The UAE’s AI minister wants ‘murder’ in the metaverse to be a real crime

May26
by on May 26, 2022 at 7:54 pm
Posted In: Opinion


Omar Sultan Al Olama, the United Arab Emirates minister of artificial intelligence, yesterday told an audience at the World Economic forum in Davos that it’s his belief that people who commit “serious crimes” in the metaverse should be punished with real-world criminal consequences. Per an article by CNBC’s Sam Shead, the minister views this as a necessary measure to protect people’s mental health: If I send you a text on WhatsApp, it’s text right? It might terrorize you but to a certain degree it will not create the memories that you will have PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) from it. But…

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Big hair and glasses make good headphones sound bad — here’s what you can do

May25
by on May 25, 2022 at 10:16 pm
Posted In: Insider, Plugged


Headphones don’t like my hair. That’s an unfortunate truth for someone who has spent half of his life being a little obsessed with headphones. Getting good sound quality out of most headphones requires a good seal, but years of testing headphones have shown most simply don’t try to account for more voluminous hairstyles like the fro I’ve been growing over the pandemic. People who wear glasses often face similar issues, as the glasses can interfere with the seal to a similar extent. It’s a bigger problem than you might think – and we can measure it. Good sound usually requires…

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