Stephen Follows

What does the patent behind Netflix’s acquisition of Ben Affleck’s AI company actually do?

I read all 68 pages of the patent behind Ben Affleck’s stealth AI start-up that Netflix just bought in order to understand exactly how the system works (and so you don't have to).

Students with lower self-control tend to procrastinate with short-form video, study finds

Who among us hasn't put off doing something we know we need to do while scrolling through just a few more TikToks, Instagram ...
EurekAlert!

Students with lower self-control tend to procrastinate with short-form video; sleep suffers, but not grades, study finds

Researchers from the University of Kansas and Boston University conducted a study with college students about how they use short form video like TikToks, Instagram Reels and YouTube shorts. They found ...

NotebookLM now uses Gemini, Nano Banana, and Veo to animate your Video Overviews

Leveraging the full AI stack ...
Opinion

Are A.I.-Generated Videos Changing How We See Animals?

By manipulating animals to do wonderful things, we may become numb to their real wonder.