Gene Becker

@genebecker

Augmented humanity. Enspirited reality. Insight machines. Cultural computing. Currently principal instigator at Samsung.

Palo Alto, CA
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Joined August 2007
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  1. Oct 11

    Caption bots seem like they are getting better lately. Maybe using GAN + context gradients?

  2. Oct 11

    Me, excited for new Sonos integration: “Alexa, play some Korn in the kitchen” A: “Here’s a station you might like, Simon & Garfunkel” 😱😱😱

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  3. Retweeted
    Oct 6

    Watch this.

    Poet Slams Congress Inaction Following Tragedy After Tragedy
    'Can't you hear the children scream?' — this man's spoken word poem about gun violence will bring you to tears
    482 replies 7,268 retweets 9,904 likes
  4. Oct 8

    10mi 82min so tired aiya

  5. Retweeted
    Oct 6

    The survivors and family members of mass shootings have a message for the leaders of our nation.

    895 replies 21,003 retweets 27,560 likes
  6. Retweeted
    Oct 7

    "Co-Parenting With Alexa" - on the role of voice-controlled assistants in interacting with kids

    5 retweets 13 likes
  7. Oct 5

    Buried the lede: "By creating a design you forget, Google is making it even easier to forget how much of your privacy you’re ceding."

    sure it's cute--but it's also a dark pattern
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  8. Sep 28

    This [thread? After 9 months, can we even call it a thread, Tim? More like a twisted skein] whatever, provides a useful public service

    Replying to @timmaughan
    what could possibly go wrong
    4 retweets 5 likes
  9. Sep 28

    This sounds like an epic troll

  10. Sep 28

    Nostalgic for the days when the future promised us wireless fax and disk-based novels

    1992 article on smartphones Note Intel's pessimism, Apple's early vision It took 15 years to play out
  11. Sep 27

    This is great, nice work and all!

    We just released a short film with ! It's about the uncertain future of artificial intelligence and IoT.
    2 replies 6 retweets 9 likes
  12. Sep 24

    This thing

    0:37
    Once seen, cannot be unseen
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  13. Sep 24

    10.5mi 74min 79F

  14. Sep 20

    Yeah also “there is an inverse relationship between your capacity to innovate, and the actual existence of people and buildings"

    "would raise profound questions... particularly regarding how citizens’ data are collected, protected and used"
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  15. Sep 20

    Assertion: videos of AR are always better than the actual AR experience. Discuss.

    0:33
    Excuse me, I’m just laying out IKEA furniture on a subway platform
    2 retweets 5 likes
  16. Sep 18

    In the end it was seen that the great Jellyfish-Honeybee war was sparked by an unfortunate rendering of 'royal jelly' in Google Translate...

    1 retweet 1 like
  17. Sep 17

    10.5mi 71min 71F it's good to be alive and in love

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  18. Sep 17

    Foundational stuff for me. Did anyone ever make a ZorkMOO.?

    The Enduring Legacy of Zork
    1 reply
  19. Sep 17

    Cue denunciation by

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  20. Retweeted
    Sep 14

    Starting out, changing career, or returning from a break? Deadline is Mon for 3 New Talent Residencies

    1 reply 17 retweets 14 likes

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