#2245 Raydiant / HIATUS / Make-A-Video / Google Ventures / Lyft
Episode description
You walk into a kiosk at a fast food restaurant and a tiny camera scans your facial features, registering your height, age, gender and mood.
https://qz.com/restaurants-are-using-ai-to-guess-what-you-want-to-eat-1849343409
Anonymous writing can no longer hide your identity if the US government's latest artificial intelligence project proves successful.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/us-government-is-developing-ai-to-identify-authors-by-their-writing-style
Today we're announcing Make-A-Video, a new AI system that allows users to turn text prompts into short, high-quality video clips.
https://ai.facebook.com/blog/generative-ai-text-to-video/
Google Ventures has mothballed an algorithm that served as a gatekeeper to new investments for years, Axios has learned from multiple sources.
https://www.axios.com/2022/09/28/google-ventures-shelves-its-algorithm
Lyft has started offering autonomous robotaxi rides with two safety drivers on board in Austin, Texas.
https://www.therobotreport.com/lyft-argo-ai-begin-robotaxi-rides-in-austin/