Imagine this app on Vladimir Putin’s phone.

https://www.makeuseof.com/advertising-pitch-proves-phone-listening-to-conversations/

I’ve Always Suspected My Phone Was Listening to Me—This Advertising Pitch Proves It

… In December 2023, 404 Media unearthed something on the Cox Media Group’s (CMG) website that might turn your stomach. They found that the company listed “Active Listening,” a supposed advertising capability that can apparently target ads to potential customers based on what they say out loud near their devices’ microphones. 404 Media reports that CMG subsequently took down that information.

Many smart devices have cameras and microphones that are forever on, listening in the background for trigger words and phrases to spark to life—phrases such as “Hey Siri” and “OK Google.”

Related. (Welcome to the panopticon!)

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/09/omnipresent-ai-cameras-will-ensure-good-behavior-says-larry-ellison/

Omnipresent AI cameras will ensure good behavior, says Larry Ellison

On Thursday, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison shared his vision for an AI-powered surveillance future during a company financial meeting, reports Business Insider. During an investor Q&A, Ellison described a world where artificial intelligence systems would constantly monitor citizens through an extensive network of cameras and drones, stating this would ensure both police and citizens don't break the law. [Unlikely. Bob]

A concern: If you cut multiple pieces of wood using a ruler each time you end with uniform pieces. If you cut multiple pieces of wood using the piece you just cut as the template for the next cut, you don’t wind up with uniform pieces.

https://towardsdatascience.com/teaching-your-model-to-learn-from-itself-8b5ef13eb173

Teaching Your Model to Learn from Itself

… The idea of a model learning from its own predictions might raise some eyebrows. After all, aren’t we trying to create something from nothing, relying on an “echo chamber” where the model simply reinforces its own initial biases and errors?

Tools & Techniques. (I only knew of two of these. This is me trying to keep up...)

https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/improve-your-writing-with-my-5-favorite-ai-writing-apps

Improve your writing with my 5 favorite AI writing apps

… To develop your writing skills and get your ideas off the ground, I encourage you to give my favorite AI writing apps a try. You may be surprised how AI may improve your writing, while also opening up new ways to spark creativity.