Thoughts Unboxed

Artificial Intelligence has emerged as a transformative force in society in recent times. Yet, as with any technology, it carries its own set of controversies, limitations, and potential risks of abuse. AI is not exempt from these challenges, and a prominent illustration of this is the rise of Deepfakes—AI-generated simulations of real individuals so convincingly realistic that they prompt us to question the age-old adage, "Seeing is believing." Taylor Swift is the latest pop-star being targeted by AI generated Deepfake images. In recent days, an alarming number of AI-generated deepfake images featuring pop sensation Taylor Swift surfaced on the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter). Notably, a significant portion of these images was of explicit nature, intensifying concerns about the misuse of AI technology.  In response to Deepfake images, Swift's devoted fan base took immediate action by flooding X with authentic images of the singer while acti...

Much to my envy, a site I had long hoped to set up was established this week. I often wondered why there was no "Killed by Microsoft" counterpart to Google's "Killed by Google," and the wait is finally over. Launched by Victor Frye, the Microsoft Graveyard is an open-source compilation showcasing discontinued Microsoft-made software and hardware. It's worth noting that the site has no affiliations with Microsoft itself. According to the developer, the website is a "passion project" born out of a fondness for many of these products that met an untimely end. Among them are some of the recent casualties including WordPad , Visual Studio for Mac , Cortana , Windows Phone alongside some late distant memories like ASP.Net Web Matrix, Microsoft Bob, Windows Vista and Zune. The Microsoft Graveyard encourages contributions as it's an open-source project hosted on GitHub . You are welcome to add missing items, correct typos, suggest improveme...