Chaos and Amazement Phil Verheyen

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European Commission emphasizes that the ECB won't have access to individuals' identities with the new currency. Critics fear it's a surveillance tool. The tough sell is explaining what the Digital Euro is and addressing industry concerns. 

Privacy fears dominate launch of digital euro plan


McDonald's dropped a tasty purple milkshake to celebrate Grimace's birthday, and it's going viral for all the wrong reasons.

First, a sip of delight, then a glimpse into a chilling future.

The wonderful horror of the Grimace shake TikTok trend


Examples in this Twitter thread




Just when you thought influencer marketing couldn't get any worse, Shein takes it to a new level. Sending poorly informed influencers to its factory in an attempt to improve its reputation only resulted in accusations of propaganda.

All the ways Shein’s influencer tour went wrong




Meta sheds light on how AI shapes our social media experience. In a blog post, Meta's President of Global Affairs, Nick Clegg, emphasizes transparency and accountability. The 22 'system cards' explain how content is ranked and recommended on FB and IG.

How AI Influences What You See on Facebook and Instagram | Meta


Amidst AI Doomers and Utopists, let's hear the voice of AI Pragmatists. They promote responsible adoption, safety, ethics, and inclusivity. Their balanced approach is key to meaningful AI regulations and benefiting all. via

Forbes EQ BrandVoice: Ignore The AI Utopists And Doomers: The Need For Louder AI Pragmatists


Fascinating article about the hopes, fears, and impact of AI. The poll of 2,000 people reveals mixed feelings about AI's potential. Some see opportunities for creativity and automation, while others worry about misinformation and job loss.

How people are really using AI (and what they’re afraid of).




The Vatican and Santa Clara University collaborate to release the ITEC Handbook, an operational roadmap for ethics in the age of disruptive technologies. This comprehensive guide empowers tech companies to navigate complex ethical dilemmas posed by AI.

The Institute for Technology, Ethics and Culture (ITEC) presents "Ethics in the Age of Disruptive Technologies: An Operational Roadmap," or, more


It was produced by the Institute for Technology, Ethics, and Culture (ITEC), a collaboration between the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University and the Vatican’s Dicastery for Culture and Education. The handbook was released in June 2023 and has been endorsed by Pope Francis.


Chat with the ITEC-Handbook “Bridging the Gap between the Theory of Ethical Principles and the Practice of Technology Ethics in Organizations: The ITEC Primer” on ChatPDF: https://chatpdf.com/share/tACK61aBtu6kgLfgtxGht

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Media Marketing | News | Twintig jaar na Snowden, door Clo Willaerts [in Dutch]

Media Marketing | News | Twintig jaar na Snowden, door Clo Willaerts (speaker, author, trainer)


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Apple has put up the entire first episode of its post-apocalyptic drama Silo on Twitter so anyone can watch for free. 

https://twitter.com/AppleTV/status/1673730750095712256?s=20


The Password Game. Damnit, rule 5!

The Password Game



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IEEE Spectrum has distilled the published thoughts and pronouncements of 22 AI luminaries on large language models, the likelihood of an AGI (Artificial General Intelligence), and the risk of civilizational havoc. How worried are top AI experts about the threat posed by large language models like GPT-4?


Stanford research reveals that leading AI models, like OpenAI's GPT-4 and Google's Bard, do not meet EU AI Act compliance. The study evaluated 10 major providers against the Act's 12 requirements. https://crfm.stanford.edu/2023/06/15/eu-ai-act.html


Celebrities, including aging star athletes, are signing deals to put AI duplicates of themselves into ad campaigns, helping brands de-age them, among other uses. Using AI-generated duplicates, brands also benefit, using stars in ways they never could before.




The US FTC files a lawsuit alleging Amazon used “dark patterns” to steer customers to enroll in Prime without consent and “sabotaged” their attempts to cancel. FTC sues Amazon over 'deceptive' Prime sign-up and cancellation process






The Dreamkeeper: an Atlassian collaboration between AI engineers and dream scientists to do the impossible: bring your weird and wonderful dreams to life. 

https://thedreamkeeper.co


Love Stories - Relationship advice from a community of AI Agents. 

https://lovestories.fyi


These shelter cats increase their chance of getting adopted using the power of AI and their natural love of computer keyboards. Discover bfas's collection, Cat ai-doption




I’m thrilled to announce that my new book, “Content Marketing like a PRO”, is out now and ready to help you take your business to the next level! 


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What it’s about, and who it’s for: https://bnox.be/2023/06/an-interview-with-content-marketing.html








Happy 20th birthday to @SecondLife, the original metaverse platform! Since 2003, they have been creating amazing 3D virtual experiences for over 73 million users. Original Metaverse Second Life Celebrates 20th Birthday


My blog post over the years about my experience in Second Life as Babynox Willis https://bnox.be/search/label/Second%20Life






Black Mirror's long-awaited Season 6 on Netflix is a brilliant and disturbing exploration of technology's dark side. Each episode unveils scenarios where humanity's worst traits are amplified by tech, provoking self-reflection. The well-crafted episodes balance hope and redemption, except for the shockingly dark third episode. https://www.bnox.be/2023/06/dark-depths-of-technology-and-human.html


Netflix has a promotional website(opens in a new tab) that lets you "sign up" to Streamberry, which looks extremely similar to Netflix's own website.

Join the Streamberry family today!






The Brooks Falls Brown Bears are back! Watch them live as they feast on salmon and prepare for hibernation. Don’t miss this amazing opportunity to see nature in action. Tune in now: https://explore.org/livecams/brown-bears/brown-bear-salmon-cam-brooks-falls


Nickelback and Ray Charles were not supposed to mix this well 


Do you love dogs and fire? Then you’ll love Thermonator, the first-ever flamethrower-wielding robot dog! 

This four-legged robot can shoot flames up to 10 feet, making it the perfect companion for camping, cooking, or combat. 

https://throwflame.com/products/thermonator-robodog/



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The recent blackout on Reddit has caused major disruptions and threatens advertising strategies. https://digiday.com/marketing/reddits-recent-blackout-could-be-a-real-problem-for-advertisers/


As of this writing, more than 8,400 subreddits have gone private or into a restricted mode. The blackouts caused Reddit to briefly crash on Monday.

Reddit communities with millions of followers plan to extend the blackout indefinitely




Reuters' 2023 Digital News Report: despite fragmentation, users' dependence on social media platforms for news keeps growing; Facebook declines and TikTok gains.

Overview and key findings of the 2023 Digital News Report


The European Commission sends Statement of Objections to Google, accusing the company of abusive practices in online advertising technology. The EC alleges that Google favored its own adtech services, harming competitors, advertisers, and publishers. Highlights, press releases and speeches


Using AI for loans and mortgages is big risk, warns EU boss ⁦Margrethe

@Vestager . The warning comes ahead of the European Parliament voting on rules to regulate artificial intelligence.


Margarethe Vestager is a Danish politician who is currently serving as Executive Vice President of the European Commission for A Europe Fit for the Digital Age and European Commissioner for Competition. She is known for her tough stance on regulating big tech companies and enforcing EU competition rules. 






The @huggingface hub now has the first QR code AI art generator. You only need the QR Code content and a text-to-image prompt idea, or you can upload your image! https://huggingface.co/spaces/huggingface-projects/QR-code-AI-art-generator




Meta just released its own AI music generator. Unlike Google's version, this one is open to the public. With the tool MusicGen, you can create 12 seconds of audio from text or upload audio files as reference for the melody. #AI #music

MusicGen - a Hugging Face Space by facebook


Curious about your future appearance? Upload a photo and explore with Extrapolate! See how you'll look in 10, 20, or even 90 years. https://extrapolate.app




My Favorite AI Tools Earlier this week I was one of the speakers during the 25th get-together of VLCM, the community for Flemish Community Members. I talked about how I use AI and did a live demo with Annie and my now steady boyfriend, the Bing app in Creative Mode. 




The most stereotypical person to drive a....... (part 1). Laugh along with the most stereotypical person to drive different cars, including a hilarious take on Tesla owners. https://www.reddit.com/r/midjourney/comments/13lq6tj/the_most_stereotypical_person_to_drive_a_part_1/


Ready for a real challenge? This maze is not for the faint of heart! With its complex paths and challenging puzzles, it will test your wits and perseverance like never before. https://maze.toys/mazes/mighty/


Slide to unlock (mobile only) Unlock the challenge: Brace yourself for a mind-bending maze experience that will put your wits to the test. Can you conquer it? Slide to unlock and find out! https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/~csk/slide/



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👉 If I could go back in time and contact my 19 year old self, I’d advise her to buy Nvidia stock. Watch this Nvidia demo and imagine actually speaking to AI game characters.

👉 The Turing Test, originally called the imitation game by Alan Turing in 1950, is a test of a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behaviour equivalent to, or indistinguishable from, that of a human. In a recent Turing Test, people were able to correctly identify a human 73% of the time, but only 60% of the time when talking to a bot. This suggests that AI chatbots are still not quite indistinguishable from humans, but they are getting closer.



Fresh AI
👉 Adobe released a Photoshop feature called "Generative Fill, " enabling content creators to expand an image beyond its initial borders. In a nutshell, the tool is part of Adobe's image-synthesis model Firefly. Users can extend the edges of a picture in any direction, and Generative Fill will produce cohesive content with or without contextual prompts.

👉 OpenAI’s official ChatGPT app is now finally available in Belgium (and the Netherlands)



👉 Reimagine by MyHeritage: Scan, fix, and animate old photos, from your phone.



👉 Gen-2 - AI generated video with dogs. Creepypasta!

From my blog
👉 Bans On AI Powered Drones Should Get Priority



👉 A.I.'s Dilemma: Balancing Benefits and Risks for Humanity's Future

Weird and Wonderful
👉 Discord's captcha is asking users to identify a 'Yoko,' a snail-like object that does not exist and was created by AI.

👉 New website Favoree is being hailed as "the Rotten Tomatoes of YouTube," where users can rate and review YouTube channels. It’s based on a browser plugin, so it needs more users for it to get relevant. But I like the idea!

👉 The object is to guess where the photo was taken on a map and when, on a timeline from 1900–2023.

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𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢 • https://www.instagram.com/philverheyen/
𝙏𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 • https://twitter.com/PhilyVee_
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𝙒𝙚𝙗 • www.socialrunners.com
𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢 • https://www.facebook.com/app.socialrunners
𝙁𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 • https://www.facebook.com/app.socialrunners
𝙏𝙞𝙠𝙏𝙤𝙠 • https://www.tiktok.com/@socialrunners
𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙣 • https://www.linkedin.com/company/social-runners

TikTok is fine, thank you very much
👉 TikTok has announced that it will give Oracle full access to its source code and data, as part of its deal to address US national security concerns. TikTok CEO Shou Chew says Oracle has begun reviewing TikTok's source code and the app is “on track” to have all its US user data hosted and overseen by Oracle.
👉 TikTok: We are challenging Montana’s unconstitutional TikTok ban to protect our business and the hundreds of thousands of Ti👉 BookTok, the iconic and beloved community on TikTok, reshapes the publishing world. After the Book Club and partnership with Penguin Random House, they're now launching the groundbreaking TikTok Book Awards in the UK and Ireland!
AI isn’t going to govern itself
👉 AI isn’t going to govern itself. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, President Greg Brockman, and Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever say we'll likely need an international regulatory body for superintelligence.
Deepfakes and Fake News
👉 Prime example of the dangers in the pay-to-verify system. The Twitter account @BloombergFeed, tweeted a (very likely AI-generated) photo of a (fake) story about an explosion at the Pentagon, looks at first glance like a legit Bloomberg news feed.

Fresh AI
👉 Mind-Video is a new AI tool that can generate realistic videos from your brain activity using fMRI data.

👉 Looking for an AI to tackle your tasks? Look no further! There's an AI for that!

From My blog
👉 The Top 5 Creepiest Robots Ever Made
Weird and wonderfull
👉Someone created this tardigrade bean bag chair hoodie image (probably using Midjourney).


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▫️ 𝘼𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙚 • https://podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/chaos-and-amazement/id1665614438

▫️ 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙮 • https://open.spotify.com/show/1hdJFu9Qz6MW0EVSEZ90PT?si=c37ec82c627f45e2

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𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢 • https://www.instagram.com/philverheyen/
𝙏𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 • https://twitter.com/PhilyVee_
𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙣 • https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-verheyen-83917363

🤳 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀
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𝙒𝙚𝙗 • www.socialrunners.com
𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢 • https://www.facebook.com/app.socialrunners
𝙁𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 • https://www.facebook.com/app.socialrunners
𝙏𝙞𝙠𝙏𝙤𝙠 • https://www.tiktok.com/@socialrunners
𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙣 • https://www.linkedin.com/company/social-runners

New Book: Content Marketing like a PRO
👉 “Zoals Het Hoort” [in Dutch] is an inspirational session on business podcasts. This event will also serve as the exclusive launch event for my highly anticipated handbook, "Content Marketing like a PRO."
Fighting the Law
👉 This week, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing delves into the governance of AI. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, IBM's Christina Montgomery, and NYU's Gary Marcus discussed risks, benefits, and regulation. Highlights include deepfake demonstration and calls for licensing and ethical considerations.

👉 Montana lawmakers pass landmark bill banning TikTok! App stores can no longer offer TikTok for download, and the company is prohibited from operating in the state. Will this ban work?X Will Take Our Jobs
👉 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is set to impact highly skilled white-collar professions, including architects, astronomers, and judges. Find out how your job could be affected by AI in this thought-provoking article.

👉 “When Humans Play God" - an interesting read on the role of CEOs in the technology industry. While robots can handle tasks like writing and coding, the human touch is essential for creating higher purpose, meaning, and magic.

👉 "Should we be polite to chatbots?" An intriguing question explored in this article on ethical.net. Dive into the discussion about the rise of chatbots, their impact on education, and the ethical considerations surrounding our interactions with these AI-powered entitiesFresh AI
👉 Google’s AI Test KitchenWith, for example, MusicLM, an experimental AI tool that creates music based on text descriptions
👉 Introducing DarkBERT, a cutting-edge AI model trained on the distinctive language of the Dark Web. Unlike the regular internet, the Dark Web has its own unique language. Discover more about this fascinating research on the language of the Dark Side of the Internet.

👉Go to settings and the AUDIO TRACK feature to view this music video in 6 different languages. Not just the captions. The song.Apples

👉 Apple's biggest event of the year! WWDC 2023, the Worldwide Developers Conference, is happening from June 5 to June 9. Join the excitement as Apple unveils its latest software and hardware innovations during the keynote presentation and platform State of the Union talks.

👉 Apple's biggest event of the year! WWDC 2023, the Worldwide Developers Conference, is happening from June 5 to June 9. Join the excitement as Apple unveils its latest software and hardware innovations during the keynote presentation and platform State of the Union talks.AI’s Alternative Facts
👉 90 Miles" is a groundbreaking AI experiment by a photojournalist, exploring the historical events and realities that drive Cubans to cross the 90 miles of ocean between Havana and Florida. Controversially using AI, the project aims to illustrate "inaccessible" stories

👉TikTok creators like @what.if_ai imagine “What if” scenarios such as the Mayan empire never falling, Somalia conquering Europe, and India ruling Great Britain.
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𝙏𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 • https://twitter.com/PhilyVee_

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