A new AI system “OmniHuman-1 is producing the most realistic deepfakes to date. It only needs one reference image and audio (like speech or vocals) to produce its videos. It’s opening a larger concern about regulations surrounding the use of AI as it’s being used to scam people.
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Elon Musk put a chip in this paralysed man’s brain. Now he can move things with his mind. Should we be amazed – or terrified?
This article tells the story of Noland Arbaugh, who was paralyzed. He got the Neuralink brain implant and can now control a computer with his thoughts alone.
The New Science of Controlling Lucid Dreams
Emerging tech can determine when someone is in an opportune moment to induce lucidity in dreamers and augment what kinds of dreams they are having. This could reduce severity/frequency of nightmares and allow dreamers to experience lucid dreams on demand.
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New footprint dates bolster claim that humans lived in Americas during Ice Age
We previously believed humans were first in the Americas around 16,000 years ago. New footprints in New Mexico’s White Sands National Park were discovered that trace back to 23-21K years ago (over 5000 years prior). This means humans were already in America during the last Ice Age.
Scientists Use GPT AI to Passively Read People’s Thoughts in Breakthrough
Scientists invented a language decoder that translates thoughts into text using AI. This could help with people with neurological conditions (stroke, ALS, etc) that affect speech to communicate. However, it could have nefarious applications like surveillance from government or employers.