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  • AI didn’t get smarter.

    AI didn't get smarter.
    HAL9000 – Pixabay CC0

    AI didn’t get smarter: GPT-3 has gained a lot of online attention in the past couple of weeks. GPT-3 is short for Generative Pretrained Transformer 3, that – in short – produces text. It is a commercial offering from OpenAI, a company to drive forward peacefully usage of artificial intelligence. Among others, Elon Musk is one of the founders. However, the company and it’s founder parted ways, citing “a potential future conflict (of interest)“.

    Liam Porr, an AI developer, published an article in which he describes how he ran a successful blog with that GPT-3 technology. Key takeaway:

    I would write the title and introduction, add a photo, and let GPT-3 do the rest. The blog has had over 26 thousand visitors, and we now have about 60 loyal subscribers…
    And only ONE PERSON has noticed it was written by GPT-3. 

    from the blog.

    The first post even made it to #1 on HackerNews. The article reads pretty natural, but fails to make a solid argument. Content-wise, I’d take this as indication that not AI got smarter, but humans got dumber. The particular article from above could’ve been written by a random hipster working in content marketing.

    The GPT-3 Blog article.

  • Alexa and Google spy on you

    Only after the Google SVP let the public know ‘He’d let guests know about smart speakers‘, there is more bad news on these smart home devices. Researchers found approved apps that deliberately turn these devices to spy on their owner.

    Alexa is listening
    Alexa and Google Home evasedrop

    Amazon- and Google-approved apps turned both voice-controlled devices into “smart spies.”

    Source: Alexa and Google Home abused to eavesdrop and phish passwords

  • Google chief: I’d disclose smart speakers

    “Does the owner of a home need to disclose to a guest? I would and do when someone enters into my home, and it’s probably something that the products themselves should try to indicate.”

    Well, d’uh. If Rick Osterloh, SVP of Devices and Services, says so. At least the BBC writes.

  • Amazon Echo Frames

    Amazon released some smart glasses. The Echo Frames. Businessinsider Analysts Peter and Ayoub share. And while at lease one is concerned with security, I’m wondering why none refers to what happend to Googles approach to smart glasses.

  • SmartHome recipes for the #IoT with IFTTT

    IFTTT has established itself as the central decision making instance from your smart phone between all your data sources and gadgets. So enabling your Smart Home through IFTTT is only a short throught away. CNET has a few ideas for that matter.

    Getting connected devices to work together isn’t always as easy as it should be. IFTTT can help your smart home function more smoothly by acting as a translator between the many languages of smart home devices.

    via: CNET

  • The Internet of TV

    The internet of things won’t only keep you from checking the time, it will also keep you from watching TV:

    https://twitter.com/grafa__/status/656788421504057344/photo/1

  • Propaganda Poster für das Smartphone-Zeitalter

    Sehr schön, sowas sollte in der ganzen Innenstadt und überall in der U-Bahn hängen.

    via Propaganda Poster für das Smartphone-Zeitalter | Lummaland. bzw. via Art of Manliness | Smartphone Etiquette