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That Viral Photo of a Man Smoking in McDonald’s Was Made With AI
Have you seen a photo on social media recently that appears to show a man in 1980s-style clothes smoking a cigarette in McDonald’s? The image has gone viral, racking up over 21 million views at the time of this writing. But it’s completely fake. The image was made using generative AI. The image, which features…
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A Wi-Fi Network Can Be Used to Accurately Count How Many People Are in a Room Based on Their Fidgeting
In addition to getting the vaccine and wearing a mask, simply minimising the size of crowds can help stop the spread of the covid-19 virus. To that end, researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara, led by Yasamin Mostofi, have found a way to leverage a run-of-the-mill Wi-Fi network as a tool for counting…
