#Director of Anthony Bourdain admits to using A.I. voice-over

#Director of Anthony Bourdain admits to using A.I. voice-over

“#Director of Anthony Bourdain admits to using A.I. voice-over” The new Anthony Bourdain documentary features a range of voices weighing on the all-star chef’s life — including a computerized version of Bourdain himself. Director Morgan Neville deployed A.I. technology to create a voice-over reading of an email the late chef had written in “Roadrunner: A…

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#New York’s ‘ethics watchdog’ is worthless by design

#New York’s ‘ethics watchdog’ is worthless by design

“#New York’s ‘ethics watchdog’ is worthless by design” New York state’s Joint Commission on Public Ethics sounds like the body to look into the Cuomo nursing-home scandals, but it (sadly) is of little use in any anti-corruption efforts — especially when it comes to the governor, who basically controls it. The panel’s chairman, a Cuomo…

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#Google told scientists to take ‘positive tone’ on AI research: report

#Google told scientists to take ‘positive tone’ on AI research: report

“#Google told scientists to take ‘positive tone’ on AI research: report” Google this year moved to tighten control over its scientists’ papers by launching a “sensitive topics” review, and in at least three cases requested authors refrain from casting its technology in a negative light, according to internal communications and interviews with researchers involved in…

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#Good riddance to Andy King and his bogus ‘racism’ defense

#Good riddance to Andy King and his bogus ‘racism’ defense

“#Good riddance to Andy King and his bogus ‘racism’ defense” Charging “racism” is the last defense of at least one scoundrel: That’s what City Councilman Andy King charged as the council voted 48-2 Monday to expel him for repeated sexual harassment and ill treatment of staffers. Never mind that his accusers/victims were overwhelmingly black women,…

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