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Artificial intelligence to make Olympic Games more inclusive | Computer Weekly

Artificial intelligence to make Olympic Games more inclusive | Computer Weekly | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it
The International Olympic Committee is working with Intel to use AI at the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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AI art: The end of creativity or the start of a new movement?

AI art: The end of creativity or the start of a new movement? | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it
Artificial intelligence is being used to generate paintings, images and even sculptures, with some selling for thousands of dollars. Do we need to reframe our definition of art?
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January 12, 1:22 AM
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The Video Game Industry Is Finally Getting Serious About Player Safety

The Video Game Industry Is Finally Getting Serious About Player Safety | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it
Harassment, hate, and other social harms feel like an online inevitability, but developers are finally addressing their impact in a meaningful way.
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December 19, 2024 6:22 PM
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Botto, the Millionaire AI Artist, Is Getting a Personality

Botto, the Millionaire AI Artist, Is Getting a Personality | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it
Botto is a 'decentralized AI artist' whose work has fetched millions. As AI improves, its creators may give it fewer guardrails to test its emerging personality.
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December 10, 2024 6:20 PM
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She Escaped an Abusive Marriage—Now She Helps Women Battle Cyber Harassment

She Escaped an Abusive Marriage—Now She Helps Women Battle Cyber Harassment | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it
Inspired by her own experience of abuse, Nighat Dad fights for women’s social and digital rights in Pakistan and beyond.
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November 15, 2024 2:27 AM
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The First Entirely AI-Generated Video Game Is Insanely Weird and Fun

The First Entirely AI-Generated Video Game Is Insanely Weird and Fun | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it
Generative AI may transform video game design, but the first playable title is just bizarre and fascinating.
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October 17, 2024 3:13 AM
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These Apps Help People With Disabilities Travel Smarter and Safer

These Apps Help People With Disabilities Travel Smarter and Safer | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it
For the disability community, technology can be the most valuable travel companion. These apps and services make it easier to get around a new city.
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September 15, 2024 11:28 PM
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The Music Industry’s ’90s Hard Drives Are Dying

The Music Industry’s ’90s Hard Drives Are Dying | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it
The hard disk drives that the music industry relied on to archive a generation of albums are increasingly unreadable.
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September 8, 2024 2:06 AM
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Ticket Bots Leave Oasis Fans Enraged

Ticket Bots Leave Oasis Fans Enraged | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it
The online ticketing “fiasco” for the band’s upcoming reunion tour has led to pushback against dynamic pricing models and calls for more consumer protections.
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August 24, 2024 2:48 AM
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Stadiums Are Embracing Face Recognition. Privacy Advocates Say They Should Stick to Sports

Stadiums Are Embracing Face Recognition. Privacy Advocates Say They Should Stick to Sports | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it
Protesters took to Citi Field Wednesday to raise awareness of the facial recognition systems that have become common at major league sporting venues.
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August 17, 2024 2:12 AM
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The English Premier League Will Ditch Its Hated VAR Offside Tech for a Fleet of iPhones

The English Premier League Will Ditch Its Hated VAR Offside Tech for a Fleet of iPhones | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it
Later this season, the UK’s top soccer division will replace its controversial VAR offside-detection system in favor of a phalanx of Apple’s smartphones.
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August 1, 2024 2:48 AM
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Wear This AI Friend Around Your Neck

Wear This AI Friend Around Your Neck | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it
The latest attempt at an AI-powered wearable is an always-listening pendant. But it doesn’t help you be more productive, it just keeps you company.
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July 28, 2024 2:29 AM
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Video Game Performers Are Going on Strike Over AI

Video Game Performers Are Going on Strike Over AI | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it
The union representing the voice and motion-capture actors who work in video games authorized the strike after talks with gaming companies stalled over the use of AI.
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July 22, 2024 1:21 PM
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Omega’s AI Will Map How Olympic Athletes Win

Omega’s AI Will Map How Olympic Athletes Win | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it
From gymnast-tracking to pole vault measurements mid-jump, the watch brand’s Swiss Timing division has a whole host of new timing tech for Paris 2024.
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January 13, 3:50 AM
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The Government Wants to Protect Robux From Hackers

The Government Wants to Protect Robux From Hackers | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it
In a new proposal issued Friday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is seeking to regulate virtual currencies used in Roblox and other video games like US dollars.
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December 23, 2024 7:37 PM
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Music Can Thrive in the AI Era

Music Can Thrive in the AI Era | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it
It’s past time we applauded the creative skills of LLMs—and it might make us appreciate humans more too.
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December 11, 2024 1:05 AM
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Canva Revolutionized Graphic Design. Will It Survive the Age of AI?

Canva Revolutionized Graphic Design. Will It Survive the Age of AI? | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it
Generative AI could have been an existential threat for Canva, which made billions by making graphic design quick and easy. But for CEO Melanie Perkins, it’s simply making the world more visual.
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November 24, 2024 6:21 PM
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News Influencers Have Eclipsed Traditional Media

News Influencers Have Eclipsed Traditional Media | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it
More and more Americans are getting their news from influencers on the internet.
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November 9, 2024 7:39 PM
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The $50 Million Movie 'Here' De-Aged Tom Hanks With Generative AI

The $50 Million Movie 'Here' De-Aged Tom Hanks With Generative AI | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it
As Hollywood studios, actors, and writers wrangle over the use of AI in films, a major new release has fully embraced it.
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September 16, 2024 2:30 AM
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James Earl Jones’ Darth Vader Has Already Been Immortalized With AI

James Earl Jones’ Darth Vader Has Already Been Immortalized With AI | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it
James Earl Jones died Monday at the age of 93. But long before he did, he gave Lucasfilm permission to recreate his iconic Darth Vader voice for shows like "Obi-Wan Kenobi."
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September 15, 2024 11:19 PM
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Amazon’s Audiobook Narrators Can Now Make Their Own AI Voice Clones

Amazon’s Audiobook Narrators Can Now Make Their Own AI Voice Clones | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it
Plus: Meta’s AI scrapes the UK, Google digitizes your passport, Chrome syncs your tabs everywhere, and (have you heard?) Apple announces some new iPhones.
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September 8, 2024 1:26 AM
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The US Needs Deepfake Porn Laws. These States Are Leading the Way

The US Needs Deepfake Porn Laws. These States Are Leading the Way | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it
Legislation addressing the crisis of deepfake porn is being proposed, passing, and failing at the state level all over the US. WIRED is keeping track of it all.
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August 17, 2024 2:20 AM
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Nascar Pit Crews Are Using AI for the Perfect Pit Stop

Nascar Pit Crews Are Using AI for the Perfect Pit Stop | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it
In a sport where speed is everything, Richard Childress Racing has embraced artificial intelligence to time its refueling down to the millisecond.
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August 17, 2024 1:44 AM
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Orange claims gold in Olympic mobile coverage | Computer Weekly

Orange claims gold in Olympic mobile coverage | Computer Weekly | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it
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August 1, 2024 2:45 AM
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Saboteurs Cut Internet Cables in Latest Disruption During Paris Olympics

Saboteurs Cut Internet Cables in Latest Disruption During Paris Olympics | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it
Long-distance cables were severed across France in a move that disrupted internet connectivity.
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July 22, 2024 2:49 PM
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Tennis and technology: How Wimbledon gave fans a GenAI experience | Computer Weekly

Tennis and technology: How Wimbledon gave fans a GenAI experience | Computer Weekly | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it
Computer Weekly goes behind the scenes at Wimbledon to see how tennis fans are benefiting from the latest developments in artificial intelligence.
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