An AI artist has sold six NFT artworks for $1.3 million
AI artist, "Botto", relies on a community of humans to vote and influence its artwork
Awesome, not awesome.
#Awesome
"An AI algorithm called Botto has made somewhere around US$1.3 million at auction for its first six NFT artworks. Botto generates thousands of images, and a community of humans vote to influence its direction and decide which pieces go to auction." - Loz Blain, Contributor Learn More from New Atlas >
#Not Awesome
"The next development in data-informed policing was ripped from the pages of science fiction: software that promised to take a jumble of local crime data and spit out accurate forecasts of where criminals are likely to strike next, promising to stop crime in its tracks.
Overall, we found that PredPol’s algorithm relentlessly targeted the Census block groups in each jurisdiction that were the most heavily populated by people of color and the poor, particularly those containing public and subsidized housing. The algorithm generated far fewer predictions for block groups with more White residents." - Dhruv Mehrotra, Surya Mattu, Annie Gilbertson, and Aaron Sankin, Reporters Learn More from Gizmodo >
What we're reading.
1/ Clearview AI is expected to receive a US patent for its technology that scans faces across public internet data to find people from government lists and security camera footage. Learn More from Engadget >
2/ In an effort to reduce harassment on the platform, Twitch plans to use machine learning to help detect users who are attempting to evade bans. Learn More from The Verge >
3/ M16 will need tech sectors help as it develops artificial intelligence technology in an effort to keep up with China and Russia, according to the foreign spy agency's new head, Richard Moore. Learn More from The Guardian >
4/ The South Australian government has been using a facial recognition app that asks users to prove that they are at their approved quarantine address. The app has had many bugs and is prone to racial and gender bias. Learn More from InDaily >
5/ Canon has launched a new facial recognition camera that automatically takes candid pictures of your family (or whoever else you want it to focus on). The camera is getting mixed reviews with some calling the technology "creepy". Learn More from Daily Mail >
6/ Instagram has begun asking suspicious accounts to provide a video selfie to prove that they are not a bot as they continue to battle spam and bot activity. Learn More from The Verge >
7/ Google has hired former Amazon executive Alex Spinelli to help develop further AI systems. Learn More from Bloomberg >
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