You're Fired Hawaiian local broadcaster and newspaper The Garden Island has fired the two AI bots it recently introduced as its new anchors. As Wired journalist Guthrie Scrimegour — who was also previously let go by the paper — reports, the bots known as James and Rose were let go just two months after making their debut. At the time, the newspaper made a big fuss about becoming the first paper in the country to adopt AI-powered news anchors. James and Rose were the product of an Israeli AI company called Caledo, and quickly made waves for their bizarre and unnervingly monotonous line deliveries (as Scrimegour points out, for instance, James used the exact same matter-of-fact tone for a story about a vigil for a labor massacre and a fall pumpkin giveaway.) The pair also frequently butchered Hawaiian names, according to Scrimegour, and messed up the pronunciation of basic words like "rifle." That's not to mention frequently glitching hands and a terrifying inability to blink. That kind of uncanniness didn't sit well with the Garden Island's audience, many of whom called out the newspaper for replacing human labor with AI. Almost every video the newspaper uploaded to Instagram that depicts James and Rose was immediately panned in the comments. "This is so creepy, extremely uncanny valley," one user wrote, commenting on a story about suicide prevention. "This ain’t that," another user wrote. "Keep journalism local." Tough Job Market Meanwhile, the bots' creator Caledo declared the experiment a success in a statement to Wired, and vowed to expand the tech to other newspapers across the United States. "I never like to root against fellow reporters, but I’ll admit I was also happy to see them go," Scrimegour wrote. "While James and Rose did not actively supplant any existing newsroom jobs, I was concerned that the effort diverted resources that could be used on traditional media expenses, like human reporters, photographers, and editors." Unsurprisingly, the "severely under-resourced" local paper was bought out by a media conglomerate earlier this year. Whether James and Rose even managed to save the company money remains unclear. As Scrimegour points out, the newspaper's parent company appears to have not been able to "sell a single ad on the videos." "I wish James and Rose the best of luck in their future endeavors — it’s a tough job market out there," he wrote.   https://futurism.com/the-byte/newspaper-fires-two-ai-reporters-bizarre-behavior

An unusual cosmetic surgery procedure that involves permanently changing the color of your eyes using tattoos soaring in popularity. As the Wall Street Journal reports, experts are warning that the procedure — called keratopigmentation, or corneal tattooing — could leave lasting damage. The procedure involves cutting a donut-like tunnel into the cornea of the eye. The surgeon then widens this tunnel and fills it with a special dye that immediately and permanently changes the color of the eye. Conventionally, the procedure has been used to correct a cosmetic disfigurement from an injury or disease, as The Guardian reports. For some patients, the procedure can reduce glare following corneal damage. But as the WSJ reports, European doctors began injecting dyes for solely cosmetic reasons in the 2010s. "I see it as an enhancement," New Jersey resident Jason Jimenez, who underwent the procedure, told the newspaper. "People get their teeth done, they get implants and Botox. If it’s something that could make you happier, make you look better — then why not?" The US Food and Drug Administration has yet to approve keratopgimentation as a procedure in the US. But that hasn't stopped surgeons from finding workarounds: some are using lasers designed for vision correction off-label and buying dyes from companies overseas where they're certified, the WSJ reports. Earlier this year, the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) issued a public warning on the risks of eye color-changing surgeries, including "damage to the cornea that can lead to cloudiness" and "leakage of the dye into the eye." Other patients have reported an increased sensitivity to light, according to the WSJ. "No surgery is free of risk," AAO clinical spokesperson JoAnn Giaconi in a statement at the time. "With purely cosmetic surgeries on the eye, it’s just not worth the risk when it comes to your good vision." Instead, patients seeking to change the color of their eyes should resort to far less invasive options, such as colored contact lenses, the AAO advises.   https://futurism.com/neoscope/eye-color-tattoo

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