How Worried Should We Be About Unethical Uses Of Faceswapping In Video?
All this faceswap stuff is only going to get easier. So, is algorithmic blackmail waiting in the wings?

February 5, 2018 at 01:10PM
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‘NEMATODES’ Is The Digital Hallucination You Need To Watch Right Now
Creator Peter Burr says that his animation is a digital representation of the symbiotic relationship between parasitic nematodes and a genus of bacteria called Wolbachia. But you should watch it first and form your own interpretation.

February 5, 2018 at 11:13AM
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Our Hackable Political Future
You can now download software that can convincingly change someone’s face in images and video. This is a bit of a problem.

February 5, 2018 at 09:30AM
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WhatsApp Family Groups Are Keeping Indian Families Together — And Driving Some Apart
Family WhatsApp groups are now inseparable from the notion of the modern Indian family itself. But some Indians say they’re also an insufferable obligation.

February 5, 2018 at 09:30AM
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Intel made smart glasses that look normal
Exclusive first look at Vaunt, which uses retinal projection to put a display in your eyeball.

February 5, 2018 at 09:30AM
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This Pastor Is Putting His Faith In A Virtual Reality Church
D.J. Soto believes Christianity can be renewed through worship in virtual space. His VR mega-church is even attracting atheists.

February 4, 2018 at 03:19PM
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Comparing The Sizes Of Just About Every Movie Robot
This sorta feels like dumping out your toy box and neatly arranging all your action figures by size — in that by the end we fully expect to smash them all together making real cool explosion and laser sounds.

February 4, 2018 at 09:11AM
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The Squishy Ethics Of Sex With Robots
Can a robot consent to having sex with you? Can you consent to sex with it?

February 4, 2018 at 07:37AM
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The New Dating Requirement: Consuming All of Your Partners #Content
“Be respectful and watch my [Instagram] Story,” one 20-something demanded. Her relationship prerequisite isn’t unique—but when stories expire in 24 hours, it’s not easy, either.

February 3, 2018 at 12:10PM
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Moving Furniture In Real Life Takes Too Much Time, So This Guy Decided To Do It Virtually Instead
And it only took him three months to create a virtual model of his room. Totally worth it.

February 2, 2018 at 03:45PM
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