“You’ve got to be doing video. That’s all Facebook is going to be, very soon. Even their algorithms are going to start promoting video content…
Author: Laura Solomon
If you’re not familiar with what deepfakes are: simply put, they are the result of artificial intelligence being applied to video footage. Words can literally…
A couple of months ago, I got an online subscription to WIRED magazine. As a thank-you gift, I was sent a YubiKey. When I received it,…
You’ve probably heard of SSL (Secure Socket Layer) technology, which allows for the “S” part of the “https” address you’ve now seen everywhere. However, not…
OPLIN 4Cast #605: The use of facial recognition is getting creepier
Posted in 4cast, and facial recognition
We’ve covered facial recognition in the 4Cast before, but this week we’re taking another look, after Amazon’s facial recognition wrongly identified 28 members of Congress…
In 2006, a commercial from IBM made waves (and actually is stuck in my memory over a decade later) because it depicted a man seemingly…
OPLIN 4Cast #601: The (very) dark side of smart home devices
Posted in 4cast, and Internet of Things
New technologies have always had pros and cons. After all, technology of any sort is only a tool, and it is how it is used…
Last week, I attended an online conference about blockchain and libraries. The vast majority of the material presented was either explanatory or speculative in nature;…
Google made major news headlines this week, when it decided to withdraw from Project Maven, after its contract expires next year. This partnership provides AI…