138 CCNT “Mind Kontrol FAILS & the Virtual Pan-App-ticon” - 05.08.2019

This week, AI is learning Dad Jokes, Facial Recognition tech receives downgrade by law enforcement, predictive programming isn’t working correctly (climate change/aliens), and the virtual panopticon is in an App! Go follow us on our new Twitch channel and stay tuned, as we will soon announce the date of our first live stream! And we know it’s not the best platform right now, but join us on Patreon to get MORE!

 

AGG for the WEEK of May 1st-May 8th
YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST, FOLKS!

This Site Tests Whether You Can Spot AI-Generated Faces

The Guy Who Bought a SpaceX Ticket to the Moon Is Broke

NASA eyes soft robots for dirty jobs on the moon and Mars - CNET

 

THE FUTURE!

S-money: Ultra-secure form of virtual money proposed

Specific People Are Weirdly Good at Predicting the Future

The Spycraft Revolution – Foreign Policy

 

TECHNOLOGY, ROBOTS, AND AI! OH MY!

San Francisco is about to be the first city in the U.S. to ban facial recognition.

Scientists Figured Out How to Make Neural Networks 90 Percent Smaller—but Just as Smart

A Neural Net Hooked Up to a Monkey Brain Spat Out Bizarre Images

Artificial Intelligence May Not 'Hallucinate' After All | WIRED

These Robotic Objects Are Designed to Be Stabbed and Beaten to Help You Feel Better - IEEE Spectrum

Watch This “Police Robot” Pull a Car Over

Watch This Hulking Robot Play “The Floor Is Lava”

Investor Sues After an AI’s Automated Trades Cost Him $20 Million

Microsoft Word’s New “AI Editor” Scolds You for Gendered Language

This AI Is Spitting Out Coherent, Almost-Funny Dad Puns

An algorithm wipes clean the criminal pasts of thousands - BBC News

Artificial Intelligence Is Creating A Fake World -- What Does That Mean For Humans?

 

CONSPIRACY THEORIES AND SOMETIMES FACTS!

NBC reporter scolded on air after comparing UN climate change report to alien invasion | Fox News

Instagram May Combat Anti-Vaxxer Misinformation With Pop-up Ads

Donald Trump slams Facebook after Infowars Alex Jones, James Woods ban

SPACE/ALIENS/ETs/UFOs

Could Life on Earth Have Come from Another Star System? | Space

Habitability of Planets Will Depend on Their Interiors - Universe Today

The World’s Strongest Laser is About to Simulate a Supernova

BIOMEDICAL/GENETICS/TRANSHUMANISM

Genetic Editing Goes Rogue

Cryptic mutation is cautionary tale for crop gene editing -- ScienceDaily

New Video Shows 3D Printed Lung “Breathing”

Google Backs Plan to Use CRISPR to Cure Heart Disease

It's time we stopped human evolution – geneticist

 

GAMING!

Scientists Identify “Pokémon Region” in Gamers’ Brains — Seriously

“Magic: The Gathering” is officially the world’s most complex game - MIT Technology Review

China PC online game market report 2019 | PC Gamer

This video game can detect early stages of Alzheimer's better than medical tests, researchers say -

 

BECAUSE SCIENCE!

The Air Force Just Tested a Laser Weapon for Fighter Jets

CERN's flagship travelling exhibition goes to India | CERN

 

CRYPTOCURRENCY AND THE B-B-B-BLOCK CHAIN

Satoshi Identity To Be Unveiled On May 14th

Craig Wright Ordered To List ‘Satoshi’s’ Bitcoins By Florida Court

Bitcoin surges by +400%, hits $30,000 on Coin Stats, causing people to 'spill drinks' and have 'mini heart attacks' - AMBCrypto

 

THE NEW AGE AND OCCULT IN THE NEWS

A 'witchcraft extortion scheme' led by a 'sorcerer' targeted hundreds seeking love

The US just officially recognized the Satanic Temple as a religion - Business Insider

How Cults Made America | The New Yorker

Is Religious Decline Inevitable in the United States? | The Exchange | A Blog by Ed Stetzer

 

FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE TECHNOCALYPSE

Elon Musk reveals terrifying and impressive length of his working week | Metro News

 

SOCIAL MEDIA/GOOGLE/AMAZON

Fear-based social media Nextdoor, Citizen, Amazon’s Neighbors is getting more popular - Vox

Google says it will address AI, machine learning model bias with technology called TCAV | ZDNet

Senate Dems' social media poll finds more users want Supreme Court justices like Kavanaugh than Ginsburg | Fox News

Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, and AT&T Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Over Selling Customers’ Location Data - VICE

 

BIRDS AREN’T REAL

Drones’ Batteries Could Last Longer if They Could Perch Like Birds