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Call it nostalgia for traditional messaging; classic postcards are making a comeback in Belgium this summer. Belgium's national postal operator, Bpost, is seeing a steady decline in physical mail but postcards are immune to the trend. "It's a bit of a retro object. It's true that my generation might think we use postcards less, but we choose them. As a physical object we keep, it's also a souvenir for the person who receives it," says one young Belgian. "For me, it's really important to capture that moment and share it with the person," says another. "And yeah, for me, it's really a vector of ...
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Police authorities in Denmark say facial recognition technology will be used in dealing with gang-related violence in the country. The announcement came at a meeting between Denmark's national police commissioner and justice minister on Monday. Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard met with the head of Denmark’s national police, Thorkild Fogde, to discuss ways to tackle increasing cases of shootings and violent crimes in Copenhagen. Facial recognition technology and software will now be used to access encrypted messages. “It’s about technology, about digital tools, the dark web. The technology th...
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In the glittering world of K-pop, where synchronised dance routines and pitch-perfect harmonies reign supreme, a boy band composed entirely of hard-of-hearing members is breaking the mould. Among Big Ocean's members, Jiseok was born with hearing loss, while Hyunjin and Chanyeon lost part of their hearing at ages three and 11, respectively. Before training to become K-pop idols, the members of Big Ocean were on completely different paths: Jiseok was an alpine skier, Hyunjin was a YouTuber, and Chanyeon was an audiologist. Yet, they all harboured dreams of becoming stars and defying the prejudic...
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Slovakia’s Mountain Rescue Service introduced a location-sharing feature to its rescue app at the beginning of 2024, amid an increasing number of fatal accidents in the mountains. To help lost or injured tourists in the mountains, Slovakia’s Mountain Rescue Service launched an app called HZS in 2020. The new feature allows the helicopter rescue medical service to locate people in need of help in the mountains with coordinates. According to Travel to Slovakia, a state-owned marketing organisation, rescuers can locate a lost person with an accuracy of within 20 to 30 metres while using the app. ...
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A recent audit of a Spanish algorithm used by the criminal justice system found “substantial deficiencies” in the reliability of its decisions on how likely prisoners are to reoffend. Eticas, an algorithmic auditing company, did what they say is the first adversarial audit of RisCanvi, an algorithm that calculates the risk of an inmate committing a reoffence based on a series of weighted characteristics. The company conducted interviews with inmates, lawyers and psychologists and compared data from 3,600 released prisoners in 2015, the only public data set available according to the team. Etic...
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OpenAI is rolling out the “advanced voice mode” for its AI model to a small group of ChatGPT Plus subscribers. This artificial intelligence (AI) voice assistant was first revealed last May as part of the launch event of OpenAI’s latest, most advanced model GPT-4o. However, the launch was delayed due to safety concerns, with OpenAI saying it needed more time to reach their “bar to launch”. OpenAI halts using ChatGPT's Sky voice after Scarlett Johansson said it was 'eerily' like hers“We’re improving the model’s ability to detect and refuse certain content. We’re also working on improving the use...
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) models could soon face a new problem as AI-generated content increasingly populates the Internet. Large language models (LLMs) such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT have relied on data available online to train and improve their models. However, as these models exhaust the available online data, or face increased restrictions on data access, they may train on AI-generated content. Opting out: How to stop AI companies from using your online content to train their modelsThis could result in a degradation of model performance, eventually leading to the production of gibberish cont...
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When Emma Müller, a 44-year-old German woman, wakes up each morning, she already has a detailed plan for her health status, dietary suggestions, and exercise recommendations to optimise her day. She also works only three days a week, thanks to her high productivity levels. Will we ever live Müller’s idyllic life? Is this the promised heaven of a future foretold by advanced quantum computing? When will it happen? Will it be our generation or the ones to come? The promise of quantum computing in EuropeFor now, it remains pure science fiction, speculation rooted in the promise of advanced quantum...
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TikTok recently unveiled new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools designed to assist users with content creation. The new features include a virtual assistant, a video creation tool, and digital avatars, which are all powered by generative AI. In a blog post, the company demonstrated the capabilities of the new AI-powered virtual assistant, called Symphony Assistant. It functions like a chatbot and can be prompted to provide different information such as on TikTok trends or best practices. The virtual assistant is also available in several languages other than English, including German, ...
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Scientists have successfully developed a new, controllable prosthetic extra thumb designed to enhance productivity. Researchers at Cambridge University say the robotic thumb can help expand the capacity of the human hand, from carrying multiple beverage glasses and shuffling playing cards to performing surgery. "We are also really excited about potential opportunities of using the thumb to enhance productivity in work settings, especially those that are relying on their hand's manual dexterity in order to accomplish their work,” said Tamar Makin, a professor of cognitive neuroscience at the Un...
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