How to make almost any digital piano sound like the real thing, part 2

Nov06
by on November 6, 2021 at 4:00 am
Posted In: Insider, Plugged


There’s nothing quite like the sound of a real grand piano — but these days, digital pianos can get pretty darn close. Unfortunately, the best of them are usually prohibitively expensive and short of spending several thousands of dollars, you’re usually left with something that falls well short of the real thing. But at the risk of sounding like a clickbait generator, there’s one thing piano makers probably don’t want you to know: You don’t need to spend thousands of dollars to get amazing sound and solid playability out of a digital piano. As I wrote a few months ago,…

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Why are people with nothing to hide so scared of Clearview AI’s facial recognition?

Nov04
by on November 4, 2021 at 8:38 pm
Posted In: artificial intelligence, Opinion


The Australian government gave Clearview AI the boot earlier this week after determining the company had no right to scrape and maintain its citizens’ data. If you or anyone else has ever uploaded a picture with your face in it to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or just about any website, there’s a very good chance you’re in Clearview AI‘s database. What does that mean? Clearview AI employees, millions of law enforcement agents, and anyone with access to the company’s data (which was recently exposed in a massive breach) can identify you as easily as snapping a photo with a smartphone or…

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