Sam Altman's Messiah behavior about AI is reminiscent of the way Mark Zuckerberg propagated the blessings of social media for society, before the negative effects became apparent and he was publicly keelhauled, including before the U.S. Congress. Zuckerberg has since argued that social media is a mirror for society rather than the enabler of evil, making him increasingly confident in his presentation to the outside world.
"Inside the bro-ification of Mark Zuckerberg" is the untranslatable headline above an excellent Washington Post article about Zuckerberg reinventing himself as a muscular version of ... Julius Caesar? Zuckerberg has switched from his familiar hoodie to t-shirts with self-invented lyrics quoting the Latin emperor, but apparently forgetting how Caesar met his end.
Zuckerberg is having a banner year: strong financial performance sees Meta shares rise sharply after a disastrous 2023, Apple's VR glasses flop while the new Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses get rave reviews. But once again, Zuckerberg seems blind to the problems his company's introduced technology could cause.
Creepiest glasses ever
Harvard students turned Zuckerberg's Meta glasses into "Terminator glasses" that allow them to do very creepy things simply by looking at someone:
"The technology, which combines Meta's smart Ray-Ban glasses with the facial recognition service Pimeyes and some other tools, allows someone to automatically go from a face to a name, phone number and home address."
The video published by the students on Tuesday paints a terrifying picture of a world in which, for example, any creep wearing such glasses could stalk any woman. The creators have shared all the information about this "I-XRAY" here.
