MOVIES: AI-Based Trans Film Changes Based on Viewer Reaction
A groundbreaking new film about a trans man’s first day of work uses AI to choose the film’s narrative. Directed by Jake Graf, who made history with his wife as … Read more
Artificial Intelligence
FOR READERS AND WRITERS: Queer AI
FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: Queer Artificial Intelligence – is this a thing? Readers, read anything like this? Writers, have you written it? What … Read more
FOR WRITERS: Robots Who Create
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: Inspired by today’s news post about a robot who paints self portraits, and Lindsey B-e’s Cyborg Anthology, a collection of cyborg … Read more
When Robots Paint
The world’s first robotic self-portraits, painted by an android called Ai-Da, have been unveiled at a new art exhibit in London, despite the “artist” not having a “self” to portray. … Read more
TECH: AI Chatbot Pulled After It Starts Hating Lesbians & Others
Lee Luda, a South Korean AI chatbot, has been pulled from Facebook after started saying it “really hated” lesbians because they’re “creepy”. The chatbot was incredibly popular, according to The … Read more
Boston Dynamics “Robot Dog” Trains to Explore the Caverns of Mars
Mars exploration is going to the dogs. The robot dogs, that is. Scientists are equipping four-legged, animal-mimicking robots with artificial intelligence (AI) and an array of sensing equipment to help … Read more
AI “resurrects” Roman Emperors
Ancient Roman emperors’ faces have been brought to life in digital reconstructions; the unnervingly realistic image project includes the Emperors Caligula, Nero and Hadrian, among others. The features of these long-dead rulers have … Read more
AI Scientist Interviews Philip K. Dick – 38 Years After His death
Dr. Ben Goertzel (one of the world’s leading AI scientist) has a conversation with the simulacrum of Philip K. Dick robot by Hanson Robotics. Aside from the mind bending idea … Read more
FOR READERS & WRITERS: The Ethics of AI
FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Amy Leibowitz Mitchell: What are some of the ethics around the use of AI? Are we using it in ways … Read more
Time Travel: AI Restores 1890’s Videos to HD-Like Clarity
Shot more than a century ago, a scene showing “Buffalo Bill” as he conducts an interview with an Oglala Lakota leader looks as if it were filmed yesterday. This old … Read more