James Stewart - datacontrovers

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STIS, University of Edinburgh, science and technology studies. Many things ICTs, and cities. Usually @datacontrovers1 on Twitter, but also @jamesks
Why Marketers, Creators, and Brands Should Start Using Mastodon ASAP - SparkToro

I joined Twitter in June, 2007. It turned out to be a very smart move; over the next decade, that network had a massive impact on my professional success.

SparkToro
Utterly predictable, even a cursory glance at the outputs reveal the issues. The problem is tge reselling as an automated service, i would imagine breaking the Hugging Face licence and the app store licence. There is serious work to do before embedding this in infrastructures. There is no excuse for the quality of tge training data - a pure example of orientalism @lilianedwards

"The viral AI avatar app Lensa undressed me—without my consent
My avatars were cartoonishly pornified, while my male colleagues got to be astronauts, explorers, and inventors.
By Melissa Heikkilä"

https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/12/12/1064751/the-viral-ai-avatar-app-lensa-undressed-me-without-my-consent/

The viral AI avatar app Lensa undressed me—without my consent

My avatars were cartoonishly pornified, while my male colleagues got to be astronauts, explorers, and inventors.

MIT Technology Review
Jahresrückblick 2022 - Google

Hier erfahren Sie mehr über die Top-Suchanfragen bei Google im Jahr­ 2022, darunter die am häufigsten gestellten Suchanfragen, die faszinierendsten Momente und die inspirierendsten Menschen.

with another phrasing it changes it's mind
@lilianedwards @ct_bergstrom
On a simple history question I found that it gave contradictory answers with just very slight working changed. Chatgpt did stay consistent within chats, but not between.
@lilianedwards one of the challenges is the referencing - and not seen this being done yet. Esp when students obliged to use up to date material
3D Map: The World’s Largest Population Density Centers

What does population density look like on a global scale? These detailed 3D renders illustrate our biggest urban areas and highlight population trends.

Visual Capitalist