On August 9, the Chilean Supreme Court released a landmark ruling in what constitutes the world’s first case dealing with the protection of neural data. The Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals’ decision, emphasizing the need for new technologies, especially those dealing with was previously considered a private matter…

Khari Johnson at WIRED wrote a great piece with and equally brilliant title “Apple Ghosts the Generative AI Revolution”. I was happy to share some initial thoughts for this article on the #VisionPro launch, and the carefully tailored references (and absences) to #generativeAI. “Apple appears focused on delivering high-end hardware…

When divers return to the surface, they have to follow a process to reintroduce their bodies to the atmosphere. To avoid decompression sickness, during their ascent divers make either a series of stops (staged decompression), or follow a slow but continuous process (continuous decompression). Those proceedings are thoroughly observed and…

Dear reader, important housekeeping announcement! As you might know, Revue was part of Twitter, and *for reasons you can imagine* is closing down on Jan 18th. Therefore, “This week in the ➡️ #Metaverse” is moving to Substack. While I tried to export subscribers in a way that ensures that you…

or, How the cult of the algorithm relates to Lovecraft’s pantheon. The Eldritch Myths in Lovecraft Without disregarding Lovecraft’s misogyny and racism, it also can be said that he is one of the most influential modern horror writers. As the creator of the “cosmic horror” genre, the novelty of Lovecraft’s pantheon is presenting cosmic deities…

A weekly roundup of what’s happening in the digital land(scape). Metaverse ethics, governance and interesting trends from crypto, gaming, AI and regulation. What’s going on:

A weekly roundup of what’s happening in the digital land(scape). Metaverse ethics, governance and interesting trends from crypto, gaming, AI and regulation. What’s going on: After crypto’s crash and NFTs’ collapse, Web3 idealists race to prove that the dream of decentralization isn’t dead — fortune.com …

A weekly roundup of what’s happening in the digital land(scape). Metaverse ethics, governance and interesting trends from crypto, gaming, AI and regulation. What’s going on: Metaverse visionary Neal Stephenson is building a blockchain to uplift creators — cointelegraph.com “I worry about things that are not directly related to blockchain and the Metaverse. …

A weekly roundup of what’s happening in the digital land(scape). Metaverse ethics, governance and interesting trends from crypto, gaming, AI and regulation. What’s going on: Rescale and Nvidia partner to automate industrial metaverse | VentureBeat — venturebeat.com …