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Stripped Bare by Silicon: How AI is Turning Us All into Digital Pin-ups

AI and the art of digital undressing. You heard me right. Apparently, a whole bunch of websites have popped up, and they're basically digital tailors.  You feed them a picture of your favorite politician, your annoying neighbor, or even your own unsuspecting grandma, and poof! – they're magically naked. Stripped Bare by Silicon: How AI is Turning Us All into Digital Pin-ups Now, I'm not one to judge. A little bit of digital nudity here and there, who am I to say? But this... this is getting out of hand. India, they say, is the second-biggest user of these "virtual strip clubs."   Second only to the US. The land of yoga and meditation, now the land of… well, you get the picture. And let's not forget Japan. Those poor souls, always pushing the boundaries. Apparently, they're obsessed with this stuff.  I can just imagine them: "Konichiwa, AI-san! Please, make this picture of Mr. Tanaka look like he's auditioning for the next 'Magic Mike' ...

AI Election: When Robots Try to Play Democracy

Starring artificial intelligence, digital troublemakers, and a cast of very nervous politicians who suddenly realize their cybersecurity knowledge extends about as far as changing a Wi-Fi password.  "Who Wants to Hack a Democracy?"    AI Election: When Robots Try to Play Democracy   The Digital Wolf Pack Arrives Picture this: Germany, land of precision engineering and meticulous planning, is preparing for its upcoming federal election. But instead of orderly polling stations and rational debate, we're looking at a potential cybernetic circus where AI algorithms are more likely to decide election outcomes than actual voters. The German domestic intelligence service has issued a warning that sounds like a plot from a dystopian Netflix series: foreign states are circling the democratic playground like digital wolves, ready to pounce on Germany's electoral process. And trust me, these aren't your grandfather's election interferers – we're talking about h...

From the Stone Age to Artificial Intelligence: Unveiling the Realm of Disinformation

New opportunities for distorting the truth and spreading disinformation have evolved throughout human history, starting from the Stone Age. While artificial intelligence represents the latest avenue for such practices, it is by no means the first.   Deception and falsehoods have been a part of human communication since the emergence of language, which may date back tens of thousands or even millions of years. Although there is no tangible evidence of Stone Age cave paintings depicting dishonesty, the ability to speak undoubtedly facilitated occasional deceit. Trust me on this—after all, do you think I'm lying? The advent of writing introduced a new medium for manipulating reality. Whether the hieroglyphics found in Egyptian tombs conveyed an accurate historical account of a pharaoh's reign or served as a testament to their perceived greatness is open to interpretation. With ink, pen, and paper, a broader range of individuals, often driven by religious mot...