In other news, the newsletter discusses the transformative potential of sonification technology for blind and visually impaired individuals. Sarah Kane, a legally blind researcher, is working with Astronify to present astronomical information in audio form, potentially opening access to education and careers in science. The newsletter also includes a quote from Amazon instructing its workers to practice mindfulness and a section on comforting and fun distractions.
Key takeaways:
- Nathan E. Sanders and Bruce Schneier argue that we should learn from the unregulated evolution of social media to avoid making the same mistakes with AI, which has the potential to do both good and harm to society.
- Google is restricting its Gemini chatbot from answering election queries out of an abundance of caution, recommending users to try Google Search for election questions instead.
- There is increasing pressure on TikTok to find new owners to avoid an outright ban in the United States.
- A technology known as sonification, which transforms information into sound, is opening access to education and careers for millions of blind and visually impaired people.