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☆ Artist Charlie Engman’s unsettling AI images of the human body
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-18 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Instead, they were a machine’s best-guess at the world through human prompts. Charlie EngmanSitting with the images can bring on a creeping sense of unease. Like many people, Engman was first introduced to AI through the app Lensa, which allowed people to generate stylized AI self-portraits to share on social media. Charlie EngmanNew AI abilities have generally come in bursts, then pause as processing power catches up and breakthroughs are made. Or maybe the next gen of AI swerves us even deeper into the uncanny valley in yet unknown and frightening ways.

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☆ Climate Action 15: 2024's Leading Innovators for a Sustainable Future
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +40 min

Editor's note: Business Insider's reporters and editors nominated leaders based on insights from past Climate Action honorees, expert sources, and reader submissions. Courtesy of Jayson RicamaraSaudi Arabia, with its hot desert climate and little fresh water, is one of the most difficult farming environments. AdvertisementIyris in October also launched a sustainable-farming pilot in Saudi Arabia with chemical and plastic manufacturers as well as companies including Red Sea Global, a luxury tourism developer. A UN climate panel estimated that harnessing wave energy could supply 20% more electricity than the world produced in 2022. The US is trying to shore up its own mining and manufacturing base to curb China's power, including in battery recycling.

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☆ Ikea is redefining its customer experience — starting with raves
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Marcus Engman, Ikea's creative director, said the raves signal Ikea's strategy to attract customers. Two spectacular raves — one of which got shut down by the police, an Ikea spokesperson told Fast Company. As for Ikea, Engman said there are creative ways to maximize Ikea's space to improve its bottom line. "There are techniques that we use in entertainment that are not used at all in retail," Engman told Fast Company. Engman told Fast Company that Ikea's growth efforts — including raves — may be a way to expand its brand.

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