Steven Swimmer @stevens1

I create digital products & digital art. I share my art, photos, music clips & news about tech, science & biz. SwimmerMedia.com Dallas Fort-Worth Joined October 2007

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Steven Swimmer @stevens1

11 months ago

23AndMe should not sell out its customers, even if they're in financial trouble! Sign @CRAdvocacy petition demanding @23andMe to protect its customers’ highly sensitive genetic data action.consumerreports.org/nb-20241017-23…

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Steven Swimmer @stevens1

a year ago

Justice Department and 30 states filed a lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, which manages over 400 artists, owns or operates 260 concert venues & controls more than 80% of major concert ticketing through Ticketmaster sherwood.news/business/ticke…

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Steven Swimmer @stevens1

a year ago

New Report: Beethoven may have gone deaf and ultimately died due to lead poisoning coming from cheap wine, which he drank daily. nytimes.com/2024/05/06/hea… #Beethoven

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Steven Swimmer @stevens1

a year ago

Where are US teens spending their time? Pew Research: 93% say they used YouTube. 63% say they used TikTok. Snapchat at 60% and Instagram at 59%. But 17% say they use TikTok "almost constantly" vs YouTube at 16%, Snapchat at 14% and Instagram at 8%.

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Steven Swimmer @stevens1

a year ago

Midjouney is already shockingly good at image generation. I'm fascinated to see where they go with Video, 3D and realtime generation. #ai #GenerativeAI

Nick St. Pierre @nickfloats

a year ago

Midjouney is already shockingly good at image generation. I'm fascinated to see where they go with Video, 3D and realtime generation. #ai #GenerativeAI

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Steven Swimmer @stevens1

a year ago

Imagine reading you own obituary... Scammers have been creating fake obits about living people as clickbait with the help of AI. - CNN apple.news/AZqip2sf0Tnuh_…

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Steven Swimmer @stevens1

a year ago

Is your auto maker selling your driving data to insurance companies or data brokers? This can increase your insurance costs even if you've never had an accident or received a traffic ticket! And they may use deception to get you to "opt-in." nytimes.com/2024/03/11/tec…

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Steven Swimmer @stevens1

2 years ago

Should artists be held accountable for extreme tardiness to shows where people are paying hundreds of dollars for tickets? Madonna sued by 2 New York City fans for late concert start time. ew.com/madonna-lawsui… via @EW

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Steven Swimmer @stevens1

2 years ago

I like this take on backing tracks for live music. I understand for some artists and some songs backing tracks make sense, but I much prefer a fully live band. ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_m…

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Steven Swimmer @stevens1

2 years ago

Artists may start getting small payments for generative AI derived from their work from some companies. But details are murky. It seems like this may be heading the way of streaming music where artist are getting small fractions of a cent per stream. techcrunch.com/2023/09/30/how…

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Steven Swimmer @stevens1

2 years ago

Could Cyborg Cockroaches save lives? Scientist have been able to hack their antennae to make them remote-controlled to be used for search and rescue for disaster response. youtube.com/watch?v=oGf0UX…

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Steven Swimmer @stevens1

2 years ago

1,000s of Free Audiobooks Released: Project Gutenberg & Microsoft have released free & open audiobooks using AI voice Project Gutenberg's collection. #audiobooks #aivoice #projectgutenberg #microsoft #freeaudiobooks …rhamilresearch4.blob.core.windows.net/gutenberg-publ…

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Steven Swimmer @stevens1

2 years ago

Is the AI Alignment Problem is a serious risk? Open AI is now working on a solution. The concern is that AI systems’ goals may not align with those of humans. The risk is heightened if future AI systems are smarter than humans and have conflicting goals. spectrum.ieee.org/the-alignment-…

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Steven Swimmer @stevens1

2 years ago

So we're now at the point that AI bots are better than humans at solving CAPTCHAs. Here comes the noise. qz.com/ai-bots-recapt…

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Steven Swimmer @stevens1

2 years ago

Looking forward to testing the new MidJourney feature of Image Inpainting, which is a way to remix a portion of the image while retaining other parts. decrypt.co/153380/midjour…

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Steven Swimmer @stevens1

2 years ago

Apparently @AlaskaAir offers NO WAY know where it flies direct other than randomly type in city pairs and dates. I have miles I can't use due to eliminated routes & they provide no sane way to find alternatives. And no, flying from Dallas to Chicago via Seattle is not ok.