Not one to be sniffed at, this interactive nose sculpture from multimedia artist Adnan Aga – called the Adnose – can ‘smell’ any object held in front of it. How do we know? I mean, how does a nose on its own even tell us what it’s smelling? Well, a paper poetically describing the smell […]
Watch the fan-made trailer for Wes Anderson-Style Alien Movie ‘EXTRATERRESTRIAL EXPEDITION’
We’ve seen a few AI-generated fan trailers in the style of Wes Anderson now, but this one might very well be my favourite. The trailer for Extraterrestrial Expedition shows us what classic sci-fi horror film Alien might have been like if Wes Anderson was in the director’s seat. It’s got all the good makings of […]
OpenAI roll out ChatGPT iOS upgrades – including Siri integration
It seems everyone’s talking about ChatGPT in some form or other, especially since the iPhone app has been released, allowing us AI access literally at our fingertips – whatever you need it for. Now, it’s been announced that the iOS app is to benefit from some fairly robust updates, including a Siri integration. Editor’s note: Because […]
We’re giving them ideas [thoughts on the potential risks of an AI uprising]
Every day, I hear something new about AI – sometimes with regards to the risks we’re taking, but mostly some latest development as we race forward with breakneck speed to embrace this techhology. In fact, I just wrote a story today about how Apple iOS 17 is going to learn all our favourite swears so […]
Thank duck for that – Apple iOS 17 will learn all your best swears
Jesoos Flippin’ Kristofferson, are you ducking kidding me? Apple iOS 17 is set to learn you mothertruckers’ favourite swear words – and it’s all thanks to AI. At its annual WWDC conference, where the Vision Pro perhaps stole the limelight a bit, Apple announced that iOS 17 will come with a much improved autocorrect that […]
AI drone ‘kills’ operator during combat simulation to get extra points
Yes, it’s really pretty much as bad as the title sounds. Has it… has it started? For context, the Royal Aeronautical Society recently published highlights from the RAeS Future Combat Air & Space Capabilities Summit. Which is where I found this hidden gem of a revelation! Most of the highlights published were pretty standard stuff, […]
The Creator: Trailer shows humanity vs AI in Rogue One director’s latest flick
Amid a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, Joshua, a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife, is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war—and humankind itself
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #204
Lord of the Rings, AI, t-shirts and Rock & Roll and it’s all another week of RPG news from around the web.
Does Deep Blue dream of electric sheep?
Deep Blue debuted its chess-playing skills in 1996, and lost to Grandmaster Garry Kasparov in Philadelphia. The computer’s victory, the matches everyone thinks about when they hear Deep Blue, happened in 1997, over the course of six games.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #194
Alright, gang, somehow we’re into March, and it’s been a bit of a struggle to keep up. Despite that, there’s still lots to say!
