Curated Commons // Edition 166
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Bands are going digital
Not in the launching website sense…like going all-in on digital avatars! US band Kiss is hoping for ‘digital immortality’ - Read here
Off-label usage is the new trick to blockbusters for big pharma
Looks like Eli Lilly might have a bigger sleeper hit than Novo Nordisk in the market for repurposed obesity drugs - Read here
There’s always a financial angle
Sigh…. - Read here
And yes, definitely an AI angle too! - Read here
AI is augmenting jobs of…cybercriminals
Phishing mails are apparently on the raise, aided by AI tools such as ChatGPT. - Read here
When influencing goes overboard
This is a tragic story of an ex-Disney executive who quit all, became an influencer, and then lost the plot, and killed himself. - Read here ($)
Generative AI is hungry…for energy
Creating a large-language model requires a lot of energy. But there’s a bigger usage in the ongoing usage, and many researchers are trying to put a figure to that. One study is out. - Read here
Trust, the one big collateral damage of Generative AI
AI-generated images are flooding the web, and search engines are fast losing track of figuring out real from fake. - Read here ($)
And talking of Gen AI, some are really worried. Acclaimed director Ridley Scott, for eg. - Read here
On a similar note, meet the AI-powered stars - Read here
Is this the golden age for workers?
The Economist has a nice read on how labor has become precious in many countries, especially for work that involves manual effort. - Read here ($)
Walmart’s going big on India
"Walmart shipped one quarter of its U.S. imports from India between January and August this year...That compared with just 2% in 2018." - Read here
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