Welcome! Our Sunday email this week has seven new and interesting links. AI companies are training their software using photos of kids. Photos that parents have tried to protect. And links to a Japanese paper computer, how the sun’s magnetic field is flipping, and more. Also, a great story about an ancient Egyptian seaport that rivaled the Silk Road. It connected the Mediterranean world by sea to India, Arabia, and China. Oh, and is an AI boss better than a real boss? Find out in the links below.
AI trains on kids’ photos even when parents use strict privacy settings
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/07/ai-trains-on-kids-photos-even-when-parents-use-strict-privacy-settings/
The Asteroid Hit by NASA Seems to Be Moving Strangely, High School Students Find | Smithsonian
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-asteroid-hit-by-nasa-seems-to-be-moving-strangely-high-school-students-find-180982874/
The sun’s magnetic field is about to flip. Here’s what to expect. | Space
https://www.space.com/sun-magnetic-field-flip-solar-maximum-2024
More Than 98 Percent of Costa Rica’s Energy is Renewable—Here’s How | Smithsonian
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/sponsored/more-than-98-percent-of-costa-ricas-energy-is-renewableheres-how-180984371/
A Buried Ancient Egyptian Port Reveals the Hidden Connections Between Distant Civilizations
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/hidden-ancient-egyptian-port-reveals-180984485/
Computer inspired by Japanese art of paper-cutting has no electronics and stores data in tiny cubes | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/computer-inspired-by-japanese-art-of-paper-cutting-has-no-electronics-and-stores-data-in-tiny-cubes
https://youtu.be/yR1uUKqwMTo
Would having an AI boss be better than your current human one?
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c03lgz2zrg1o