By Harsh Shah India’s direct-to-consumer (D2C) model has witnessed enormous growth and popularity lately, with brands (from all sectors) ever-increasingly adopting this model. It allows brands to eliminate intermediaries and reach their customers much faster with ease and convenience. The rise of e-commerce, social media, and new technology has made this process immensely easier for … Read More “Ruling the Digital Street: State of D2C Fashion Market in India and its Growth Potential” »
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by Cesar Lopez-Ramirez SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – California is targeting Latinos in a new program using the WhatsApp messaging service to provide COVID information and stop the spread of misinformation in the community. READ MORE: UPDATE: UC Berkeley Shelter-in-Place Lifted After ‘Credible Campus-Wide Threat’ Led to Police Search The California Department of Public Health … Read More “California Targets Latinos With WhatApp Chatbot To Provide COVID Info, Fight Misinformation – CBS San Francisco” »
This story is part of a series produced in partnership with The Guardian exploring the increasing role of artificial intelligence and surveillance in our everyday lives during the pandemic, including in schools. Fifteen-year-old Jordyne Lewis was stressed out. The high school sophomore from Harrisburg, North Carolina, was overwhelmed with schoolwork, never mind the uncertainty of … Read More “This Teen Shared Her Troubles With a Robot. Could AI ‘Chatbots’ Solve the Youth Mental Health Crisis?” »
Photo: Zapp2Photo (Shutterstock) Artificial intelligence (AI) is invading every aspect of our lives. So much is ruled by algorithms you could make the case that the robot uprising has already occurred and we lost, and lost badly. Robots decide what song plays next, robots recommend TV showsand robots are even getting pretty good at writing … Read More “How to Tell if You’re Chatting with a Bot” »
Hazel Miller’s girlfriend-slash-sexual-partner is a smartphone app. Six months ago, Miller shelled out for the pro version of Replika, a machine-learning chatbot with whom she pantomimes sexual acts and romantic conversation, and to hear her describe it, it was absolutely worth the cost. Sex robots were predicted to arrive by 2025, so Miller’s ahead of … Read More “AI Sex Bots Raise Issues of Sexual Abuse in Digital Spaces” »