McDonald’s Pulls ‘Creepy’ AI Christmas ad After Viewer Backlash: ‘As Real as Their Hamburgers’ – controversy

McDonald’s Netherlands recently released a 45-second Christmas advertisement that was allegedly produced entirely using artificial intelligence (AI). The ad, which debuted on their YouTube channel on December 6th, depicted AI-generated characters experiencing a series of unfortunate and chaotic holiday mishaps, such as disastrous family dinners, shopping woes, burnt cookies, and failed Christmas tree decorating. The […]

These AI Devices Protect Nature in Real Time | Juan M. Lavista Ferres | TED – open-source

In this TED talk, Juan M. Lavista Ferres introduces Andrés Rojas, a dedicated conservationist who regularly hikes deep into the Colombian rainforest to maintain critical conservation technology like camera traps and bioacoustic devices. These devices are essential for collecting data on wildlife, but the process is arduous and slow, requiring physical presence to replace batteries […]

Shipmas Day 5: Autonomous Real Time Webpage (AI Automation) – github

The creator builds an autonomous real-time webpage that fetches Reddit posts every five minutes, uses AI to generate articles and images, and updates content automatically without manual refresh. They demonstrate customizing the site’s content and design, showcasing its flexibility and potential as an AI-driven automation tool for dynamic web content delivery. In this video, the […]

Epic CEO: “RAM price increases will be a real problem” — as OpenAI et al. blow up RAM prices, threatening affordability of everything from Xbox to TVs and laptops

Gamers can’t seem to catch a break, although this latest goldrush is going to impact far more than just gamers this time around. After years of dealing with the crypto craze blowing up GPU prices, the artificial intelligence fad being pushed by companies like Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and others, is now having a serious impact […]