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Deep Fakes Have Infiltrated Indian Politics. Where Will They Go Next?

Over the past few years, the technology needed to map a person’s voice has been steadily improving. Although far from perfect, this, when coupled with a virtual avatar that looks a lot like the real thing, is a recipe for disaster.

Adhirath Sethi July 11, 2016

POV

The Bots Must be Crazy

AI is to the 21st century what electricity was to the 19th. That is, cutting-edge tech that has the potential to rewire your neurons, and Silicon Valley giants Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk can’t see eye-to-eye.

Dushyant Shekhawat June 8, 2016

Technology

Why Are We Freaking Out About LinkedIn’s Red Light District?

Social media is only following Rule 34 of the internet – if something exists online, a porn version of it must exist too. Social media’s Rule 34 avatar is sexual media. And LinkedIn’s Red Light District is only a by-product of this.

Dushyant Shekhawat April 25, 2016

Technology

Netflix and Chill for Life: What Happens When AI Takes Over Our Jobs?

The case for automation at work has been made many times by very smart, scientific people. But in a world where robots run shit and humans have unlimited free time, will every day be like the weekend — a snoozefest where we do nothing at all?

Kahini Iyer April 9, 2016

Weird

Gal Gadot and the Dirt on AI Porn

Gal Gadot’s AI-made porno tape is evidence that some perv has found a way to swap a pornstar’s face onto a person’s body, seamlessly. This is frightening because everyone’s pictures are all over the internet.

Arré Bench March 24, 2016