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Your AI Doesn’t Understand You — It Can’t Even See You: Why AI Is Still Blind and How LookMood Is Opening Its Eyes

We keep calling AI intelligent. But it has never seen a human face. Over the past two years, artificial intelligence has undergone a meteoric rise. We’ve watched it master the Bar Exam, write sophisticated code in seconds, and translate ancient dialects with startling precision. By all accounts, AI is becoming "smarter" than us. But there is a fundamental, glaring flaw in the current AI revolution: Almost every AI you interact with is legally blind. The Text-Only Delusion We are currently living in the era of "Text-Only Intelligence." You type a prompt into a box, and a machine generates a response based on the statistical probability of the next word. It is a world of pure syntax, devoid of the very things that make human communication meaningful. In the real world, humans don't just "exchange data." We communicate through a complex, silent language of: Micro-reactions that betray our true feelings. Tonal shifts that turn a statement into a questio...

Instagram Video: How does it work

Instagram the popular photo sharing app that was acquired by Facebook has now added video. These are 15 second long videos that you can capture and share on popular social networks. Instagram Video works a lot like Vine , The video capture and sharing app from Twitter. Vine allows you to take 6 second videos that play in a loop. Instagram video lets you take videos and play it in a 15 second sequence. Video on Instagram is proving to be a big hit with users. Here are some stats you might be interested in. Vine has 13 million users while Instagram has 130 million. Vine is owned by Twitter which has about half a billion users - Instagram is owned by Facebook which has over 1 billion users. The stakes are with Instagram video being launched in direct competition with Vine. There are many names being used to refer to the new service InstaVideo, InstaVids and a whole lot more. How does Instagram Video work. Unlike in Vine the video will last for 15 seconds - to get started after you have...

Create your own #FollowMe Twitter video via Vizify

There are many reasons why people follow you on Twitter . Now is your chance to show the world why people follow you. The kind of Twitter profile you run and maintain and your best Tweets. Twitter along with Vizify have launched a new service and it's called #FollowMe. The campaign is powered by Vizify the Portland based startup. Twitter and Vizify first teamed up a year ago for the 'Year on Twitter project' - this is the fruition of that project. You can now create a video that's based on your top twwwets, interactions, pics and the time of day you tend to Tweet. You can choose music from over a million licensed tracks and get your very own Twitter profile video up and running. #FollowMe project hops to capture your unique tweeting style and showcase it as a highlight reel. The video once created will showcase your top tweet, pics, Vines and followers - the ones you've interacted with the most. It is a fun little web-app that brings out who you are on Twitter. Plea...

How to shoot a Vine video with the front-facing camera

Right, the time has finally arrived. You can now shoot a Vine video with your front-facing camera - you know what that means  A lot of Vine videos out there are going to be embarrassing, because people will shoot self videos and you know what happens after that. There is also another improvement to Vine - you can now use @mentions in your posts. If you still haven't head about Vine the micro-video app form Twitter - you can check out our other posts about it here . Vine let's you shoot a looped video that looks like a GIF on steroids and these can be shared with your friends. Vine has become very popular and for good reason. With the new feature - the ability to shoot self-videos using the front facing camera - expect a lot of fun videos to start appearing on Twitter. How to turn on, enable the front-facing camera in Vine 1. When creating a post 2. tap the button at the bottom left-hand corner to try the front-facing camera 3. use the same button to switch between your front-fa...

How does Cinemagram work

Cinemagr.am is an amazing app that lets you create short loop videos and share with your friends. Kind of works like Twitter's Vine app - you press the record button and the videos is captured and looped together like an animated GIF image on steroids. The animated GIF has stood the test of time - with all the improvements in Tech and the amount of Technology being rolled out everyday from glasses to watches. The humble GIF stands proud and it's not going anywhere. Users on the interwebs love looking at GIFs - Reddit is testimony to that. So if you like Apps like Instagram  and  Vine you now have Cinemagram. The app is very social once you create your short cinema, share it on your feed. You can also find other feeds to follow and you can also share with your FB, Twitter and other social networking friends of yours. The App also provides different editing editing and filter options. To make your videos and images more vivid. The end result of your productions on Cinemagram are...

How to find Vine videos on Twitter

Vine is the latest App from Twitter that has made a splash as a mico-video tool. We have already written about Vine and how it can be used to shoot and share 6 second videos on Twitter. with Vine you have 6 seconds to shoot a video, which then plays in loop - these videos can be shared on Twitter and Facebook. People are really having fun with this new app and there are now lots of vine videos now appearing on Twitter. These videos are fun and can be quite addictive. Being shot by just everyday people gives it a personalized touch and is something people can relate to. You can find and surf all of these videos videos on Twitter -- maybe even follow some of the more creative and cleaver video makers. Vine is a free videos shooting and broadcasting tool which is growing in popularity. How to search for all Vine videos being shared on Twitter. 1. Login to Twitter 2. In the search bar type 'Vine.co' 3. All the videos being shared by Vine users will appear in real-time 4. You can no...

Vine the mico-video App by Twitter has been launched

Twitter the micro-blogging network have just launched their micro-video app in the iStore. With the new Vine app from Twitter you can shoot and record videos and then share it on Twitter and Facebook. You however have one 6 seconds to get the job done. 140 characters was enough to make Twitter one of the hottest internet destinations. Since each Tweet cannot contain more that 140 characters. If that logic was good enough for words then 6 seconds is good enough for video. Currently only available on iOS devices (iPhone, iPod and iPad), it should be made available to Android users pretty soon. Vine: How does it work Once you record a video using Vine it looks more like an animated GIF rather than a video. These short videos can be attached to your Tweets and sent out to your Twitter Followers. 1. Go to the App and install it on your device 2. Once installed you will need to sign-in with your Twitter account or via email. 3. Hit the video camera button and press down on the view finder...