Bored Ape NFT Event Eye Burn Issue
Episode Title: #92 Tech Talk: “Bored Ape NFT Event Eye Burn Issue” – US AI Safety Institute. Hidden iPhone Police Recording Feature.
Some visitors to a celebration in Hong Kong of the Bored Ape Yacht Club collection of non fungible-tokens complained about eye problems and blamed the lighting used at the event.
The United States will launch an AI safety institute to evaluate known and emerging risks of so-called “frontier” artificial intelligence models.
How to set the “pulled over” shortcut on your iPhone.
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What’s going on everyone?! Welcome to Tech Talk on the LEO podcast, where we explore the world of technology and innovation. I’m your host, Kevin Muñoz, and in these episodes, we dive deep into the latest trends and advancements in the tech industry.
In today’s episode, we’re diving into three stories that have been making headlines in the tech world. Our first story has to do with Some visitors to a celebration in Hong Kong of the Bored Ape Yacht Club collection of non-fungible-tokens complained about eye problems and blamed the lighting used at the event.
Our second story is about how the United States will launch an AI safety institute to evaluate known and emerging risks of so-called “frontier” artificial intelligence models.
And for our third and final story we’ll be talking about the “pulled over” shortcut on your iPhone and how you can set it up all on your own for whenever you might get pulled over by a cop.
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Now let’s get right into today’s three stories on Tech talk on the LEO podcast.
For our first story,
[Story 1: Bored Ape NFT Event Eye Burn Issue]
Our first story takes us to the buzzing world of NFTs. Specifically the infamous Bored Ape Yacht Club who’s creator Yuga Labs Inc. recently hosted ApeFest in Hong Kong during Nov. 3 to the 5th, which included a brightly lit party. However, as it turns out people experienced more than just a celebration. According to this bloomberg article there were multiple reports of people staying there who had eye burn issues, blaming the event’s lighting.
A spokesperson for Yuga Labs, mentioned that they’ve been in touch with “the 15 people” which apparently represent less than 1% of the attendees who faced these issues. One notable figure in the crypto community, Adrian Zdunczyk, even got diagnosed with photokeratitis over both eyes after attending and was prescribed steroid eye drops and eye lubricants. Adrian made a post on twitter in hopes to encourage all his friends who are suffering now to go get their eyes checked because like Adrian they also most likely got their eyes burnt with UV. Now, that folks is a different type of dedication to your digital collectibles!
For our second story,
[Story 2: US AI Safety Institute]
For our second story, the United States is gearing up for a new initiative. The U.S. Comm erce Secretary, Gina Raimondo, announced the launch of an AI safety institute. This institute will evaluate the risks associated with “frontier” AI models. It looks like this will not be a solo mission; Raimondo is calling on academia and industry folks to join the consortium. Stating that “the private sector must step up.”
Raimondo also added that she would commit to the U.S. institute establishing a formal partnership with the United Kingdom Safety Institute.
This initiative, under the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will focus on setting standards for safety, security, and testing of AI models. It aims to address the potential risks and impacts of advanced AI, aligning with President Joe Biden’s recent executive order requiring developers of AI systems that pose risks to U.S. national security, the economy, public health or safety to share the results of safety tests with the U.S. government, in line with the Defense Production Act, before they are released to the public.
The order also directs agencies to set standards for that testing and address related chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and cybersecurity risks.
For our third and final story,
[Story 3: Hidden iPhone Police Recording Feature]
Now, for our third and final story of the day, we’ve got a tech tip that’s making waves on social media. Have you ever heard of the ‘pulled over’ iPhone feature? Well, this hidden gem has been making waves all over tik tok recently even though it’s been around for a while. This shortcut initiates 18 different reactions at once including turning on your front camera and audio when you say, “Hey Siri, I’m being pulled over.” and just like that it’ll send your live location to a pre-approved contact, record from your front-facing camera with the brightness down to zero, so it doesn’t look like you’re recording. It will pause any music you had playing, send the recording to the same person it told you’re being pulled over and at the same time upload all of the videos to your iCloud drive or your drop box of choice.
It’s like having your own tech-savvy guardian angel in your pocket, ensuring your safety during tricky situations with law enforcement. Apparently this shortcut was created by Redditor Robert Peterson back in 2018. If you’re intrigued, you can find the ‘I’m getting pulled over’ shortcut by simply typing it into google.
Now I will say it does require a bit of leg work on your end so listen up for these quick 5 steps on what you need to do to set it up. First you have to make sure your iPhone is using at least iOS12. Second, If you haven’t already, download the Shortcuts app from the App Store. Third, On your iPhone, open the ‘I’m getting pulled over’ shortcut. Fourth, Once you’ve downloaded the shortcut, set up a designated contact who you’d like to be alerted. And lastly If you need to use the shortcut, simply say ‘Siri, I’m getting pulled over’, and your iPhone will start recording.
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Article 2:
https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-launch-its-own-ai-safety-institute-raimondo-2023-11-01/
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