And the Oscar Goes to Reddit
And the Oscar Goes to Reddit
Reddit is getting further out of the box with its debut video series “Cyborg Nation.” Chairman Alexis Ohanian along with the science/technology Reddit community brainstormed the video project for several months. The futuristic documentary series is all about the intersection of humanity and machine. The videos look at the innovative technologies of today, and contemplate the future of humanity. This is one of Reddit’s first big moves to gain a wider audience and make amends after last summers Hunger Games-like revolt.
Reddit didn’t want an Amazon or Yahoo flop so they paired with Conde Nast. Meaning people can watch the series on devices like Apple TV, Roku, other apps, and channels. Hopefully we get a Will Smith I Robot guest appearance. (Source MSN)
Man-Powered Robot Suit
Imagine ringing a bell for a fully catered meal. ? Facebook’s Messenger assistant “M” can pretty much do just that. Along with ordering flowers, and weather warnings, “M” can even sing you a lullaby/ The secret behind the software is…people. The artificial intelligence powering M is in the early-stages so a bulk of the command requests are being handled by humans. Messenger’s AI first needs to learn how and what people are requesting, in order to learn basic responses.
Facebook wants to spark online shopping within Messenger but the bigger plan is to get its hands dirty in artificial intelligence. Facebook indicated that by making Facebook smarter, it will “theoretically keep people using it longer, and with more regularity.” M might be facing a tough crowd considering it’s a downloadable app, lacking a payment product like Apple Pay, and it isn’t automatically installed on devices like its counterparts Google Now and Apple Siri. If you forget your wife’s anniversary now then you are truly hopeless. (Source MSN)
Love Conquers All
For all of you hopeless romantics out there, Tinder is bringing you a shred of hope. They’re newest algorithm is increasing people’s chances of matching by 30%. The details are slim but Tinder will be showing you profiles that are more your “type.” Tinder knows who you think is cute so it’s possible you might have a Valentine this year after all.. but probably not. (Source Tech Insider)
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