Here we go again with the #dumbphones .
Big reasons for #smartphones :
✅ google or apple maps
✅ #WhatsApp or any messaging besides basic SMS
✅ Being able to look up something that puzzles you
✅ Good cameras
axios.com/2024/04/27/tox…

Talks between super-powers: ✅
Talks about #AI between super-powers: ✅✅
The US and China NOT talking about #TikTok : 🤯🤦‍♀️
nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news…

Planning to travel? Don't miss @NewYorkBob's (Robert Anthony) tech tip from this week's #SreeNote (from @Sree). #AI can be your #travel planner!
read: sreenet.substack.com/i/143810483/di…

Interesting read. Gizmodo reports on a peer reviewed study from the American Psychological Association that says #AI can your political affiliation just by looking at your face. Color us skeptical.
gizmodo.com/ai-can-tell-yo…

As financial investment in #AI increases, Stanford's 'Artificial Intelligence Index Report' basically cries for us to find the brakes.
Read more in @Sree's #SundayNote (a bit early this week): sreenet.substack.com/p/ai-isnt-good…

Biden has signed the legislation.
BUT
You can bet #TikTok won't be going anywhere without a fight.
#TikTok Ban #SocialMedia
axios.com/2024/04/23/tik…

#TikTok : Shhh, but we can clone your voice.
Some people: Yay! Fun!
Most people: 🙀🚫🙅‍♀️
#socialmedia

androidpolice.com/tiktok-ai-voic…

Seems like SoundCloud would be a weird platform to place advertisements for synthetic #opioids . Then again, like #YouTube , SoundCloud is a site where things can hide in plain sight. #socialmedia
theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

Join @Sree tomorrow morning for his #NYTReadalong . This Sunday's guest is Amitava Kumar, a professor at Vassar College and author of 'My Beloved Life.' More details and links for watching live or later on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter & LinkedIn: digimentors.group/post/nytreadal…

Check out this great smartphone, suggests @NewYorkBob.
Bob's review: sreenet.substack.com/i/143415138/di…
@Sree's #SundayNote : sreenet.substack.com/p/dont-call-th…

Read this week's @Sree's #SundayNote where he explains why #AI mistakes are mistakes and not really cool-sounding 'hallucinations.'
sreenet.substack.com/p/dont-call-th…

Are you one of the one billion? Let us know in comments why or why not.
reuters.com/technology/tel…

Being an influencer is hard work. So #Meta is offering a program that enables Instagram 'creators' the ability to interact with their fans using #AI .
Just why we go to #Instagram , right?
#giftlink #socialmedia
nytimes.com/2024/04/15/tec…

Like a piece of paper money without the backing of a government, a Bitcoin itself has no value. Good explanation from Quartz of how Bitcoin was created to have and maintain value by limiting the number of coins as a resource. #digital #cryptocurrency
qz.com/bitcoin-halvin…

In case you thought #socialmedia platforms care more about publishers than 'creators' . . . . Case in point here, #Snapchat .
digiday.com/marketing/snap…

#Google 's AI generator, #Imagen , can now make #gifs — but is only available to businesses right now.
#socialmedia #digital
androidauthority.com/google-imagen-…

OK. Now comes a nightmare — WhatsApp bugging you to chat with anyone in your contacts, like your plumber, your Instacart delivery person, your kid's school principal . . . . .
#socialmedia

androidpolice.com/whatsapp-conta…

Guess what? The #Instagram photo dump is out. Not clear from this cranky piece what's in, though.
Oh, #socialmedia .

mashable.com/article/instag…

This week Neil Parekh (He / Him / His) will guest host Sree's Sunday #NYTReadalong and speak with independent filmaker Indira Somani, Ph.D. (@isomani) about the news! Watch live or later on Twitter/X, LI, IG, FB, or YT. Info and links: digimentors.group/post/nytreadal…

In case you're trying to boost fan connections on your #Instagram . . .
#socialmedia #socialmedia tips
socialmediatoday.com/news/instagram…