Ethan Kwassman @Kwass@qoto.org

Meet virtual Van Gogh and feel free to ask him about his suicide. #AI #Tech #Art
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/12/arts/design/van-gogh-artificial-intelligence.html

The CEC animatronics are just as terrifying as I remember them. #Travel #Tech #Robotics
https://www.latimes.com/travel/story/2023-12-06/last-chuck-e-cheese-animatronic-band-in-the-world-northridge

The Clicks phone mini keyboard case looks absolutely ridiculous but I adore it and can't wait to see it work with Android.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2n2ftM-MwI

Some stories just write themselves.
https://9to5google.com/2024/04/08/google-search-solar-eclipse-my-eyes-hurt/

The internet legend of Numa Numa has returned. Between this and the "I Like Turtles" kid, 2023 is a great year for resurrecting ancient memes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBKm1MBsTbk

Today's announcements from Amazon regarding updating Alexa with conversational AI are definitely worth watching. It's a very impressive demo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apr0CKKg1eM

Google is going for Apple's throat in its campaign for RCS. #GetTheMessage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_B0riy__rw

I got an exclusive first look at Beeper Mini—a new app that completely reverse-engineered the entire iMessage protocol.

No macOS relay on some sketchy computer you don’t control. All on-device, all properly tokenized, no Apple ID required.

This is HUGE. https://youtu.be/S24TDRxEna4?si=dWwenBc2Nm2JrSSD

Chatbots apparently work harder for imaginary tips. #AI #ChatGPT
https://mashable.com/article/chatgpt-longer-responses-tips

"[Celebrities] need to realize that the public owns you for life! And after you're dead, you'll all be in commercials dancing with vacuum cleaners." ―Homer Simpson

"AI-Generated Jimmy Stewart Reads a Bedtime Story for Calm App"
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/05/technology/calm-jimmy-stewart-ai.html

After new fight claims from Musk, Zuckerberg warns "anything" Musk says hasn't been agreed on; Musk also said surgery will prevent him from fighting for months (Jesse Levine/Bloomberg)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-11/zuckerberg-says-he-s-not-holding-my-breath-for-musk-cage-match
http://www.techmeme.com/230811/p14#a230811p14