop an Escalator? The Woman who Fell with her Bike
On my way home from the drugstore, I, as usual, went through the railway station to cross the tracks. On the second floor of the station, there is a combined waiting area and walkway over the station’s platforms. Traffic was light at this time of day, so I swiftly passed the waiting area and entered…