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Prepare to be disrupted. It's not a choice. It's the moment we're in. Meteor is a new publication dedicated to the people, stories, art and ideas that are changing the world, from AI to Web3, crypto, VR and beyond.
The experts agree: computer science needs the arts for AI to succeed "
We as computer scientists not only vastly overestimate our abilities to create an AGI [artificial general intelligence], we vastly underestimate and underrepresent what behavioral scientists, psychologists, cognitive scientists, neurologists, social scientists, and even the poets, philosophers and storytellers of the world know about what it means to be human. There is much we can and should learn from them to guide our work as computer scientists in our journey. In fact, let me posit that, while someday we will likely build an artificial mind, perhaps the most important outcome of that journey is that it will compel us to understand what it means to be human." – IBM fellow Grady Booch, in conversation with NYU Prof. Gary Marcus
Every day we curate new AI art and go behind the scenes with artists, demos and art projects
Here come the NFT documentaries! It's been five years since CryptoPunks ascended from a free-to-mint minor NFT curiosity to a global phenomenon with surprising staying power. As of this week, in crypto winter, you might need to fork over $100,000 to get one – down from multimillion dollar highs, but still.
Now at least two documentary projects are underway to unpack the story, and they couldn't be more different. What the Punk!: '526 Pixels that are shaking the art world' comes from director Hervé Martin-Delpierre and Paris-based production studio Darjeeling. It is slated for a Fall 2023 and release looks to be a slick traditional film that will clock in at around one hour, according to an unofficial teaser posted on Vimeo.
Meanwhile, a group called Here Now is taking a Web3-native approach. Its community-funded project offers "utility-focused generative collectables" (available now for 0.088 ETH) to help underwrite I'm New Here, "a part oral history and part desktop dreamscape" that aims to tell the story of NFTs and crypto art in an unconventional way. According to a description on the Web site, the story will follow a fictional character as they try to navigate this brave new world. It will feature animated action shot in a Metaverse dubbed New Alexandria, an all-star cast of crypto art pioneers, as well as interviews with dozens of Web3 builders and creators from around the world. Filling out its Web3 bona fides, Here Now has pledged a 15% royalty on NFT revenue for artists included in the project, in perpetuity.
Have artists and art projects we should feature? Send them to artpitches@thisismeteor.com
Protecting your privates: If you buy a coffee with Ethereum, your barista might learn a lot about you -- like the contents of your NFT bag, or how much you lost on Dogecoin. In the future, when most employers pay their workers in Ethereum, the world could learn your salary as well as how you spent it. That's because most Ethereum transactions currently take place in public, and concealing your tracks on a blockchain, while not impossible, is so complicated most people don't bother (and even when they do their efforts can come to naught).
Vitalik Buterin, the author of the Ethereum white paper (published 9 years ago today, happy birthday!), wants to change that with some recently published thoughts on one of the biggest gaps in the ecosystem he inspired - cryptographically secure privacy. "An incomplete guide to stealth addresses" offers an exploration into how two "lazy' people might effectively conceal a transaction on the blockchain without much effort.
Stealth addresses would essentially be unique wallet addresses created from pairs of public and private keys, such that they can only be discovered by the parties involved. As Buterin put it: “stealth addresses give the same privacy properties as… generating a fresh address for each transaction, but without requiring any interaction.”
If implemented, stealth addresses would make it more challenging for law enforcement to trace criminal Ethereum transactions. The U.S. Department of Justice has flagged as risks by name cryptocurrencies that offer "anonymity enhanced cryptocurrencies (AECs) or privacy coins," which include smaller platforms like Monero and Zcash. Moving stealth addresses onto Ethereum, the second largest blockchain after Bitcoin, would be a big move.
While some privacy-enabled Ethereum protocols already exist, such as Tornado Cash, they do not allow private transfers of NTFs and ENS addresses. That's a big deal, because Ethereum is the biggest NFT platform going, handling 75% of total transaction volume. Stealth addresses would fill in this gap, and also move Ethereum further towards a multi wallet model in which, for example, different addresses are generated for each application you interact with. This would enhance both privacy and security – don't you know you shouldn't store all your crypto is one place? Let a thousand wallet addresses bloom.
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OpenAI is slowly rolling out ChatGPT Pro for $42 per month.
Rarible, one of the most widely used NFT marketplaces, has just launched a tool to help NFT creators set up bespoke NFT marketplaces for their projects and collections.
Playground has ntroduced AI-first image editing. "In the past, it's been hard to add, remove, or change aspects of images without losing the essence of an image. Now you can instruct our AI engine to change even the smallest detail of your creations.
Nothing to see here: Atomic Clock is 90 seconds to midnight
China launches 100-mph hydrogen/supercapacitor train
Awesome
OK
Stop wasting my time
Thanks for reading! Send your thoughts and comments to feedback@thisismeteor.com. We are accepting story pitches. Hit us up at storypitches@thisismeteor.com.
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Prepare to be disrupted. It's not a choice. It's the moment we're in. Meteor is a new publication dedicated to the people, stories, art and ideas that are changing the world, from AI to Web3, crypto, VR and beyond.
The experts agree: computer science needs the arts for AI to succeed "
We as computer scientists not only vastly overestimate our abilities to create an AGI [artificial general intelligence], we vastly underestimate and underrepresent what behavioral scientists, psychologists, cognitive scientists, neurologists, social scientists, and even the poets, philosophers and storytellers of the world know about what it means to be human. There is much we can and should learn from them to guide our work as computer scientists in our journey. In fact, let me posit that, while someday we will likely build an artificial mind, perhaps the most important outcome of that journey is that it will compel us to understand what it means to be human." – IBM fellow Grady Booch, in conversation with NYU Prof. Gary Marcus
Every day we curate new AI art and go behind the scenes with artists, demos and art projects
Here come the NFT documentaries! It's been five years since CryptoPunks ascended from a free-to-mint minor NFT curiosity to a global phenomenon with surprising staying power. As of this week, in crypto winter, you might need to fork over $100,000 to get one – down from multimillion dollar highs, but still.
Now at least two documentary projects are underway to unpack the story, and they couldn't be more different. What the Punk!: '526 Pixels that are shaking the art world' comes from director Hervé Martin-Delpierre and Paris-based production studio Darjeeling. It is slated for a Fall 2023 and release looks to be a slick traditional film that will clock in at around one hour, according to an unofficial teaser posted on Vimeo.
Meanwhile, a group called Here Now is taking a Web3-native approach. Its community-funded project offers "utility-focused generative collectables" (available now for 0.088 ETH) to help underwrite I'm New Here, "a part oral history and part desktop dreamscape" that aims to tell the story of NFTs and crypto art in an unconventional way. According to a description on the Web site, the story will follow a fictional character as they try to navigate this brave new world. It will feature animated action shot in a Metaverse dubbed New Alexandria, an all-star cast of crypto art pioneers, as well as interviews with dozens of Web3 builders and creators from around the world. Filling out its Web3 bona fides, Here Now has pledged a 15% royalty on NFT revenue for artists included in the project, in perpetuity.
Have artists and art projects we should feature? Send them to artpitches@thisismeteor.com
Protecting your privates: If you buy a coffee with Ethereum, your barista might learn a lot about you -- like the contents of your NFT bag, or how much you lost on Dogecoin. In the future, when most employers pay their workers in Ethereum, the world could learn your salary as well as how you spent it. That's because most Ethereum transactions currently take place in public, and concealing your tracks on a blockchain, while not impossible, is so complicated most people don't bother (and even when they do their efforts can come to naught).
Vitalik Buterin, the author of the Ethereum white paper (published 9 years ago today, happy birthday!), wants to change that with some recently published thoughts on one of the biggest gaps in the ecosystem he inspired - cryptographically secure privacy. "An incomplete guide to stealth addresses" offers an exploration into how two "lazy' people might effectively conceal a transaction on the blockchain without much effort.
Stealth addresses would essentially be unique wallet addresses created from pairs of public and private keys, such that they can only be discovered by the parties involved. As Buterin put it: “stealth addresses give the same privacy properties as… generating a fresh address for each transaction, but without requiring any interaction.”
If implemented, stealth addresses would make it more challenging for law enforcement to trace criminal Ethereum transactions. The U.S. Department of Justice has flagged as risks by name cryptocurrencies that offer "anonymity enhanced cryptocurrencies (AECs) or privacy coins," which include smaller platforms like Monero and Zcash. Moving stealth addresses onto Ethereum, the second largest blockchain after Bitcoin, would be a big move.
While some privacy-enabled Ethereum protocols already exist, such as Tornado Cash, they do not allow private transfers of NTFs and ENS addresses. That's a big deal, because Ethereum is the biggest NFT platform going, handling 75% of total transaction volume. Stealth addresses would fill in this gap, and also move Ethereum further towards a multi wallet model in which, for example, different addresses are generated for each application you interact with. This would enhance both privacy and security – don't you know you shouldn't store all your crypto is one place? Let a thousand wallet addresses bloom.
Twitter is scratching its collective head after Porsche's debut NFT flop
Web3 Brand Doodles Buys ‘Rick & Morty’, Disney Animation Collaborator Golden Wolf
U.S.’ first nuclear-powered Bitcoin mining center to open in Q1
Yuga Labs Files Another Lawsuit Over RR/BAYC Project
How Apple’s Upcoming Mixed-Reality Headset Will Work
“It’s Gross To Me”: The Trio Of Artists Suing AI Art Generators Speaks Out
Meta expands its partnership with the NBA to offer 52 games in VR
Axie Infinity’s Monthly Player Count Drops to Low Not Seen Since November 2020 – Bitcoin News
OpenAI is slowly rolling out ChatGPT Pro for $42 per month.
Rarible, one of the most widely used NFT marketplaces, has just launched a tool to help NFT creators set up bespoke NFT marketplaces for their projects and collections.
Playground has ntroduced AI-first image editing. "In the past, it's been hard to add, remove, or change aspects of images without losing the essence of an image. Now you can instruct our AI engine to change even the smallest detail of your creations.
Nothing to see here: Atomic Clock is 90 seconds to midnight
China launches 100-mph hydrogen/supercapacitor train
Awesome
OK
Stop wasting my time
Thanks for reading! Send your thoughts and comments to feedback@thisismeteor.com. We are accepting story pitches. Hit us up at storypitches@thisismeteor.com.
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