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Mental health

What happens to your sense of self when a machine can do the thing you were proudest of? - Silicon Canals

The distress from AI is more about the erosion of professional identity than labor displacement.

Artificial intelligence

AI and the Unintended Self

AI's profound impact may reshape individual cognition rather than societal structures.

Philosophy

21 minutes ago

AI vs. Human Experience: Where Words Fall Short

AI can describe experiences but cannot replicate them, leading to a risk of losing the ability to discern true depth.

How AI Is Transforming eLearning: From Personalization To Automation

AI is transforming education by enabling personalized, adaptive learning experiences that cater to individual student needs.

fromSilicon Canals

What happens to your sense of self when a machine can do the thing you were proudest of? - Silicon Canals

The distress from AI is more about the erosion of professional identity than labor displacement.

more#artificial-intelligence

AI and the Unintended Self

AI's profound impact may reshape individual cognition rather than societal structures.

Typography

5 hours ago

New Browser Plugin Adds Typos to Your AI-Generated Emails to Make Them Look Real

Large language model tools have led to the creation of a plugin that intentionally adds typos to emails to mimic human writing.

#ai

Marketing tech

D-ID Launches "Agentic Videos" For Interactive AI Experiences

fromThe New Yorker

Social media marketing

A.I. Is Making Influencing Even Faker

Science

The Pluripotent Ocean of Emerging AI

fromZDNET

fromApp Developer Magazine

Graphic design

I tried ChatGPT Images 2.0: A fun, huge leap - and surprisingly useful for real work

Software development

Tether QVAC SDK Powers AI Across Devices and Platforms

Tether launched QVAC SDK, an open-source framework enabling on-device AI features without cloud dependency, enhancing privacy and responsiveness.

7 hours ago

New AI-Powered Robot Can Destroy Human Champions at Ping Pong

AI-powered robot Ace has achieved expert-level performance in table tennis, defeating elite players and marking a significant milestone in robotics.

D-ID Launches "Agentic Videos" For Interactive AI Experiences

D-ID launched Agentic Videos, transforming traditional video into interactive experiences with real-time AI agents for enhanced viewer engagement.

Social media marketing

fromThe New Yorker

A.I. Is Making Influencing Even Faker

A.I. enables users to create and monetize alternate identities on social media, reshaping influencer culture.

Science

The Pluripotent Ocean of Emerging AI

Human attachments to language model chatbots mirror the uncanny experiences of scientists with the ocean on Solaris, leading to psychological consequences.

Graphic design

fromZDNET

fromApp Developer Magazine

I tried ChatGPT Images 2.0: A fun, huge leap - and surprisingly useful for real work

Images 2.0 generates accurate graphics and text but requires human review for errors.

Software development

Tether QVAC SDK Powers AI Across Devices and Platforms

Tether launched QVAC SDK, an open-source framework enabling on-device AI features without cloud dependency, enhancing privacy and responsiveness.

7 hours ago

New AI-Powered Robot Can Destroy Human Champions at Ping Pong

AI-powered robot Ace has achieved expert-level performance in table tennis, defeating elite players and marking a significant milestone in robotics.

Why your AI assistant is suddenly selling to you

Sponsored chats are transforming digital advertising by integrating promotions into conversations with large language models.

fromTNW | Opinion

Business intelligence

How web intelligence is powering the next wave of AI Infrastructure

The web intelligence industry is evolving to support AI's growing demands for multimodal data processing, particularly in handling video content.

Most people can't tell when a personal text message is written by AI. Here's why it matters

Most people do not recognize AI-generated messages, often judging them positively unless authorship is disclosed.

Careers

fromFortune

10 hours ago

'You feel radicalized': A Meta AI exec watched agents beat her top workers. Now she's built a nonprofit to help Gen Z find jobs before they disappear | Fortune

The job market is transforming as AI becomes essential, requiring workers to adapt and learn AI tools to remain competitive.

Education

5 hours ago

Kids Can Feel AI Hurting Them, They Have to Use It Anyway

Eighty percent of Gen Z believe AI will harm learning, yet confidence in using it has increased significantly over the past year.

Video games

Google Exec Says Your Favorite Video Games Are Secretly Made With AI

AI is widely used in game development, with 90% of developers acknowledging its role in creating popular games.

Arts

fromArtnet News

How Art Firms Are-or Should Be-Using A.I. Right Now | Artnet News

The art market is cautiously exploring A.I. technology, recognizing its potential benefits while remaining uncertain about its implementation and impact.

What to make of 'AI psychosis'? - Harvard Gazette

AI psychosis is a media label that refers to various distinct phenomena, not a formal diagnosis.

Certain Chatbots Vastly Worse For AI Psychosis, Study Finds

Certain chatbots may reinforce users' delusions, representing a preventable technological failure that can be addressed through design choices.

fromHarvard Gazette

What to make of 'AI psychosis'? - Harvard Gazette

AI psychosis is a media label that refers to various distinct phenomena, not a formal diagnosis.

fromSearch Engine Roundtable

Certain Chatbots Vastly Worse For AI Psychosis, Study Finds

Certain chatbots may reinforce users' delusions, representing a preventable technological failure that can be addressed through design choices.

more#ai-psychosis

fromnews.bitcoin.com

14 hours ago

Space and Time Launches Dreamspace Ai App Builder to Simplify Onchain Development

Dreamspace operates on a simple premise: Users provide a text description of their desired application, and the platform's AI engine handles the rest, including automatically generated smart contract logic ready for deployment.

Venture

#google

Podcast

Google Testing Audio Overviews In The Wild

Google is testing Audio Overviews in search results, generating conversational audio for queries using Gemini models.

fromSearch Engine Roundtable

Google plans to invest even more money into Anthropic

Google plans to invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic, reflecting a circular deal structure in the AI industry.

Podcast

Google Testing Audio Overviews In The Wild

Google is testing Audio Overviews in search results, generating conversational audio for queries using Gemini models.

Google plans to invest even more money into Anthropic

Google plans to invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic, reflecting a circular deal structure in the AI industry.

The Living Room Is Tech's Next Battleground

The living room is evolving into a strategic digital space, with TVs becoming integrated platforms for media, commerce, and user engagement.

Django

fromGameSpot

fromwww.businessinsider.com

Pragmata's Diana Is Now A VTuber, And Is Inviting Other VTubers To The Moon

Diana, a VTuber from Pragmata, invites Usada Pekora to the moon for a collaboration filled with adorable conversations and gameplay highlights.

Media industry

MrBeast is plotting a move into 'AI-native entertainment'

MrBeast seeks a leader to create AI-native productions, making AI the foundation of content creation at Beast Industries.

Ruby on Rails

fromRubyflow

AIA v1.1.0: Give Your Robot Skills and a Personality

AIA v1.1.0 introduces Skills and Roles for enhanced AI command-line interactions.

The rulebook for designing AI experiences

Responsible AI design varies widely, but frameworks from Microsoft, Google, and IBM provide practical guidance for Human-AI Interaction.

Remodel

fromwww.nytimes.com

Inside a YouTube Magician's Fun House

Justin Flom's creatively designed home features unique magic-themed elements that have gained immense popularity on social media platforms.

Marketing

fromVariety

Variety's Entertainment Marketing Summit Takeaways: How to Market at the Speed of AI, Work With Creators and Make Campaigns Authentic Because 'Fans Are Smart, It Has to Feel Real'

Live experiences are central to marketing, with brands treating audiences as distribution channels and emphasizing authenticity and originality.

Information security

fromTechzine Global

Agentic AI is reshaping the network - and it's time to upgrade

Wireless connectivity is essential for AI, transforming industries and requiring strategic management to address complexity and security risks.

Data science

fromInfoWorld

Online Community Development

Why world models are AI's next frontier

World models learn the physical world, providing the common sense AI needs to achieve artificial general intelligence (AGI).

fromThe Verge

Claude is connecting directly to your personal apps like Spotify, Uber Eats, and TurboTax

Claude users can now connect personal apps like Spotify and Uber, enhancing their experience with AI.

Growth hacking

fromForbes

Delivering Content At Scale With AI: 4 Ways To Maintain Control

Establishing a gold source content foundation is essential for scalable, consistent, and personalized content delivery in marketing.

Mobile UX

fromGSMArena.com

Google confirms: revamped Siri will be powered by Gemini

Apple's Siri will be revamped using Google's Gemini AI models, expected to launch at the Worldwide Developers Conference in June.

E-Commerce

fromEntrepreneur

Online Brands That Ignore This Type of AI Will Lose Customers

Agentic commerce allows AI agents to autonomously manage the entire online shopping journey for consumers.

Apple

fromCSS-Tricks

Recreating Apple's Vision Pro Animation in CSS | CSS-Tricks

CSS can replicate Apple's complex product animations responsively, showcasing advancements in CSS scrolling animation capabilities.

Independent films

fromwww.theguardian.com

The cinema lab: brain activity tracked to find secret to creating immersive films

Researchers at the University of Bristol study audience reactions to films using biometric data to improve filmmaking techniques.

Photography

fromAxios

Hands-on with ChatGPT's powerful new image engine

ChatGPT Images 2.0 offers personalized image creation with various aspect ratios and modes, enhancing user experience for both free and paid subscribers.

Agile

How to Move Beyond the AI Pilot

Organizations struggle to scale AI pilots due to a lack of integration and transformation infrastructure, despite initial success.

Music production

fromTechCrunch

GRAI believes AI can make music more social, not replace artists | TechCrunch

GRAI focuses on empowering artists and enhancing music engagement through AI, prioritizing remixing and social interaction over generating music from scratch.

Philosophy

4 hours ago

The True Meaning of Friendship in a Social-Networked World

Social media cannot replace true friendship, which is essential for meaningful living.

fromNew York Post

AI influencers are just the tip of the iceberg for 'synthetic' talent

Marketers are investing heavily in AI creators and avatars, with significant growth expected in the coming years.

What AI Will Look Like In 2030 (And What It Means For eLearning)

AI in education is projected to grow from $5.88 billion in 2024 to $32.27 billion by 2030, indicating a significant transformation in learning.

Relationships

fromFortune

Teen boys are dating their AI chatbots-and experts warn opting out of real relationships could hurt their careers in the future | Fortune

Gen Alpha prefers AI relationships for control and ease, risking essential social skills needed for real-life interactions and future careers.

Meet your favorite new way to watch YouTube

Channel Surfer transforms YouTube viewing into a classic TV experience with a grid-based channel guide and minimal distractions.

Privacy technologies

2 weeks ago

Google introduces AI-generated avatars to YouTube Shorts

YouTube introduces AI avatars for creators to enhance digital identity in Shorts, ensuring safety with AI disclosures and watermarks.

Digital life

Meet your favorite new way to watch YouTube

Channel Surfer transforms YouTube viewing into a classic TV experience with a grid-based channel guide and minimal distractions.

Privacy technologies

2 weeks ago

Google introduces AI-generated avatars to YouTube Shorts

YouTube introduces AI avatars for creators to enhance digital identity in Shorts, ensuring safety with AI disclosures and watermarks.

An Interactive Archive Celebrates the Wide Ranging Projects Inviting 'Unruly Play'

Play fosters creativity, connection, and challenges fixed ideas through interactive and participatory art projects.

fromThe Verge

Character.AI's new Books mode turns reading into roleplay

Character.AI's new 'Books' mode allows users to engage with over 20 classic public domain titles, offering a structured roleplaying experience that aims to broaden perceptions of AI interactions.

Books

fromSlate Magazine

A New Industry Is Being Built on "Talking" to the Dead. It's Ghoulish-and Worth Billions.

Digital necromancy raises ethical concerns as agencies propose campaigns using reanimated avatars of deceased loved ones to address addiction stigma.

How AI Prompts Are Redefining Creativity In Instructional Design

AI prompts enhance the efficiency and creativity of Instructional Designers in crafting effective learning experiences.

fromTheregister

The only technology that died more times than VR is AI

Neal Stephenson argues that the metaverse is dead, particularly in light of the failure of Meta's Horizon Worlds, which raises significant concerns about the future of virtual reality.

Wearables

Mobile UX

fromGSMArena.com

ChatGPT Images 2.0 brings thinking capabilities to image generation

OpenAI's Images 2.0 offers advanced image generation with automation, replacing traditional editing apps and enhancing fidelity in visual tasks.

Video games

fromTechCrunch

Online Community Development

AI Dungeon maker Latitude unveils Voyage, a platform for creating AI-powered RPGs | TechCrunch

AI-powered RPG platform Voyage allows players to design unique gaming worlds and interact with unscripted NPCs.

#meta

Threads introduces 'live chats' for following live events

Meta introduces live chats on Threads for real-time conversations about live events, enhancing community engagement.

Meta expands access to AI business assistant

Meta expands its AI business assistant to global advertisers, enhancing support and optimizing ad campaigns with tailored recommendations.

Online Community Development

Meta expands access to Meta AI business assistant

Meta expands its AI business assistant to global advertisers, enhancing support and optimizing ad campaigns with tailored recommendations.

Threads introduces 'live chats' for following live events

Meta introduces live chats on Threads for real-time conversations about live events, enhancing community engagement.

Meta expands access to AI business assistant

Meta expands its AI business assistant to global advertisers, enhancing support and optimizing ad campaigns with tailored recommendations.

Meta expands access to Meta AI business assistant

Meta expands its AI business assistant to global advertisers, enhancing support and optimizing ad campaigns with tailored recommendations.

more#meta

Data science

6 days ago

Multimodal AI For Instructional Designers: What It Is, How It Works, And Why It Changes Learning Design

Multimodal AI processes and generates multiple data types, enhancing understanding and output accuracy by mimicking human information processing.

fromTechCrunch

22 hours ago

Anthropic created a test marketplace for agent-on-agent commerce | TechCrunch

Anthropic's Project Deal successfully tested AI agents in a marketplace, facilitating 186 real transactions worth over $4,000 among employees.

You probably wouldn't notice if an AI chatbot slipped ads into its responses

AI chatbots are being used for covert advertising, influencing user choices without their awareness.

fromwww.npr.org

Arts

Millions of people are pretending to be AI chatbots for fun

fromThe Conversation

You probably wouldn't notice if an AI chatbot slipped ads into its responses

AI chatbots are being used for covert advertising, influencing user choices without their awareness.

fromwww.npr.org

Arts

Millions of people are pretending to be AI chatbots for fun

more#ai-chatbots

AI Is Not Killing The Online Course Industry. It's Killing The Old Version Of It.

AI tools are transforming the eLearning industry by providing personalized, real-time learning experiences, shifting demand from traditional courses to transformation.

Digital life

fromThe Atlantic

Sam Altman Wants to Know Whether You're Human

Sam Altman announced World ID, a service to verify human identity using biometric data to combat digital impersonation.

Designing with AI without losing your mind

Outsourcing critical thinking to AI tools in design can undermine the quality of solutions and diminish essential skills.

Growth hacking

fromInfoQ

From VR to Flat Screens: Bridging the Input and Immersion Gap

The future of VR and wearables is focused on natural interaction and immersion, despite current market limitations.

Software development

fromInfoWorld

Mastering the dull reality of sexy AI

The gap in enterprise AI lies in building effective systems for retrieval, evaluation, memory, and governance, not just access to models.

Video games

fromwww.theverge.com

6 days ago

Fortnite developers can make AI characters now just don't try to date them

Epic Games introduces an AI conversations tool for Fortnite, allowing creators to develop unscripted, interactive NPCs for player engagement.

The Many Ways Chatbot Tools Can Manipulate Us

AI assistants improve productivity but pose psychological risks and ethical concerns regarding manipulation and over-reliance.

Adobe bets on AI agents to stay at the center of marketing workflows

Adobe is introducing autonomous agents to enhance creative workflows across its applications in response to competition from AI and design software.

Adobe's new AI experiment can whip up a website custom designed for Gen Z

Adobe's Asset Amplify tool generates tailored marketing materials for specific audience segments, enhancing brand design with AI-driven personalization.

fromComputerworld

Adobe bets on AI agents to stay at the center of marketing workflows

Adobe is introducing autonomous agents to enhance creative workflows across its applications in response to competition from AI and design software.

Adobe's new AI experiment can whip up a website custom designed for Gen Z

Adobe's Asset Amplify tool generates tailored marketing materials for specific audience segments, enhancing brand design with AI-driven personalization.

more#adobe

How AI Avatars Are Turning Static Documents Into Interactive Learning Experiences

Transforming traditional documents into interactive learning experiences enhances engagement and retention in training.

Digital life

fromwww.npr.org

The surprising origin of 4 features that superglue kids and adults to screens

Social media companies are liable for harming children through addictive design features similar to those in gambling.

6 days ago

The deceptive nature of today's AI conversation design and how to fix it

Conversation design for non-human participants may be outdated and inefficient, raising questions about its effectiveness in user interactions.

fromExchangewire

From Insight to Action: Rethinking Media Planning in the Age of AI Agents

The advertising industry struggles with the gap between planning and activation, often due to ineffective use of insights and automation.

The web trained AI to deceive. Now designers have to untrain it.

LLMs replicate UX dark patterns from the web, leading to deceptive design practices in generated content.

Philosophy

AI and the Meaningless Gap

The comparison between AI and human intelligence may be fundamentally flawed as they occupy different spaces of cognition.

fromComputerworld

The agentic AI frenzy increases as more vendors stake their claims

OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google are rapidly advancing AI agent technologies to enhance workplace productivity and collaboration.

fromForbes

Six Ways AI Can Help The Public Relations Industry

AI is transforming public relations by enhancing problem-solving, strategic thinking, and operational efficiency.

fromInterconnected, a blog by Matt Webb

Headless everything for personal AI

Apps and services must transition to headless formats for better integration with personal AI agents.

#ai-adoption

fromwww.businessinsider.com

Disney staffers have an 'AI Adoption Dashboard.' One Claude user invoked the chatbot 460,000 times in 9 days.

Disney is tracking internal AI usage through an 'AI Adoption Dashboard' that shows employee token usage and promotes competition among staff.

fromAnt Murphy

The AI Chasm - Ant Murphy

AI's personal nature complicates its adoption, as it challenges identities and requires emotional adjustment.

fromwww.businessinsider.com

Disney staffers have an 'AI Adoption Dashboard.' One Claude user invoked the chatbot 460,000 times in 9 days.

Disney is tracking internal AI usage through an 'AI Adoption Dashboard' that shows employee token usage and promotes competition among staff.

fromAnt Murphy

The AI Chasm - Ant Murphy

AI's personal nature complicates its adoption, as it challenges identities and requires emotional adjustment.

Google Vids Just Got a Major AI Upgrade - Here's What's New

Google Vids enables intuitive video creation using AI, allowing users to direct avatars and publish content quickly with simple text prompts.

fromMarTech

AI + human ingenuity: Where creative and technical teams meet | MarTech

Balancing AI adoption with maintaining a human brand identity is crucial for successful marketing.

fromMail Online

Take the test to see if you can distinguish real and AI VOICES

AI voice clones can recreate human voices with greater clarity and intelligibility than the original speakers.

LinkedIn's new tool lets you test the outputs of various AI models

LinkedIn's Crosscheck tool allows users to evaluate various AI models and provide feedback to improve them.

Miscellaneous

fromWIRED

1 month ago

Ailias Lets You Commission Your Own Personal Talking Man in a Box

Ailias, a UK company, creates conversational 3D hologram avatars of historical and current figures that can be delivered in boxes for events, education, and entertainment purposes.