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If you’ve been following the news of late, you’re surely aware of all the talk about how artificial intelligence (AI) is about to change the world.
Depending on who you ask, AI is either going to revolutionize life on Earth for the better or leave civilization in an utter shambles.
Well, if history is a reliable guide, the truth probably lies somewhere in between. [Read more…]
Question from Polly: I bought a Chromebook a few months ago after my Windows laptop died, but now I’ve started having trouble with the Chromebook.
Starting last night everything I type is in all capital letters.
I checked to see if the Caps Lock key might be on, but I can’t find one.
Will you please answer these two questions? [Read more…]
The FBI has posted this warning about scammers stealing photos from innocent victims’ social media profiles and using them to blackmail and/or otherwise extort money and other things of value from them.
Once a scammer has downloaded a victim’s photos they use artificial intelligence (AI) to create fake explicit photos and videos based upon the photos stolen from the victim’s profile.
These “deep fake” images and videos are so realistic the average person is likely to believe they are real. [Read more…]
Question from Carita: I’ve decided to take your advice about replacing the hard drive in my computer with an SSD.
I’ll be installing a 240GB SSD as the primary drive and leaving the 1TB hard drive installed in the computer as a secondary drive for extra storage.
The problem is I’m pretty sure the SSD will be too small to hold all the programs I currently use.
Will I be able to install some of them onto the hard drive even though the operating system (Windows 11) will be on the SSD? [Read more…]
With Artificial Intelligence having taken many considerable leaps, especially in the last year, it should come as no surprise that its uses are becoming more diverse, according to Perpetio.
Though applications in image generation are more than feasible, the development of the technology has seen some serious leaps, especially when you realize that some already use Stable Diffusion to create avatar representatives. So, what can one make of all of this?
At the very least, you can delve into multiple facets of the subject. This includes how to use Stable Diffusion to create doubles, as well as a look into the tech behind it. The whole thing can be undoubtedly complex, so you might want to stick around for a comprehensive look. [Read more…]