Phil McCarthy's Pareidoloop overlays randomly generated polygons on top of one another until facial recognition software recognizes a human face. Can't sleep, at SIGGRAPH! [via @Brandonn]
Pareidoloop
"Pooky Park" is an 1950s-style AI nightmare fuel TV commercial
Love it or hate it, there's one thing computer now do extremely well—generating AI nightmare fuel. AI seems to excel at the terrifying and the grotesque, and this AI-generated 1950s-style… READ THE REST
AI-generated nightmare fuel of Will Smith eating spaghetti
By now, we've all seen so many examples of what AI can generate—some of it is intriguing (did Sydney actually fall in love?), some of it is helpful (thank you,… READ THE REST
Nightmarish prototype of a wind-up creeping baby doll
What 19th-century child wouldn't want this creeping doll? Imagine it dressed in Victorian finery, scuttling across the hardwood floor, propelled by a noisy spring-wound mechanism. This model demonstrates the invention… READ THE REST
Premium smartphone camera telescope now $23 — save over 50% today
TL;DR: Save 45% on this HD monocular telescope, now available at the Cyber Week price of $22.97 (reg. $54) for only two more days. Are you stumped on what to get… READ THE REST
Lifetime access to 1,500+ book summaries just dropped to $60
TL;DR: Boost your knowledge and become a conversation starter with lifetime access to Headway — skip ahead to checkout and get it for $59.99. Ever wished you could contribute more engagingly to… READ THE REST
This retro gaming console will take you back to the days of saving princesses and blowing on cartridges
TL;DR: Revisit the classics and stream modern hits with the Kinhank Super Console X2 Pro, featuring retro video games and free shipping for $99.99 (reg. $159). Remember when multiplayer gaming meant elbowing your… READ THE REST
