Official Study: 80 per Cent of Americans Consuming Infertility Drugs via Popular Cereals
A whopping 80 per cent of Americans who consume popular cereals are being exposed to a harmful chemical that causes infertility and delays puberty. A study by The Environmental Working Group published in the Journal […]
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Biometric Entry For Major League Baseball Games is Becoming More Prevalent
The Major League Baseball (MLB) biometric system known as Go-Ahead Entry will this season be used at stadiums, including by “early adopter” Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas.
The use of biometric facial recognition surveillance tools at sporting venues around the world started some years ago, and got sped up – or exacerbated, as opponents of the trend might say, with the pandemic.
Incidentally, a key reason organizations like MLB and other leagues give for using such systems is to “speed up entry into stadiums.” This means that instead of a ticket, fans will be showing their faces to the cameras and feeding their biometric data into the system.
Related: Stadiums are about to become a privacy nightmare
In other words, this is once again about negligible convenience in exchange for unforeseeable consequences on one’s privacy, given the type of data gathered.
For now, the good news, depending on where you stand on the issue, for baseball lovers in the US is that the service is opt-in; the bad is that after Minute Maid Park and three others venues deploy it at the sport’s opening day this year, it will eventually be used by every team at some point during 2024.
Go-Ahead Entry, announced by MLB in August of last year, was first tested by the Philadelphia Phillies. Now Houston’s Astros will start using it in late March, first during exhibition games and then as the season officially starts, the local press are quoting team officials.
Those eligible must be at least 18 years old, and to use Go-Ahead Entry they will first have to have a digital ticket via MLB’s Ballpark app, and then use the same app to take a picture of themselves.
That picture, according to MLB, is not stored or shared. Instead – the Houston Chronicle cites league officials – it is “converted into a digital token that is used to authenticate fans’ likenesses as they walk through the gates.”
What does that even mean? Legacy media is not asking.
But what this gets those who register is the right to use a separate lane and not have to show their ticket while entering the stadium. They will, of course, still have to go through security.
“It’s almost like if you have CLEAR at the airport,” said Astro’s Marketing and Communications VP Anita Sehgal.
Enough said.
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Idaho Passes Death Penalty For Pedophiles Bill
Sex crimes against children will be punishable by death in the state of Idaho under a new bill passed by the Republican controlled House on Tuesday. “There is a deep, dark, dark side in our […]
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EU Legalizes Child Porn As WEF Agenda To Normalize Pedophilia Accelerates
Germany has decriminalized bestiality and child pornography, Spain now encourages pedophiles to parade their naked victims around the streets, and France does not have an age of consent law anymore. That’s right – Europe has […]
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Video: OpenAI Unveils Next-Level Generative AI Text-to-Video Tool
OpenAI, the company behind the ChatGPT AI chatbot, has unveiled a revolutionary new platform able to transform text prompts into sophisticated 3D videos almost indiscernible from reality.
On Thursday, OpenAI posted videos of its new AI text-to-video model “Sora” to social media, showing how the company’s latest software tool generates complex 3D videos of virtually anything imaginable, similar to current AI image generators.
“Sora can create videos of up to 60 seconds featuring highly detailed scenes, complex camera motion, and multiple characters with vibrant emotions,” wrote OpenAI on X.
See videos created by the new “Sora” tool, and their corresponding text-to-video prompts, below (Reminder: these videos are 100% AI generated):
Prompt: “Beautiful, snowy Tokyo city is bustling. The camera moves through the bustling city street, following several people enjoying the beautiful snowy weather and shopping at nearby stalls. Gorgeous sakura petals are flying through the wind along with snowflakes.”
Introducing Sora, our text-to-video model.
— OpenAI (@OpenAI) February 15, 2024
Sora can create videos of up to 60 seconds featuring highly detailed scenes, complex camera motion, and multiple characters with vibrant emotions. https://t.co/7j2JN27M3W
Prompt: “Beautiful, snowy… pic.twitter.com/ruTEWn87vf
Prompt: “Several giant wooly mammoths approach treading through a snowy meadow, their long wooly fur lightly blows in the wind as they walk, snow covered trees and dramatic snow capped mountains in the distance, mid afternoon light with wispy clouds and a sun high in the distance creates a warm glow, the low camera view is stunning capturing the large furry mammal with beautiful photography, depth of field.”
Prompt: “Several giant wooly mammoths approach treading through a snowy meadow, their long wooly fur lightly blows in the wind as they walk, snow covered trees and dramatic snow capped mountains in the distance, mid afternoon light with wispy clouds and a sun high in the distance… pic.twitter.com/Um5CWI18nS
— OpenAI (@OpenAI) February 15, 2024
Prompt: “A movie trailer featuring the adventures of the 30 year old space man wearing a red wool knitted motorcycle helmet, blue sky, salt desert, cinematic style, shot on 35mm film, vivid colors.”
Prompt: “A movie trailer featuring the adventures of the 30 year old space man wearing a red wool knitted motorcycle helmet, blue sky, salt desert, cinematic style, shot on 35mm film, vivid colors.” pic.twitter.com/0JzpwPUGPB
— OpenAI (@OpenAI) February 15, 2024
Prompt: “A stylish woman walks down a Tokyo street filled with warm glowing neon and animated city signage. she wears a black leather jacket, a long red dress, and black boots, and carries a black purse. she wears sunglasses and red lipstick. she walks confidently and casually. the street is damp and reflective, creating a mirror effect of the colorful lights. many pedestrians walk about.”
Prompt: “A stylish woman walks down a Tokyo street filled with warm glowing neon and animated city signage. she wears a black leather jacket, a long red dress, and black boots, and carries a black purse. she wears sunglasses and red lipstick. she walks confidently and casually.… pic.twitter.com/cjIdgYFaWq
— OpenAI (@OpenAI) February 15, 2024
Prompt: “Animated scene features a close-up of a short fluffy monster kneeling beside a melting red candle. the art style is 3d and realistic, with a focus on lighting and texture. the mood of the painting is one of wonder and curiosity, as the monster gazes at the flame with wide eyes and open mouth. its pose and expression convey a sense of innocence and playfulness, as if it is exploring the world around it for the first time. the use of warm colors and dramatic lighting further enhances the cozy atmosphere of the image.”
Prompt: “Animated scene features a close-up of a short fluffy monster kneeling beside a melting red candle. the art style is 3d and realistic, with a focus on lighting and texture. the mood of the painting is one of wonder and curiosity, as the monster gazes at the flame with… pic.twitter.com/aLMgJPI0y6
— OpenAI (@OpenAI) February 15, 2024
Prompt: Historical footage of California during the gold rush.
This is an example of OpenAI’s new text to video product. Prompt: “Historical footage of California during the gold rush” pic.twitter.com/teczQsWzyn
— Historic Vids (@historyinmemes) February 15, 2024
Prompt: Photorealistic closeup video of two pirate ships battling each other as they sail inside a cup of coffee.
GAME CHANGING: Anyone can make this video with just 18 words.
— Jeremiah Owyang (@jowyang) February 15, 2024
Here’s a video that OpenAI created from a simple text prompt, their new product is called SORA.
“Prompt: Photorealistic closeup video of two pirate ships battling each other as they sail inside a cup of coffee.”
I… pic.twitter.com/gBCM3KX92C
There are several more examples in higher video quality at OpenAI’s website.
“The current model has weaknesses,” OpenAI wrote in a blog post. “It may struggle with accurately simulating the physics of a complex scene, and may not understand specific instances of cause and effect. For example, a person might take a bite out of a cookie, but afterward, the cookie may not have a bite mark.”
“The model may also confuse spatial details of a prompt, for example, mixing up left and right, and may struggle with precise descriptions of events that take place over time, like following a specific camera trajectory.”
OpenAI says it’s currently working on censoring “misinformation, hateful content, and bias” from the platform before making it available.
We’ll be taking several important safety steps ahead of making Sora available in OpenAI’s products.
— OpenAI (@OpenAI) February 15, 2024
We are working with red teamers — domain experts in areas like misinformation, hateful content, and bias — who are adversarially testing the model.
“We’re also building tools to help detect misleading content such as a detection classifier that can tell when a video was generated by Sora,” the company writes.
The company claims its ultimate goal is to “create safe and beneficial AI” coupled with a “deep understanding of the potential risks and benefits.”
Could revolutionary new AI technologies like Sora and its implications be why Open AI CEO Sam Altman attended the 69th Bilderberg meeting in 2023, where AI was one of the key topics of discussion?
And what will be its implications once it’s rolled out on a larger scale?