The blonde, blue-eyed Fedha may not represent the typical appearance of women in Kuwait. Her uncovered head may not express the mainstream view there regarding female dress codes. Ultimately, she …
The gourmet treats of the “new normal”
The “artificial burgers,” made from “artificial meat,” have already reached the shelves of grocery stores: with the right processing, the right additives, the right flavorings, and, of course, the right …
Technological metaphysics (a note on “artificial intelligence”)
The ChatGPT app gained 100,000,000 (100 million) active users in just two months from its release: it is a world record for the speed at which a technological application has …
Green carpets
…If we truly want to achieve climate neutrality, we must change our behavior in all these aspects of life. This is because the appropriate technologies that would allow us to …
Social responsibility above all!
A study by the Associated Press found that COVID-19 accelerated and normalized state surveillance and tracking tools that are now used in criminal investigations and to harass marginalized communities. And …
Cells with horns
Excuse me: with antennas… Researchers never stop! The above, from MIT, built an antenna so microscopic (along with its equipment) that it fits inside a cell. And they boast: an …
Welcome
Where else? In the algorithmic prison. Companies and governments use information about us in a new—and uniquely insidious—way. By exploiting massive data files, most of it harvested from the internet, …
Guardian angels
Since 2019, American legislation has allowed insurance companies to adjust premiums based on the data they collect about their clients from their social media posts. “It’s a simple upgrade,” say …
BabyX
If “artificial intelligence” is already so good, so attractive, so friendly, so communicative, it can only get even better! There are many people working on this. Even with unexpected goals. …
For laughs (and for tears)
For laughs (and tears) > Microsoft’s ChatGPT “broke the bank”! It was accepted as a game, proving (if proof was needed) that some technologists of the 4th capitalist industrial revolution …
Make me a summary
Amazon has long been notorious for its harsh anti-union practices and the working conditions that prevail in its warehouses. Its latest achievement? According to an internal company document that leaked, …
Long live the making of forgery!
Whether you like this kind of pop or not, the fact itself is significant: the famous Swedish ABBA made a live comeback – just like “back then”! – in London. …