Lots of virtual people die in first-person shooter war games — as of January, 62 billion virtual people had died in COD: Black Ops, according to game maker Activision, and it’s surely way more than that now.
Another interesting statistic: “virtual people” death tolls.
App Scours Twitter and Facebook to Predict Your Interests:
This sort of AI has obvious appeal to advertisers, who could, for example, use your love of Interpol to produce highly targeted ads for skinny jeans. moustache combs, and microbrews.
Cognitive surplus, please meet reality: “Americans Are Spending More Time Watching TV and Sleeping as Unemployment Rises, Survey Finds.”