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Facebook: «Nous voulons faire d'Internet une “no-go zone" pour les terroristes»
(Facebook: "We want to make the Internet a "no-go zone" for terrorists)
Newspaper | Le Monde
Date | 16.6.2017
Language | French
Country | France
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, Facebook, threat
Summary | Facebook just issued a statement where they explain how they want to fight propaganda and terrorism. Monika Bickert and Brian Fishman talk about why they released the statement now, the technology used to fight terrorism, artificial intelligence, privacy, and threatening content.
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L'intelligence artificielle à l'assaut de nos logements
(Artificial intelligence launched an attack on our homes)
Newspaper | Le Figaro
Date | 27.7.2017
Language | French
Country | France
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, texting
Summary | Artificial intelligence is getting closer to our homes. Many French companies want to make our lives at home easier, and artificial intelligence is the answer. For instance, HomeServe worked with natural language processing in order to create a virtual assistant that can solve breakdowns. Thanks to artificial intelligence, users can send a message to a chatbot (called Tom) and explain the problem/breakdown. Then, Tom identifies the breakdown and tries to find a way to solve it. This new assistant can also tell you how much the fixing will cost and schedule an appointment with a professional.
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Houseparty, l'autre application victime de la stratégie de copié-collé de Facebook
(Houseparty, the other app victim of Facebook's copy and paste strategy)
Newspaper | Les Echos
Date | 14.8.2017
Language | French
Country | France
Topic Tags | Facebook, video communication
Summary | Ben Rubin et Sima Sistani created a new app called Houseparty, where up to 8 people can talk and see each other at the same time. The new app became very popular among young people. Fidji Simo, responsible of the video part of Facebook, contacted both Rubin and Sistani to talk to them about a potential purchase of their society, but they refused. Then, they discovered that Facebook introduced a new option into Messenger that allows conversations between up to 6 people. Facebook also said they want to launch a new app called "Bonfire" for group videos, which could kill Houseparty definitively.
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Erik Orsenna: «N'oublions jamais qu'une langue est un cadeau!»
(Erik Orsenna: "Let's never forget that a language is a gift!")
Newspaper | Le Monde
Date | 9.3.2017
Language | French
Country | France
Topic Tags | language threat, spelling, texting, word/writing
Summary | Writer Erik Orsenna talks about language and why it shapes us. He talks about the new French spelling reforms, the French Academy, the relationship between language and people's identity, rap music, useless anglicisms, and texting.
Image Description | Photograph of interviewee Erik Orsenna
Image Tags | male(s)
Comment donner le goût de la lecture?
(How to instill the love of reading?)
Newspaper | Le Figaro
Date | 20.3.2016
Language | French
Country | France
Topic Tags | childhood, school, spelling, texting, threat, word/writing
Summary | Teenagers don't read a lot. This is not new, but nowadays texting and social networks are a priority among young people. They want immediacy, community, and noise, and reading equals silence, long time, and solitude. Young people read differently, which is why Bayard decided to focus on short stories instead of novels. Elementary schools are experimenting something new: the reading machine. Users can alternate on a tablet reading and listening phases.
Image Description | Photograph of an open book
Le neuroscientifique Michel Desmurget, associé à des personnalités du monde du spectacle, met en garde contre l'effet délétère des écrans récréatifs, en lieu et place de la présence humaine, sur le développement des enfants
(The neuroscientist Michel Desmurget, together with other celebrities, warns against the deleterious effect of screens (used instead of human presence) on children's development )
Newspaper | Le Monde
Date | 6.1.2016
Language | French
Country | France
Topic Tags | (mental) health, childhood, research/study, threat
Summary | According to numerous studies, children need human contact and culture in order to develop normally. Nowadays, digital screens are slowly replacing human presence; however, studies show that digital devices are toxic. The other bad news is that people don't believe in funding culture. But we need culture to feed our mind.
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Messenger met les marques en contact avec leurs clients
(Messenger brings together brands and their customers)
Newspaper | Le Figaro
Date | 12.4.2016
Language | French
Country | France
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, marketing
Summary | Bots might be the future of big companies such as Facebook. In France, the train company SNCF and the insurance company Axa Shift were the first ones to introduce bots. Chatbots were born in 1950, but they only became popular with the introduction of Siri in 2011 (the iPhone's assistant). With bots, people will be able to book a cab or check their bank information on their phone. Bots wouldn't replace apps; they would make the use of apps easier.
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Quand les banques s'initient aux chatbots pour répondre à leurs clients
(When banks use chatbots to answer their customers)
Newspaper | Les Echos
Date | 24.10.2016
Language | French
Country | France
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence
Summary | Banks are starting to use more and more virtual assistants to help them. Luvo, Amelia, or KAI can answer customers' questions related to for instance the cost of money withdrawal abroad.
Image Description | Speech bubble saying "Bonjour, que puis-je faire pour vous?"
Quand l'usage du smartphone risque de virer à l'addiction
(When the use of smartphone can lead to addiction)
Newspaper | Les Echos
Date | 8.2.2017
Language | French
Country | France
Topic Tags | (mental) health, addiction, smartphone, technology-free, threat
Summary | A third of young people between 18 and 24 claim that they look at their phone more than 50 times a day. People are more and more addicted to their smartphone, and we should be worried about that. The "Days without smartphones" were created 16 years ago because of this new trend. 41% of French people state that they look at their smartphone in the middle of the night, and 81% say that they use their smartphone while having a meal with friends or family. People are anxious if they don't have their phone. We talk about nomophobia to characterize this new health problem.
Image Description | Photograph of three young people looking at their phone and smiling
Image Tags | female(s), male(s), smartphone
Du SMS au smartphone, vingt ans à se réinventer
(From SMS to smartphone, twenty years to reinvent oneself)
Newspaper | Les Echos
Date | 25.1.2017
Language | French
Country | France
Topic Tags | smartphone, texting
Summary | The app Shazam was created in 1990, but at that time iTunes and iPhone did not exist. At first, people had to call a number and play the song to an answering machine and would receive the name of the song via text message.
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