Jun 17, 2024 1 min read links

Link: Governor of Tokyo releases official AI version of herself as she seeks reelection next month

Is Japan on the brink of a full-on explosion in the use of generative AI within politics? We recently saw the non-English-speaking Mayor of Yokosuka City speaking fluent English with the help of AI, much to his own surprise. Now, Yuriko Koike, the Governor of Tokyo and one of the country’s most prominent politicians, has taken the technological plunge. First elected in 2016 and reelected in 2020, Koike is currently seeking a third term in office at the upcoming Tokyo gubernatorial election on July 4. Many have speculated that the release of an official AI version of herself around the same time that she announced her bid is a move to demonstrate her willingness to embrace technological advancements. The AI version of Governor Koike was introduced to the world in a brief “AI Yuriko News” post focusing on the elimination of income restrictions on June 13. #

--

Yoooo, this is a quick note on a link that made me go, WTF? Find all past links here.

You might also like...

Link: Apple's AI research team releases Depth Pro, an AI model that can generate a 2.25-megapixel depth map in 0.3 seconds on a standard GPU, using a single image (Michael Nu&ntilde;ez/VentureBeat)

Link: Grindr is testing an AI "wingman" that would let users track conversations with their "favorite" users, recommend long-term relationship candidates, and more (Belle Lin/Wall Street Journal)

Link: Q&A with Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman on the company's AI agent progress, like transacting with third parties on users' behalf, which is still a ways off (Will Knight/Wired)

Link: How the FBI and Mandiant caught hacker Jesse Kipf, who sold access to systems he broke into and hacked Hawaii's death registration system to fake his own death (Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai/TechCrunch)

Link: 2024 has been a barren year for big video games compared to 2023, helping indie games take center stage; the gaming industry has laid off 10,000+ people in 2024 (Tom Faber/Financial Times)

Link: Apple's AI research team releases Depth Pro, an AI model that can generate a 2.25-megapixel depth map in 0.3 seconds on a standard GPU, using a single image (Michael Nuñez/VentureBeat)