Do companies store facial and voice recognition data from the thousands of hours of zoom/teams calls that their employees use?
I heard a person call into a show the other day, voice only, and talk about some poor working conditions at a factory. Made me think about how it would probably be so easy for nefarious bosses to be able to identify that person through voice recognition SW with all of the data that comes from us looking directly into cameras and...
Samsung mocks Apple’s crushing iPad Pro ad with its own ‘UnCrush’ pitch (www.theverge.com)
Direct link to video: video.twimg.com/…/wisC0cfRP427swkT.mp4?tag=12
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/fc/e3/fce3f445caf6e8206b485b244f7ad86bae029187368324af07b7c107d90bcb40.jpg)
Sony Music opts out of AI training for its entire catalog (arstechnica.com)
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/7b/19/7b197b72da9a77c3de3a76822638abb5a3ed12e8e4e724605b54dd95a7362e7d.jpg)
When TikTok therapy is more lucrative than seeing clients (www.vox.com)
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/de/ec/deec7083ed1ee918438cc32d2dd3301bb0716f72caf3bb293eb2e93d30c00da9.jpg)
Google unveils Veo, a high-definition AI video generator that may rival Sora (arstechnica.com)
On Tuesday at Google I/O 2024, Google announced Veo, a new AI video-synthesis model that can create HD videos from text, image, or video prompts, similar to OpenAI’s Sora. It can generate 1080p videos lasting over a minute and edit videos from written instructions, but it has not yet been released for broad use.
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/9d/a1/9da1f5ddc95ae40bd039bb4824fbde73656d31dde257d7056dbfc584ce5219e0.jpg)
Arizona woman accused of helping North Koreans get remote IT jobs at 300 companies (arstechnica.com)
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/91/b9/91b9a20a5b427d98613a670cdec6d9c015f1a2f1a9a6202afa0345e594204fd5.jpg)
Here Is What Axon’s Bodycam Report Writing AI Looks Like (www.404media.co)
Axon has been inviting police departments to webinars about the new AI-based product, which will automatically generate police reports based on bodycam audio, according to emails obtained by 404 Media.
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/39/79/39797c921db05c3f116e93ea1ddc503c38eebb97868cf8a1658c49fe26c573f7.png)
Google is redesigning its search engine — and it’s AI all the way down (www.theverge.com)
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/dd/2b/dd2b27c65b44eda955be915f6f6c6c1307e323059be12df6a4e4f18c1bb2bb85.jpg)
Comcast Unveils Peacock, Netflix, Apple TV+ Streaming Bundle (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
Cable is dead. Long live the cable bundle. Curious to see the pricing and if the bundle only includes ad tiered options.
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/e5/44/e544e326124bfd18b79fa702370212b3990f57a5a064fab5ba4daa9208931f8c.jpg)
SGE, ChatGPT and the likes are the stupidest thing to come from AI
This may be an unpopular opinnion… Let me get this straight. We get big tech corporations to read the articles of the web and then summarize to me, the user the info I am looking for. Sounds cool, right? Yeah, except that why in the everloving duck would I trust Google, Microsoft, Apple or Meta to give me the correct info,...
Archie, the Internet’s first search engine, is rescued and running (arstechnica.com)
NetBSD bans all commits of AI-generated code (mastodon.sdf.org)
New development policy: code generated by a large language model or similar technology (e.g. ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot) is presumed to be tainted (i.e. of unclear copyright, not fitting NetBSD’s licensing goals) and cannot be committed to NetBSD....
Google's call-scanning AI could dial up censorship by default, privacy experts warn (techcrunch.com)
A feature Google demoed at its I/O confab yesterday, using its generative AI technology to scan voice calls in real time for conversational patterns associated with financial scams, has sent a collective shiver down the spines of privacy and security experts who are warning the feature represents the thin end of the wedge. They...
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/87/52/875227bf7f3e30d1efcf90f3774355bb7b8d94281172ebf10ff042e509de78fe.jpg)
Connected cars’ illegal data collection and use now on FTC’s “radar” (arstechnica.com)
The Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Technology has issued a warning to automakers that sell connected cars. Companies that offer such products “do not have the free license to monetize people’s information beyond purposes needed to provide their requested product or service,” it wrote in a blog post on Tuesday. Just...
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/99/f5/99f5281a6d54d3fd0789b78f026f3b89bf5c7aa5f98bc4a6e81a73d6d2b76501.jpg)
Microsoft offers to relocate nearly 10% of China-based staffers to the US or allied nations — AI and cloud engineering exodus from China begins (www.tomshardware.com)
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/c2/51/c25197857b44457ff0634274112ba292e7f6cb06f64ca430a5bf6fa105e67523.jpg)
Ebook writing services (futurology.today)
The Ebook Writing Service is a professional and affordable ebook writing services that operates in the USA. We are experts in creating customized and intriguing content that readers enthusiastically read which assists authors to materialize their dreams of becoming bestselling writers. By utilizing the skills of our professional...
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/e8/07/e807a26f529ba6ad16748590df0111def3adde39627c3d1d4ac056e2c5b81edd.jpg)
I Went Undercover as a Secret OnlyFans Chatter. It Wasn’t Pretty (www.wired.com)
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/3e/86/3e867cf942656f9b4a19450b96a90fc14b0c0f9a3c174f5db7e558f8c1db86b6.jpg)
Waveshare's Latest Sensor Adds a Thermal Camera to Your Raspberry Pi — or Any Device with a USB Port - Hackster.io (www.hackster.io)
Here’s a $120usd FLIR - how does it compare with a cheap plug in USB phone module?...
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/0c/c9/0cc9c7fb5de593c09a30809787b6e185e952c6bc24b2320b87293f9b17fd2c0c.jpg)
Archie, the Internet's First Search Engine, Is Rescued and Running (tech.slashdot.org)
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/60/9a/609adf71c9d4e1bd01237aa5645d3ba3bcc017a535d4555dc20b83b56afe9007.png)
Understanding ADC Converters: A Comprehensive Overview (www.blikai.com)
What is ADC Converters?Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADC) are integral components in modern electronics, facilitating the transition of analog signals to digital form for processing and storage. These converters are pivotal in applications ranging from audio signal processing and digital photography to medical imaging and...
Instagram and Facebook under EU investigation for causing child addiction and harm (www.theverge.com)
cross-posted from: sopuli.xyz/post/12699069...
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/5f/ad/5fad53bbca6fd94c01b164c8a6f020da3502240a427c13f4cd790930140c3194.jpg)
Google I/O was an AI evolution, not a revolution | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/a2/0e/a20e0422713138847c5c8eef8a39e8c76c9590076d24c6b1c1af133351ae8401.jpg)
Arizona accuses Amazon of being a monopoly and deceiving consumers with “dark patterns” (www.theverge.com)
Arizona’s Attorney General, Kris Mayes, filed two lawsuits against Amazon on Wednesday for allegedly engaging in deceptive business practices and maintaining monopoly status. The first lawsuit accuses the company of using dark patterns to keep users from canceling their Amazon Prime subscriptions, violating Arizona’s...
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/9c/25/9c251fb042682a5a52442810b5156b15249a58b33ac630178e32a21c9d1850f9.jpg)
Why mathematics is set to be revolutionized by AI (www.nature.com)
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/ae/e4/aee40de8a311d31408b1cd6a04a9909c175d62b03824aa7853b2fadfb639880f.jpg)