That’s right, it’s a robin redBREAST, get it? Also, it’s a Christmas card. But for real, what is this company that has massive power over what we see online actually doing with art?
AR makes art — in different ways — both more and less accessible. On the one hand, art can be everywhere around you now. On the other, AR art can only be enjoyed by people who own smartphones. Around 5 billion people still don’t.
The appellate court said that a “Facebook friendship does not necessarily signify the existence of a close relationship,” noting that some people have “friend” counts in the thousands. Facebook members often cannot recall every person they have accepted as ‘friends’ or who have accepted them as ‘friends.’”
It is, argues Will Oremus, a threat to Twitter.
“In their attempts to learn from each other, the bots thus began chatting back and forth in a derived shorthand – but while it might look creepy, that’s all it was.”
Woebot (that’s what it’s called) “seems intriguing. The idea is to help you understand and monitor your moods using a combination of natural language processing and therapeutic expertise. Sounds good, right? Using A.I. via social media to significantly reduce psychological problems like anxiety and depression would be quite a breakthrough. But there are some major … Continue reading “What the Research Really Suggests About That Facebook Chatbot Therapist”
“The model that allowed two bots to have a conversation—and use machine learning to constantly iterate strategies for that conversation along the way—led to those bots communicating in their own non-human language. If this doesn’t fill you with a sense of wonder and awe about the future of machines and humanity then, I don’t know, … Continue reading “Wow: Facebook Used AI To Program Its Chat Bots. Within No Time They’d Invented Their Own New Non-Human Language”
Some of the guidelines are, well, a little unexpected: “‘Generally, imagery of animal abuse can be shared on the site. Some extremely disturbing imagery may be marked as disturbing.’ Photos of animal mutilation, including those showing torture, can be marked as disturbing rather than deleted. Moderators can also leave photos of abuse where a human … Continue reading “Revealed: Facebook’s Guidelines For Nudity, Violence, Threats And More”
“So, while we know that old-fashioned social interaction is healthy, what about social interaction that is completely mediated through an electronic screen? When you wake up in the morning and tap on that little blue icon, what impact does it have on you?” Well, …
Simon Reichley tells the odd story of The Book Beat in Oak Park, how its Facebook page and all the content on it disappeared without warning, and how the page was restored.
