The trustworthiness of AI-synthesized faces
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences finds AI-synthesized faces are indistinguishable from real faces and humans actually find them slightly more trustworthy. The results highlight not only the risks of deepfakes, but also a tremendous opportunity for researchers and businesses. The study looked at three experiments. In the […]
Android Building Among Teen Smartphone Owners
Nielsen recently announced that the majority of teens now own smartphones. Fifty-eight percent of teens now own a smartphone – up from 36 percent in 2011. What is perhaps most interesting, is the strength of Android devices among this audience. According to the same data, 59 percent of teens adopting smartphones in the last three […]
The Future of the “Industry Analyst”
Last month Phil Fersht, CEO of HfS Research wrote about the changing (or in need of a change) industry analyst business. Gideon Gartner’s post yesterday brought this to my attention and it is certainly something that I’ve thought a lot about. IIAR is holding a teleconference on this topic late this month. Here are a few thoughts on the points […]
The Future of Data (and the Death of Surveys)
The demand for “metrics” is increasing. At the same time, data availability is accelerating. More, the availability of survey software like SurveyMonkey has driven down both the cost and accessibility to survey tools. In economic parlance, we’ve seen both supply and demand shift out. As the chart shows, the end result is a lower price […]
