Workers in Africa have been exploited first by being paid a pittance to help make chatbots, then by having their own words become AI-ese. Plus, new AI gadgets are coming for your smartphones • Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here We’re witnessing the birth of AI-ese, and …
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Fourteen years in the making, this character-driven sci-fi tale is a wonder of technology and imagination so texturally convincing you’ll want to touch it Ticktock, ticktock. In the dripping confines of the Fedora 1, an aquatic space colony of exquisite retro-futuristic design, it’s not water but time that exerts an unmistakable pressure on inhabitants. A …
Offenders could face jail if image is widely shared under proposed amendment to criminal justice bill Creating a sexually explicit “deepfake” image is to be made an offence under a new law, the Ministry of Justice has announced. Under the legislation, anyone who creates such an image without consent will face a criminal record and …
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Firms such as Serco and Virgin Active pull facial recognition and fingerprint scan systems used to monitor staff attendance Dozens of companies including national leisure centre chains are reviewing or pulling facial recognition technology and fingerprint scanning used to monitor staff attendance after a clampdown by the UK’s data watchdog. In February, the Information Commissioner’s …
Owner of Al Condominio in Verona says response to the initiative during meals has been very positive An Italian restaurant is offering a free bottle of wine to customers who relinquish their mobile phones during meals. Angelo Lella, the owner of Al Condominio, a restaurant that opened in the northern city of Verona in March, …
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Shares of Truth Social parent company have fallen 60% since March market debut as ex-president under financial pressure Shares of the former president Donald Trump’s social media company slumped 12% on Monday, extending their string of losses, after the company said in a regulatory filing that it could sell millions of additional shares in coming …
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Nine states are hashing out bills to protect minors online. Tech companies are fighting the laws with everything they’ve got On 6 April, Maryland became the first state in the US to pass a “Kids Code” bill, which aims to prevent tech companies from collecting predatory data from children and using design features that could …
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The director of the Fallout TV series and the director of the modern Fallout video games sit down together to talk about the audacity of video-game storytelling and hope in a post-apocalyptic wasteland If you had asked director Jonathan Nolan what his favourite film of the year was in the late 00s, more often than …
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Billionaire says ‘there is nothing I hate more’ than cutting staff as more than 10% of workforce to be affected Business live – latest updates Tesla is laying off more than 10% of its global workforce, equivalent to at least 14,000 roles. The electric carmaker’s chief executive, Elon Musk, said he had made “the difficult …
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If the experience of robot-served fast food dining is any indication, the future of sex robots is going to be very unpleasant On 1 April, the same day California’s new $20 hourly minimum wage for fast food workers went into effect, a new restaurant opened in north-east Los Angeles that was conspicuously light on human …
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