Those who openly love robots are called “digisexuals,” but it is their rise that is interesting, as it was predictable. Also, questionable.
Science Wants to Use AI to Speak to You Beyond the Grave
Most of us are waiting for the grave, so we’ll never have to speak to anyone again. Unfortunately, science believes that we’ll soon be able to speak to the dead via AI. Just let us rest.
Ad Fraud Will Be a $44 Billion Industry by 2022
The amount of revenue lost to advertising fraud are head spinning as is, but come 2022, it will have grown into a self-sufficient industry.
The Week in Media: April 29th, 2017
Every week, The Big Smoke looks at industry news curated by MediaScope. This week, we look at the age of accountability, the AI awakening, and ponder if it’s time to break up Google.