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🎨 Your Daily Image Prompt
😬 Putin Turns to AI
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📊 Poll of the Day
🤔 AI Image or real? - The Results!
💡 AI-nspirational quote
👇🏼 Fake Finger hacks Windows Hello!
📸 Mindstream Image of the Day
🎨 YOUR DAILY IMAGE PROMPT
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😬 PUTIN TURNS TO AI
Something to make you gulp today: Vladimir Putin, Russia's longstanding leader, just dropped a bombshell. He's rallying for a massive boost in Russia's AI efforts.
Why? To shatter what he calls the unacceptable and dangerous monopoly of Western technology.
We quote his words: ”Monopolistic dominance of such foreign technology in Russia is unacceptable, dangerous, and inadmissible.”
Putin wants Russian AI.
Russia's AI ambition
Putin's not just talking; he's planning a national strategy to develop artificial intelligence, focusing on "Russian solutions" for reliable and safe AI systems.
He's adamant about avoiding Western technological dominance, stressing the importance of reflecting Russian values and culture in developing AI.
Putin's concern? Western AI, he claims, could be xenophobic, sidelining Russian culture and values. He fears a digital "cancellation" of Russia by Western algorithms and is pushing for AI that represents the diversity of the world's cultures.
Putin's Grand Entrance
Putin walked into the AI conference in Moscow like he owned the place, ready to flip the script on AI development.
🚨🚆🇷🇺 Russian President arrives at the international conference Artificial Intelligence 2023: "Humanity begins a new chapter of its existence" - Vladimir Putin
— Terror Alarm (@Terror_Alarm)
1:51 PM • Nov 24, 2023
He’s not just talking; he’s pledging big resources for Russia's AI future – think next-level supercomputers and cutting-edge AI projects. He's clear that banning AI development isn't the solution. I
Instead, he believes in global cooperation to establish security guidelines for AI once we fully realise its risks.
His take? We’re at the dawn of “a new chapter of humanity's existence.” Big words from Vlad.
OUR VIEW:
Russia is desperately behind on AI, and no one is inviting them to any AI gatherings any time soon. Putin has big words, but Russia simply don’t have the tech to compete.
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Our Reader’s Thoughts
“AI video isn’t replacing Hollywood anytime soon.” - Tom Frank
🤔 AI IMAGE OR REAL? - THE RESULTS!
Yesterday we asked you to vote on an image and guess whether it was a real photo or an AI-generated image.
So, the beach. Was it real or not?
47% said Real
53% said AI!
The image was…
AI! Did I make you sad?
💡AI-NSPIRATIONAL QUOTE
Your potential is a boundless ocean; dive into its depths, and you'll discover treasures beyond imagination.
👇🏼 FAKE FINGER HACKS WINDOWS HELLO
Here's something that might tickle your tech-savvy senses. Remember Windows Hello? The nifty little feature in Microsoft's Windows that lets you log in with a fingerprint?
Well, hold onto your hats because it turns out it's not as ironclad as once thought…
Oleg Kupreev, a security researcher, pulled a Houdini on Windows Hello using nothing more than a photo and a glue gun. That's right – he crafted a fake finger that tricked the system on multiple devices!
It's like something out of a spy movie, but it's actually happening on our computers!
Microsoft’s quick response
Now, before you go full panic mode, Microsoft is on it. They're supposedly patching up this vulnerability ASAP…
I wonder if they’re reproducing it in the Microsoft offices…
But it does raise an eyebrow or two about the safety and privacy of biometric security systems …
OUR VIEW:
It's a wake-up call, folks. While biometrics are cool and convenient, they're not infallible. It may be time to mix up our security measures a bit more. Is it back to good ol' passwords and PINs, or are you still team finger?
📸 MINDSTREAM IMAGE OF THE DAY
Modern Monet. Created on Midjourney by Reddit user u/Quiksilver737
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