Here’s what happened when we let an AI write a movie script

Conversation winds down, the wine is almost finished. After a silence, the man says he wants to play a game. Does AI dream of writing screenplays? 40% off TNW Conference! Tired of off-kilter AI like Cleverbot, we wanted to use more robust tech in our work. In our experience, previous iterations of AI got sidetracked, were easily confused and had no meaningful memory. you might tell Cleverbot your name, but the program might forget within four inputs....

July 22, 2022 · 5 min · 1004 words · Christopher Johnson

How to use Facebook’s new Feeds tab to customize the posts you see

But, finally, things are changing. The All category will show you posts from all feeds. Thankfully, theres noSuggested For Youcontent on Feeds, but ads remain. Users will find Feeds in their shortcut bar. On iOS, its placed at the bottom of the app, and on Android, at the top. Heres how to enable it: If this doesnt work, you could find alternative steps onFacebooks page. Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou Ioanna is a writer at TNW....

July 22, 2022 · 1 min · 92 words · Raymond Cox

Opinion: OpenAI’s DALL-E 2 is the big tech equivalent of ‘soylent green’

This article contains spoilers for the 1973 film Soylent Green. Im talking about DALL-E 2 and OpenAIs announcement that its incredible text-to-art generator would be entering a closed-beta. Most exciting of all: an additional one million people will gain access to DALL-E 2. Lets do a cartwheel. Up front:There would be no cartwheels in the Neural offices at TNW that day. DALL-E 2 is, in this humble editors opinion, a scam....

July 22, 2022 · 3 min · 444 words · Michelle Harvey

Here are the 10 best movies and series about developers

Thisarticlewas originally published on .cult byEli McGarvie..cultis a Berlin-based community platform for developers. The Social internet (2010) 40% off TNW Conference! I cant wait to live in a pod and eat bugs in the Metaverse. But that has nothing to do with this film, which, is actually really, really good. Matrix 4 (2021) Yeah, just kidding this is film trash. Tron: Legacy (2010) I only recently (yesterday) found out thatTron: Legacyis a sequel....

July 21, 2022 · 2 min · 304 words · Jasmine Byrd

Influencer is a popular career choice for young people, but it has a dark side

A2019 pollfound that children would rather be YouTubers than astronauts. It made headlines and led to plenty of grumbling about kids these days. The global influencer market was estimated to be worth$13.8 billion (11.2 billion)in 2021. Individual influencers such as Zoella and Deliciously Ella are worth around4.7 million and 2.5 million, respectively. Some 300,000 people aged 18-26 arealready usingcontent creation as their sole income source. The lifestyles we see advertised on social media are enticing, but is influencing a viable career path?...

July 21, 2022 · 1 min · 177 words · Paul Erickson

Kylie Jenner’s flight controversy sends a warning to short-haul eVTOLs

And it remains, for the near future, the domain of the rich. So, whats the controversy with Jenner? Kylie Jenners Jet Landed in Van Nuys, California, US. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Even worse, she allegedly traveled 30 minutes by car in the opposite direction to take theflight. Her carbon footprint for one ten minute flight, is more than some people make in a year. And theyre not always all that green....

July 21, 2022 · 2 min · 289 words · Anthony Santiago

Scientists used quantum pseudotelepathy to cheat reality

Abracadabra, you dont really exist. Up front:The big idea in play here is called quantum advantage. Typically we hear about this in the world of quantum computing. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Such advantages come from quantum resources, which could be entanglement, nonlocality, indistinguishablity, and so on. The players conduct independent measurements of the photons and record their results on a 3X3 grid. Then a judge comes along and picks a spot on the grid....

July 21, 2022 · 2 min · 275 words · Travis Jarvis

The EU’s Digital Market Act takes aim at Big Tech’s monopoly

The gatekeepers that the DMA addresses are omnipresent we all use their services on a daily basis. However, their power is growing to an extent that negatively affects competition. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. The gatekeeper category covers online search engines, app stores, and social media platforms. It also must have at least 45 million monthly users and 10,000 businessusers established in the EU. Apple and Google will also have to bid farewell to the numerous default apps they provide upon installation....

July 21, 2022 · 1 min · 128 words · Justin Jackson

Deepfakes are taking over TikTok — here’s how you can spot them

In another example, Meta CEOMark Zuckerbergseems to be confessing to conspiratorial data sharing. More recently there have been a number of silly videos featuring actors such asRobert PattinsonandKeanu Reeves. 40% off TNW Conference! One thing is for sure deepfakes are here to stay. So what can we do about them? The technology is used extensively in the digital arts and satire. Deepfake technology can also enable authentic-lookingresurrections of deceased actorsand historical re-enactments....

July 20, 2022 · 2 min · 276 words · Andrew Bates

Solid-state tech can reduce EV batteries’ CO2 emissions by nearly 40%

These occurduring the extraction of lithium and during the batterys manufacturing process. They promise to decrease battery emissions by almost two-fifths. The analysis compared a NMC-811 solid-state battery one of the most promising chemistries being developed to current lithium-ion technology. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Thats because these batteries can store more energy with less materials. Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou Ioanna is a writer at TNW. With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies....

July 20, 2022 · 1 min · 82 words · Samantha Zuniga

Buy these Mercedes headphones to show everyone how poor (and ugly) they are

Theres a simple problem with driving an expensive car: youre not always in it. But, friend, dry your leaking eyes moistening face. 40% off TNW Conference! Several of these, we can ignore. If I have one criticism of these products, its that the logo isnt big enough. Sure, people can see the Mercedes-Benz logo, but are they assaulted by it? Do they pass you and quiver, certain in the knowledge that you are their superior?...

July 19, 2022 · 1 min · 131 words · Janet Lee

Engineers in Japan to build artificial gravity habitat on the Moon by 2050

It sure looks like a lot of fun when we see videos of astronauts floating around in zero-gravity environments. But did you ever stop to think what prolonged weightlessness does to the human body? Well spare you the details, but suffice to sayit isnt pretty. Until we solve the whole gravity problem, permanent off-world colonies are pretty much a non-starter. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Enter two of Japans most prestigious organizations....

July 19, 2022 · 1 min · 208 words · Rachel Young

Homeland Security is tracking US citizens using phone location data

The companies providing the DHS with location data 40% off TNW Conference! A 2018DHS internal documentalso raised concerns over the privacy of people living near the US borders. It proposed using Venntels location data to identify patterns of illegal immigration. Secondly, the data brokers assert that phone users themselvesvoluntarilydisclose their location when they consent to GPS data permissions. Thats the perfect gray area data agencies and government bodies can exploit....

July 19, 2022 · 1 min · 97 words · Jeanette Fisher