How about the proposed 15- minute city confinement putting up walks like a prison. :calvin come Lord Jesus :prayer-hands: Microsoft's New AI Can Mimic Anyone's Voice! Here's Why VALL-E Concerns Experts: The tech giant manufacturer quietly introduced the new artificial intelligence. There were no press releases or other big announcements for the technology. But this is not the problem. Experts shared their concern about the ability of the new VALL-E to mimic anyone's voice. Via its Github demo page, Microsoft wrote that the new AI could copy an individual's speaking style. VALL-E can do this by listening to a three-second audio recording. "VALL-E emerges in-context learning capabilities and can be used to synthesize high-quality personalized speech with only a 3-second enrolled recording of an unseen speaker as an acoustic prompt," said Microsoft. Surprisingly, the TTS tech could copy the diction and speakers' speech. Most of VALL-E's audio is so similar that you won't notice any differences from the original ones. This is where the problem starts. Many experts said that if scammers and other cybercriminals can create a similar technology, they can easily copy the voices of their victims. Just imagine answering a call from strangers. After that, your voice is already being used for malicious campaigns. Study: Law Forces Prosecutors to Dump 69% of NYC Criminal Cases: A law has forced prosecutors to drop cases in New York City, which has only added to its crime problem, according to a study. The issue resulted in suspects being freed without facing consequences, the New York Post reported Thursday. The rate at which cases were dismissed citywide rose from 44% in 2019 — the year new “discovery” rules were adopted by state lawmakers — to 69% by mid-October 2021, the Manhattan Institute finds in the report, set for release Thursday. For misdemeanor cases, the increase was even more dramatic, jumping from 49% to 82% during the same period, according to official data cited by the conservative think tank. Social media users expressed their opinions on the matter, one writing, “NYC needs another Giuliani to clean house.” “It’s appalling how broken the justice system is with the radical policies democrats impose. They empower criminals at the expense of the innocent,” another said. The statute has correlated with intensifying crime and a decrease in arrests being made, the study continued: In New York City, adult felony arrests fell by 14% between 2019 and 2021, while NYC shootings rose by 102% and murders rose by over 51%. Citywide, felony and misdemeanor drug arrests combined fell by over 48%—even though illegal drug activity expanded, evidenced by drug overdose deaths up by nearly 80%. Legendary singer-songwriter David Crosby has died: Legendary singer-songwriter David Crosby has died at age 81, according to his family. Crosby was a founding member of influential rock bands The Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Jan Dance, Crosby's wife, issued a statement about the passing of the music icon through Variety, "It is with great sadness after a long illness, that our beloved David (Croz) Crosby has passed away." "He was lovingly surrounded by his wife and soulmate Jan and son Django," the widow continued. "Although he is no longer here with us, his humanity and kind soul will continue to guide and inspire us. His legacy will continue to live on through his legendary music." https://www.theblaze.com/news/david-crosby-dead-illness-music Pope Francis: “Proselytizing is something pagan, not evangelical, not Christian”: On Wednesday, Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, addressed crowds gathered for his weekly general audience that convincing someone from another religion to become Christian is a “pagan” practice. “To evangelize is not to proselytize,” the pope told crowds gathered in the Vatican for his weekly general audience. “To proselytize is something pagan, it is neither religious nor evangelical.” Pope Francis has specifically forbidden attempts to convert Jews.
