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How Netflix Personalizes Artwork To Get You To Watch a Show
Netflix has amassed a ton of user data but they almost never offer the public any information about how that data is leveraged. For that reason alone, this article about how artwork for shows is personalized to entice you to watch is a rare look behind the curtain worth reading.
How A.I. Might Actually Save The World (And Cure Cancer)
Artificial Intelligence often gets a bad reputation, thanks to uses like deepfake videos, which are understandably scary. This week there were two stories that showed the positive potential of AI. The first is about IBM sharing three AI projects focused on curing cancer with the open-source community. The second is about a clever use of AI cameras to spot wildfires earlier to prevent them from spreading.
Your Hologram Can Now Speak Another Language
If you have ever dreamed of speaking another language, Microsoft may now be able to make your dream a reality. Last week at their Inspire conference, the brand announced how you can now use mixed reality and text-to-speech technology alongside a holographic version of yourself to have it automatically translate what you're saying into another language. It will take time before it becomes completely reliable, but once it is, this technology will open the door to all sorts of potential applications.
