Thursday, October 4, 2018

Real Or Unreal?

MIT Media Lab's Deep Angel is not a browser-based deepfake machine. It's an attempt to use AI to practice a more subtle form of alteration: deletion.
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Morning · Thu, Oct 04
WAIT, IS THIS FOR REAL?
CAN BE YOUR DEEP ANGEL... OR DEVIL
This AI That Erases Things In Images Is The Best Thing Online This Week
digg.com
MIT Media Lab's Deep Angel is not a browser-based deepfake machine. It's an attempt to use AI to practice a more subtle form of alteration: deletion.
THE BIG HACK
How China Used A Tiny Chip To Infiltrate US Companies
bloomberg.com
The attack by Chinese spies reached almost 30 US companies, including Amazon and Apple, by compromising America's technology supply chain, according to extensive interviews with government and corporate sources.
NOT A GOOD PICTURE
How Gym Selfies Are Quietly Changing The Way We Work Out
gq.com
Science takes a hard look at the Instagram-ization of fitness.
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TIME FOR SOME CHANGE
BECAUSE WE LIVE IN A PLUTOCRACY :)
Why Are So Few US Politicians From The Working Class?
theguardian.com
Contrary to the ideal of a government of and by the people, new research shows Americans are almost always governed by the very privileged.
GUESS WE HAVE A CHANCE AFTER ALL
Your IQ Matters Less Than You Think
nautil.us
In studies of children and historical figures, IQ falls short as a measure of success.
GET OUT OF THE WAY
Women Are Really, Really Mad Right Now
longreads.com
"Women's anger is not taken seriously," author, journalist and political commentator Rebecca Traister told me. "It's not taken seriously as politically valid expression."
VIDEO OF THE DAY
'LOOK AT THIS IDIOT'
Construction Truck Driver Has No Idea He's Slamming Other Drivers With A 12 Foot Pipe
digg.com
Luckily, the plastic tubing doesn't seem to cause too much damage to other vehicles, only to this man's ego.
IN THE NEWS
Senators Prepare To Review FBI Report On Kavanaugh After Early Morning Arrival
Here's Why President Trump Sent A Message To Your Phone Yesterday Afternoon
After Disappearing For Months, Superstar Chinese Actress Fan Bingbing Finally Breaks Her Silence
San Francisco Judge Suspends Trump Administration's Decision To End Protected Status For Hundreds Of Thousands Of Immigrants
Supreme Court, Missing A Justice, Considers A Trucking Case That Could Rattle The Economy
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The deepest angel of them all... is you.