MrBeast is a Meta AI - TechLinked - Sept. 27, 2023

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A QUEST FOR RELEVANCE

Meta Connect https://www.facebook.com/Meta/videos/1038522214125952 (timestamps below)

Zuck comes out @4:27

Guy looks at camera @6:20

Quest 3 ships Oct 10 $499 @18:30

Extensive hands-ons from Tested and Virtual Reality Oasis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUbtyCljnjE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpUIndlsV78

Confirmed automatic space mapping @12:13

Mixed reality gaming – Stranger Things @11:44

Xbox Cloud Gaming in December @12:51

Meta Quest+ service https://www.meta.com/meta-quest-plus/

“Augments” on real-world objects @13:31

Including portals into certain apps @13:44

Watch big screen stuff in your physical room a la Vision Pro @12:39

Meta Quest for Business @17:13 complete with a demo ft a Mac @17:19 (right side)

Meta AI https://lmg.gg/icKX7 @ 0:07

Emu image generator @21:10, photorealistic @21:20, AI-generated stickers @22:12

“invoke” in Messenger, Whatsapp, Instagram @26:38

“Meta’s AIs” – AI characters “played by” celebrities like Snoop Dogg @30:57 and MrBeast @33:40, in alpha

AI Studio @35:59 eventually creators will build AIs to represent themselves @37:55

Will show up in metaverse @36:37

Ray Ban Meta Smart Glasses https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWOaxjy-7IU

Integrated Meta AI assistant, can tell what you’re looking at and assist @42:42

https://www.meta.com/ca/quest/quest-3/

 

FTC CUTS DOWN AMAZON

FTC Sues Amazon for Anti-Trust

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/09/ftc-sues-amazon-illegally-maintaining-monopoly-power

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/amazon-used-market-power-warp-prices-goods-internet-ftc-alleges-rcna117371

https://www.vox.com/technology/2023/9/26/23835959/ftc-amazon-antitrust-lawsuit-prime-lina-khan

https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2023/09/20/amazon-ditches-planned-merchant-fee-ahead-of-ftc-antitrust-lawsuit-report-says/?sh=7f2522c25455

 

INTERWEB IMPARTIALITY

FCC Announces plans to reinstate Net neutrality rules

https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-397235A1.pdf

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/26/tech/fcc-net-neutrality-internet-providers/index.html

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/09/fcc-details-plan-to-restore-the-net-neutrality-rules-repealed-by-ajit-pai/

https://za.ign.com/scitech/183257/news/fcc-announces-proposal-to-bring-back-net-neutrality-rules

 

QUICK BITS

 

E.D. FOR FUN AND PROFIT

YouTube updates advertiser-friendly content guidelines to allow videos discussing some controversial issues to be monetized

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK9C0H3WoNY

https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/26/youtube-relaxes-advertiser-friendly-guidelines-around-controversial-topics-like-abortion-abuse-and-eating-disorders/

https://searchengineland.com/youtube-relaxes-controversial-topic-guidelines-to-boost-ad-revenue-opportunities-432529

 

A SHROUT IN THE DARK

Ryan Shrout leaves Intel (he's LMG's friend, used to work for PCPerspective)

https://twitter.com/ryanshrout/status/1706700325162291697

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/ryan-shrout-departs-intel-in-wake-of-broader-gpu-division-layoffs

https://videocardz.com/newz/ryan-shrout-announces-departure-from-intel

 

NO SUCH ALGORITM

CIA makes it own LLM

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-26/cia-builds-its-own-artificial-intelligence-tool-in-rivalry-with-china?sref=ExbtjcSG#xj4y7vzkg

https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/26/cia_ai_tool/

https://www.popsci.com/technology/cia-chatgpt-ai/

 

DIRT FROM SPACE!

Nasa collects first samples from asteroid

https://www.space.com/osiris-rex-asteroid-sample-caniser-lid-lifted-photos

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/asteroid-sample-bennu-returned-to-earth-ancient-solar-system

https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2023/09/25/nasa-asteroid-sample-osiris-rex-cprog-cnntm-vpx.cnn

 

MELTED EGGS AND HAM

Quora AI says you can melt eggs, Google surfaces it as highlighted answer to "can you melt eggs"

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/09/can-you-melt-eggs-quoras-ai-says-yes-and-google-is-sharing-the-result/

https://twitter.com/TylerGlaiel/status/1706384660316774894?s=20

https://twitter.com/OdiousMozzie/status/1706489754999722157

https://futurism.com/google-search-ai-melt-eggs