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August 19, 2024

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OVERWORLD:
-Cyber-terrorists used ChatGPT to control America.-

ONE BETWEEN:
- This is the best picture of brain connections ever.-

THE DEPTHS:
-You’ve probably lived in a building like this.-

“ Do you see someone skilled in their work? They will serve before kings; they will not serve before officials of low rank.”
Proverbs 22:29

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Cyber-terrorists used ChatGPT to control America

It’s late 2024, and robots are now influencing politics.

OpenAI has banned multiple ChatGPT accounts linked to an Iranian influence campaign. The accounts were used to generate and share content related to the US presidential election and other global issues.

According to OpenAI, the campaign used ChatGPT to create long-form articles and social media comments. These were posted on platforms like Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

Here’s the gist of it:

Eye of the storm: This operation, connected to the covert Iranian group Storm-2035, primarily utilized ChatGPT to craft lengthy articles and social media posts for platforms such as Instagram and X (formerly known as Twitter).

Propaganda plays: Storm-2035 is known for trying to sway U.S. voters with fake websites posing as real news outlets. The content produced was diverse, covering not only the election but also the Israel-Hamas conflict, Israel’s participation in the Olympic Games, Venezuelan politics, and the rights of Latinx communities in the United States. The operation sought to infuelnce across the political spectrum, attempting to influence both sides of U.S. political discourse.

Fail: Despite these efforts, OpenAI’s investigation revealed that the campaign failed to gain significant traction. Most of the social media posts associated with this operation garnered minimal engagement, receiving few likes, shares, or comments. This suggests that the campaign’s impact was limited, at least in terms of audience interaction.

This is not the first time such influence operations have come to light. In May, OpenAI and Meta jointly disrupted a similar campaign that used AI-generated content to post pro-Israel messages on Instagram and Facebook.

With the U.S. presidential election drawing near, concerns about foreign interference are intensifying. Just last week, former President Donald Trump reported that his campaign had been hacked, allegedly linked to a phishing attempt by an Iranian group, prompting an FBI investigation into the incident and other potential cyber threats targeting both the Trump and Biden-Harris campaigns.

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✦Business & Tech✦

Sci-fi lawmaking: Colorado's new privacy law expands "sensitive data" to include brain data, addressing the lack of regulation in consumer neurotechnology. This move could lead to broader legislation, protecting against misuse of brainwave data collected by wearable devices.

They made it: Epic Games is launching a mobile storefront after legal battles with Apple and Google, aiming for 100 million installs by year-end. Despite challenges, it offers lower fees and free games.

✦Fashion & Culture✦

Snoop Dogg kinda confirmed that he earnd nearly $9 million during the 2024 Olympics in Paris, attending major events, partying, and promoting the games.

Mystery: Marvel fired X-Men '97 creator Beau DeMayo in March 2024 after an internal investigation. The findings have still not been revealed, and they might never be. DeMayo claims Marvel removed his credits and misled about the reasons for his termination. Marvel denies his allegations.

Good ole’ Americana: The Polo Ralph Lauren x Naoiomi Glasses “Denim Daydream” collection is pretty cool. It honors Navajo rodeo attire and Glasses’ ranching roots. It features blue hues, embroidered pieces, and jewelry curated from Native artisans. A portion of sales benefits Creative Futures Collective.

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 BETWEEN

Beautiful

This is the best picture of brain connections ever

Ain’t it pretty? Researchers from Harvard and Google have unveiled the most detailed wiring diagram of the human brain ever created.

Origin: The project begun in 2014 — a woman undergoing surgery for epilepsy had a tiny piece of her cerebral cortex removed. This cubic millimeter of brain tissue has since become the foundation for a decade-long project that has produced an interactive map featuring approximately 57,000 cells and 150 million synapses.

Beauty: The diagram shows the godly architecture of the brain, with cells that twist around themselves, mirrored cell pairs, and enigmatic egg-shaped objects that defy current scientific understanding.

Process: The mapping process involved staining the tissue with heavy metals to make it visible under an electron microscope and then slicing it into ultra-thin sections, each only 34 nanometers thick. The resulting images, totaling 1.4 petabytes of data, were processed with Google's machine-learning algorithms to create a 3D reconstruction.

This brain map is now publicly accessible and is expected to spur significant advancements in neuroscience and may even improve in deep-learning AI systems.

THE DEPTHS

Architecture

You’ve probably lived in a building like this - it’s all thanks to one man.

Experts have for decades argued about Swiss-French 20th century architect, Le Corbusier.

Some say that his architecture held classic fascist ideals, while some say he revolutionized living conditions.

The argument boils down to whether or not Le Corbusier’s philosophies were indifferent to historical sites and equality. Sadly, you won’t find an answer here. It’s too complex. But there are some things that are for certain.

Le The man himself.

What there’s no question about, is that he’s the 20th century’s most influential architect. He’s the prime reason as to why modern urban planning looks how it does - whether one thinks it’s ugly or beautiful.

In 1927, he defined 5 principles of architecture - a rule set that created a new and industrialized way of architecture. Nowadays, these ideas are nothing special, that’s because Corbusier made them a norm.

Here are the 5 principles (you’ve probably lived in a building like this):

✦ 1. The Pilotis: Put the building on stilts or tall supports. This lifts the building off the ground, so cars can park underneath or people can hang out in the shade. It's like putting your house on giant legs so there's more room to play below.

✦ 2. Flat Roof Terrace: Instead of having a regular sloped roof, make the roof flat so it can be used as an extra garden or patio.

✦ 3. Free Design of the Facade: Normally, the outside walls of a building are there to hold it up, but with a pilotis, you can design the outside however you want. This provides a blank canvas without worrying about where the windows and doors have to go because the building's skeleton does all the hard work.

✦ 4. Horizontal Windows: Instead of small, regular windows, you put in long, horizontal ones that stretch across the walls. This lets in a lot of light and gives everyone inside a great view.

✦ 5. Free Design of the Floor Plan: Without the need for walls to hold up the building, rooms can be arranged in any way. This lends planners building blocks to create rooms, moving them around freely to make the inside of the building fit exactly what they need.

Now, obviously, Le Corbusier was a genius. Most of the buildings he made in this style are classic masterpieces - such as the Unite d’Habitation pictured above or the Palace of Assembly in Chandigarh India, pictured below.

But style, when it’s revolutionizing and ingenious, will always have imitators who completely butcher it. Corbusier is influential because the style spread like the plague. And let’s be real, most people aren’t living in UNESCO heritage sites á la Corbusier. Where this style is mostly prevalent around the world, is through cheap atrocities like these: