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Two months ago, Stephen Hawking warned humanity that its days may be numbered: the physicist was among over 1,000 artificial intelligence experts who signed an open letter about the weaponization of robots and the ongoing "military artificial intelligence arms race."

Overnight we got a vivid example of just how quickly "artificial intelligence" can spiral out of control when Microsoft's AI-powered Twitter chat robot, Tay, became a racist, misogynist, Obama-hating, antisemitic, incest and genocide-promoting psychopath when released into the wild.

Anonymous hacktivists have responded to Tuesday’s terror attacks on Belgium by ISIS by opening up another front in their ongoing cyber war with Islamic State terrorists. “we are anonymous, we are legion, we do not forgive, we do not forget, we are free. Expect us.” The Mirror reports: The message comes just a day after 31 people were killed in explosions as Brussels airport and at Maalbeek metro station. Wearing their trademark hood and mask, and speaking with a computerised voice the group tells listeners: “Our freedom is once again under attack “This cannot continue.

Had enough "hope and change"?

Source: The Burning Platform & Ben Garrison

By EconMatters

Imports this past week was the main culprit for the large inventory build in oil.

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Stanford University have unveiled a new technique whereby mainstream media news outlets can alter the facial expressions during a supposed ‘live’ interview with a politician, in order to fool the masses.  Though the tone of the video [below] is decidedly calm and monotone, the implications of what the researchers are saying is disturbing. It is not clear whether these techniques are already being used, or will be in the future. Either way, it should be considered an urgent wake-up call to anyone who watches the mainstream news … welcome to the world of facial manipulation.