Patrick Dell

We've been testing Sony cameras that embed a #C2PA authentication certificate in every image, and can extract depth information (screenshot, image by Fred Lum) for further verification an image is genuine. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/8411557...

Underexposed: Photojournalism at The Globe Visual journalism is a key part of how The Globe and Mail presents our stories. Compelling photojournalism from across Canada and the world gives a view into the challenges, tragedies and joys we face.Join The Globe and Mail photojournalist Fred Lum and photo editor Theresa Suzuki for an in-depth discussion of how The Globe approaches photography assignments, insights into the year-long Underexposed photo essay series, and trends in the industry. There will be time for Q&A with the presenters.Fred and Theresa will be joined by freelance photojournalist, Darren Calabrese. Light refreshments will be served.

.@globeandmail is holding a #photojournalism event in #Halifax on Wed, Oct. 8. We'll showcase our Underexposed photo essay series and discuss how The Globe approaches photojournalism. Register - globeandmailevents.com/underexposed #photography #journalism

Joe Castaldo also reported on Yoshua Bengio's venture to keep AI safe. The non-profit is called LawZero, a reference to Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics. The stipulate that intelligent machines must not harm human beings, follow human orders and protect themselves.

Our BIG [If True] season finale airs tonight at 8 PM ET on TVO with insights from @craigsilverman.bsky.social @patrickdell.bsky.social Valerie Kindarji 21 episodes down - season 2 in the works! #journolife

Is AI dulling critical-thinking skills? As tech companies court students, educators weigh the risks Artificial intelligence is the latest technology stoking fears of human decline. Early studies stoke doubt about whether the fear is warranted

The Globe's Joe Castaldo tackles the question of AI dulling our critical-thinking skills. Michael Gerlich thinks one positive way to engage with AI is to treat chatbots like intellectual sparring partners. Meanwhile, a Canadian professer cites "despair" grading work likely written by an LLM.

Plastic - Made with Veo3 YouTube video by MetaPuppet

A fake ad about microplastics made with #Veo3 is striking in its quality and consistency, with a touch of humour too - www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtPc...

Election threats watchdog detects Beijing effort to influence Chinese Canadians on Carney The federal task force announced Monday this effort is taking place on the Chinese-language social media platform WeChat

A federal election-threats watchdog has uncovered an information operation from Beijing trying to shape public opinion about Liberal Leader Mark Carney on the Chinese-language social media platform WeChat and through Youli-Youmian, WeChat’s most popular news account.

Spartan (2004) ⭐ 6.5 | Action, Crime, Drama 1h 46m | R

An under appreciated Val Kilmer film is Spartan, it's a thriller about his character's quest to recover a kidnapped girl - www.imdb.com/title/tt0360...

Hive detector inconsistent in detecting ChatGPT 4o images OpenAI updated its image generator on March 25 and the outputs have a dramatic increase in quality, accuracy and consistency.

Inspired by colleagues, I've started a Substack to highlight tools & developments around AI-generated content, disinfo, misinfo and a dose of general tech.
For a first post I tested the Hive AI detector plugin against images from the new ChatGPT4o image generator.

I wrote about a proliferation of #AI-generated videos of bizarre, fake sea creatures popping up on social media. They are rarely, if ever, labelled as such by the social platforms. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...