May 2022 archive

asynchronous reality

https://andreasfender.com/

My (his) main research interests are augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) as well as camera networks. This includes building novel 3D user interfaces (e.g., using projection mapping or VR headsets) that adapt the layout of spatial UI elements based on implicit user input (e.g., gaze data) and building toolkits for room-scale interfaces. More recently, I also investigate different realities afforded by the combination of VR devices and camera networks.

deep fakes trusted more the real pictures

People trust AI fake faces more than real ones, research suggests

Researchers behind the study are calling for safeguards to prevent deep fakes.

https://www.freethink.com/technology/ai-fake-faces-trustwortiness

Ethical AI tools

Using AI responsibly is the “immediate challenge” facing the field of AI governance, the World Economic Forum says.

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more on deep fakes in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=deep+fakes

social media and social credit system

One of China’s biggest social networks is revealing user locations to head off ‘bad behaviour’

https://www.techradar.com/news/one-of-chinas-biggest-social-networks-is-revealing-user-locations-to-head-off-bad-behaviour

euters reports that Weibo will begin showing the rough locations of its users using IP addresses to combat “bad behaviour” online. The locations show up on both profiles and posts.

Chinese citizens have long resorted to using VPNs and other privacy tools to help either access non-Chinese services or speak freely online and you can see why.

In a similar view to the Panopticon, visibly showing users that the service knows where they are will lead to self-censorship, reducing the strain on Chinese censors to cover an internet with hundreds of millions of users.

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more on social credit system in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=china+social

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