Company aims to help artists earn a living through making high-quality replicas of their work with their consent; 500 artists are on the company’s waiting list
Category: Tech
Posted inSecurity
Ukraine courts foreign cash for military ‘Silicon Valley’
Kyiv’s strategy is to repurpose basic consumer tech for military purposes — such as strapping explosives to small first-person-view drones that are used to film aerial landscapes or stunts
Posted inCommentary
Editorial: Canada lags globally in protecting youth from social media, screens
If Canadians turned their attention from the U.S. to global peers, we’d see how far behind we are on protecting our children and youth
Posted inHealth
Scientists train AI model to predict future illnesses
The Delphi-2M AI model can predict rates of more than a 1,000 diseases years into the future, but researchers say it is not yet ready for public use
Posted inEconomy
Innovation investment growth at 15-year-low: UN
Switzerland remains the most innovative country, with Sweden and the U.S. in second and third place; China is also in the top 10
Posted inFamily
French commission recommends banning social media for children under 15
Commission also recommends a social media curfew for 15- to 18-year-olds between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m.; commission was prompted by suicides allegedly linked to TikTok
Posted inHealth
The ‘magic mirror’ effect: How AI chatbots can reinforce harmful ideas
As Canadians turn to AI chatbots for mental health support, experts warn it can reinforce self-centered thinking and stunt self-awareness
Posted inCommunity
AI-powered meet-up apps fight loneliness
Loneliness is said to be as damaging as smoking cigarettes daily. New meet-up apps use AI to encourage personal connections.
Posted inAFP
Roblox game to impose age controls this year
The publisher of Roblox has promised to introduce age verification, following allegations it is falling short on safety
Posted inHealth
AI tech ‘revolutionizing’ stroke treatment in England
An AI tool that quickly analyzes brain scans of stroke patients has helped dramatically boost chances of full recovery