*Startling amounts of Facebook AI-generated clickbait centers around the English-language catch-phrase, “I made it with my own hands.” *If you’re a Maker who actually makes things with your own hands, you might find this of interest. *I wonder if those phrase was chosen sarcastically by someone who knows that Facebook spam-art is autonomously generated.

*This is Facebook AI-generated engagement-bait, for various forms of Facebook scams and malware opportunities. This may be the first form of AI art, generated without direct human intervention, which has a business model. *Not only is it “autonomous art” with no human creative effort, there will be more and more of it unless it is […]

*That’s some kind of jury!

It’s interesting when a modest, daily-carry tool with such an extensive, centuries-old heritage suddenly miutates into so many modern forms all at once.

*The cheap clone is the dark twin of the “luxury multitool.” The underpriced clones are chasing the manufacturers up-market and into the realm of “luxury.” *There are more than a few of these clones — which are now legitimate, because of patent expirations. They’re not mere pirate tools, they’re just copies. *So what would a […]

*The design and engineering detailing here, that’s very contemporary.

*I have yet to read any “AI Safety” document that made me feel any safer. *Not that I fret all the time about AI safety, it’s that the documents themselves don’t make much sense or inspire any confidence. They read like scholastic theology about angels on pins. https://storage.googleapis.com/deepmind-media/DeepMind.com/Blog/introducing-the-frontier-safety-framework/fsf-technical-report.pdf Frontier Safety Framework Version 1.0 The Frontier […]

… he merely showcases unusual tools rather than making anything with them, which is an interesting development in the Makertainment genre.

*Getting deep into the tall weeds here. https://pluralistic.net/2024/05/13/spooky-action-at-a-close-up/ AI “art” and uncanniness When it comes to AI art (or “art”), it’s hard to find a nuanced position that respects creative workers’ labor rights, free expression, copyright law’s vital exceptions and limitations, and aesthetics. I am, on balance, opposed to AI art, but there are some […]

*This guy is a YouTuber influencer and also a fanatic, but that is a genuinely impressive tool kit, especially considering its lightness, its multifarious capacities and its tiny, well-nigh covert size.