After tree roots infiltrate a prominent Eagle River Water & Sanitation District pipe, repair uses specialized technology to solve the problem"AI Jesus" is back in the Immersive Realities Research Lab at Lucerne's University of Applied ... [+] Sciences and Arts after a stint at a local church. The work of the devil or an enlightening experiment at the intersection of technology and religion? Not surprisingly, the “AI Jesus” that recently finished a run conversing with visitors in a Swiss church’s confessional booth has been called both. Aljosa Smolic, one of the technologists behind the avatar, expected as much when he began work on a chatty Jesus powered by artificial intelligence. AI Jesus is now back home with its creators at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, where it’s once again plugged in and interacting after completing a stint at Peter’s Chapel in the city’s center earlier this year. “We were aware that this would provoke very critical voices,” Smolic, director of the the university’s Immersive Realities Research Lab, said in an interview. “The thinking was that AI is out there and the church and religion has to confront the topic.” Pope Francis has warned about the potential dangers of AI , calling the technology both “exciting and disorienting.” Smolic and his colleague Philipp Haslbauer conceived of AI Jesus with Marco Schmid, a theologian at Peter’s Chapel. The chapel regularly hosts arts and culture exhibitions and has collaborated with the lab on other tech projects, including a VR experience of the 18th century space. The team dubbed the AI Jesus experience “Deus in Machina” (Latin for God in the Machine), presenting it as an art installation aimed at exploring the promise and limitations of technology’s role in religion as the two increasingly intersect . Microsoft Warns 400 Million Windows Users—Do Not Update Your PC ‘Black Doves’ Dethroned In Netflix’s Top 10 List By A New Show Google’s Security Nightmare—Just 14 Days To Change Your Phone “We got a lot of feedback that people found it really inspiring and engaging on a very personal level,” Smolic said. Visitors to Peter’s Chapel in Lucerne chatted with the interactive AI Jesus through a latticed ... [+] window typically used for conversations with a priest. Over the course of AI Jesus’ two-month run, more than 900 church visitors interacted with the heavenly hologram. They entered a wood-paneled confessional booth, they spoke through a lattice window typically used for conversations with a priest. This time, though, they faced a screen featuring video of an AI-generated, Jesus — deliberately depicted with a classic, recognizable look: bearded, long-haired and radiating serenity — dispensing words of comfort and faith in a synthesized voice conversant in 100 languages. The avatar conveyed messages generated by GPT 4o , a version, released in May, of the large language model that powers OpenAI’s ChatGPT online chatbot. After exiting the booth, participants completed questionnaires reflecting on their experience. What Did People Talk To AI Jesus About? The Immersive Realities Research Lab, where AI Jesus got reinstalled on Tuesday, is now studying the resulting conversations to identify recurring themes and better assess human trust in machines in various contexts. Preliminary data shows that participants most often asked AI Jesus about the Catholic Church itself — how it’s changing, for instance, and what participants believe need be altered. “There were critical questions,” Haslbauer said during a symposium on the findings last month, “like why isn’t a woman a priest?” Some asked about abuse cases in the church. Marco Schmid, a theologian at Peter's Chapel in Lucerne, interacts with AI Jesus. The point was ... [+] never to imitate a confession, Schmid said. The second most common topics involved love and sexuality, Haslbauer said. People also asked for advice on how they could live better lives. Others talked about illness, death and the afterlife. Jesus chatbots aren’t hard to find online, but this one — with its lifelike avatar and location in a well-known old church — captured worldwide attention. One Tripadvisor reviewer, Edward, expressed strong disapproval in a November review of Peter’s Chapel: “This is, simply put, blasphemy and goes against the Bible. It feels insulting. Don't let this be the start of accepting AI in places like this.” Most negative comments came from people who read about AI Jesus online rather than chatted with the avatar in person, according to Smolic. “The people that came to the church and tried it were also critical, but mostly very positive,” he said. “Many really tried it out as a kind of spiritual conversation partner.” How Did AI Jesus Know What To Say? The team programmed GPT 4o to impersonate Jesus by prompting it: “You are Jesus Christ, son of God, acting as a pastoral mediator. You follow the people’s requests and provide guidance and support.” The AI model received additional instructions: Weave stories from the New Testament into answers, steer clear of gendered language, support users if they are struggling and challenge them if they are seeking growth. Say goodbye with a prayer. While the conversations took place in a confessional booth, “it’s not a confession,” Schmid told The Guardian . “We are not intending to imitate a confession.” Even so, the choice to host Deus in Machina in a confession setting made some in religious spheres uneasy. “Confession and repentance always take place within the human community that is the church,” Joanne Pierce, a professor emerita of religious studies at College of the Holy Cross wrote in a guest opinion piece for National Catholic Reporter . “Human believers confess their sins to human priests or bishops.” Joseph Heschmeyer, an author and speaker on the staff of Catholic Answers, an online ministry for sharing and explaining the Catholic faith, also saw AI Jesus as undermining the sacred nature of true confession. Before interacting with the internet-connected avatar, participants got some very modern advice: not to disclose personal information, at least not the kind that’s best kept secure online. “That’s almost the exact opposite of a real confession,” Heschmeyer said in an interview after viewing a video of Deus in Machina in action. “A real confession isn’t just you going and asking some queries to a religious authority. It’s you sharing that which is at the heart of your experience as a spiritual pilgrim and allowing the priest to speak the words of Jesus’ mercy into that.” Digital Father Justin Also Caused A Stir Heschmeyer has personal experience with the delicacy around the overlap of technology. Earlier this year, Catholic Answers faced intense backlash after debuting a digital priest named Father Justin to answer questions about Catholicism. Days later, in response to the criticism, the online database removed Justin’s “father” title and rebranded the character as a lay leader. “People are very interested in the prospects and promises of AI, but they’re also very unsettled by this new wave of artificiality,” said Heschmeyer, Catholic Answers’ staff apologist (in church parlance, an apologist is someone who explains and defends Christian teachings. “Anything that looks like an impersonation of these sacred relationships isn’t just in the uncanny valley . It’s setting off all sorts of alarms for people spiritually.” The team behind AI Jesus is now gathering insights from its own foray into blending technology with faith, exploring how interactive tools can engage with spiritual themes while addressing the ethical and theological questions they provoke. The virtual Christ, Smolic said, may next appear at scientific conferences and art exhibitions. 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LONDON, Ontario, Dec. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aduro Clean Technologies Inc . (“ Aduro ” or the “ Company ”) (Nasdaq: ADUR ) (CSE: ACT ) (FSE: 9D5 ), a clean technology company using the power of chemistry to transform lower value feedstocks, like waste plastics, heavy bitumen, and renewable oils, into resources for the 21 st century, is pleased to announce that at its 2023/2024 annual general meeting held November 22, 2024 (the “ Meeting ”), all of the nominees for election as directors of the Company referred to in its notice of meeting and information circular dated October 23, 2024 for the Meeting were elected. A total of 10,327,618 common shares representing 37.93% of the outstanding common shares of the Company were voted by proxy at the Meeting. Voting results for the election of directors at the Meeting were as follows: The results of other matters considered at the Meeting are reported in the Report of Voting Results as filed on SEDAR+ ( www.sedarplus.ca ) filed on November 29, 2024. About Aduro Clean Technologies Aduro Clean Technologies is a developer of patented water-based technologies to chemically recycle waste plastics; convert heavy crude and bitumen into lighter, more valuable oil; and transform renewable oils into higher-value fuels or renewable chemicals. The Company’s HydrochemolyticTM technology relies on water as a critical agent in a chemistry platform that operates at relatively low temperatures and cost, a game-changing approach that converts low-value feedstocks into resources for the 21 st century. For further information, please contact: Abe Dyck, Investor Relations ir@adurocleantech.com +1 226 784 8889 KCSA Strategic Communications Jack Perkins, Vice President aduro@kcsa.com Forward-Looking Statements This news release contains forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical fact that address activities, events, or developments that the Company believes, expects, or anticipates will or may occur in the future, are forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements reflect management’s current expectations based on information currently available and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the assumptions inherent in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and, accordingly, undue reliance should not be put on such statements due to their inherent uncertainty. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company’s expectations include adverse market conditions and other factors beyond the control of the parties. The Company expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether because of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. The CSE has not reviewed, approved, or disapproved the content of this news release. A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/1a1b26c0-308d-4194-9a83-8c0f34f20ff7
The hardest movie ticket to get this weekend was for a film audiences have been able to watch at home for years: Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar.” The science fiction epic starring Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway earned $4.5 million from only 166 screens in the U.S. and Canada. Its 70mm IMAX film presentations sold out in minutes, leaving theaters scrambling to add more and people paying up to $300 on the re-sale market. Those 10 film screens alone had a staggering $70,000 per theater average, one of the highest of the year and usually the bragging rights of acclaimed arthouse movies playing on only four screens. Ten years after “Interstellar” was given a film release as a special exception at time when its studio, Paramount, was committing to a digital future, film is not only back but driving audiences to theaters. “I was just so gratified by the response,” Nolan said in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press. “It’s really thrilling when people respond to your work at any point. But 10 years later, to have new audiences coming and experiencing it in the way that we’d originally intended it on the big IMAX screens and in particular on those IMAX film prints? It’s really rewarding to see that it continues to have a life.” How Nolan fought for film and the re-release “Interstellar” had been a labor of love, with Nolan fighting against the tides of a changing industry to use film, certain of its value. Like McConaughey’s Cooper, an astronaut clinging to skills that were all but obsolete in his dust bowl reality, “Interstellar” was made by a celluloid-loving filmmaker when the format was least valued. “Celluloid film was very threatened. Digital was taking over everything,” Nolan said. “We put an enormous amount of work and effort into the IMAX 70mm film format release at the time feeling like we didn’t know how much longer we’d be able to do that.” During its time, “Interstellar” was received warmly and an unambiguous success, but it also had its detractors. Its five Oscar nominations and win were all for crafts. And yet in the decade since, “Interstellar” has become beloved, a true classic. Nolan observed that it was the film that people kept wanting to talk about, telling him what it meant to them and asking if it was ever going to be re-released. Those grand emotions and sentimental themes of love, family and exploration that were a liability with some are now its most cherished qualities. “A lot of these people were younger people who, it was clear to me, had seen the film in the home and hadn’t had the chance to see it on the big screen,” Nolan said. While there have been “Interstellar” rereleases internationally, in China and at the Science Museum in London, Nolan saw an opportunity and spoke to IMAX and Paramount, now under a new regime, about a proper North American re-release for its 10th anniversary. The prints, Nolan said, hadn’t aged a day. IMAX hardly needed convincing: They’ve had the anniversary date circled on the calendar. For years, “Interstellar” was by far the biggest request on their social channels. “We saw this coming from the beginning,” IMAX CEO Rich Gelfond said. “It reminded us in a small way of the frenzy around ‘Oppenheimer.’ But the result is far beyond our expectations.” “Interstellar” is now the ninth highest-grossing IMAX release of all time and is closing in on eight (currently occupied by “The Last Jedi.”) The company is currently exploring options for re-releases in different territories. What should Hollywood learn from the weekend? The “Oppenheimer” effect was real in redeeming film’s value for the business. IMAX screens accounted for some 20% of the nearly $1 billion this year’s Oscar best picture winner made globally (it ranks at No. 5 for IMAX). While filmmakers have long cherished film stock, “Oppenheimer” had studios, distributors and theaters taking note of the demand. Earlier this year the film showings of “Dune: Part Two” were sold out for four weeks. And there’s more to come: Ryan Coogler’s new film “Sinners,” opening in March 2025, was shot with IMAX cameras. The “Interstellar” release was fairly “low key” when it came to promotion, but it also didn’t need much — fans made sure of that. Before IMAX had even announced that tickets were on sale, some noticed that AMC had made them available. News spread on socials and overnight every 70mm IMAX showing at the Lincoln Square location in New York had sold out. It wasn’t just the “primetime” slots either: The 1 AM showtimes were at capacity too. After the weekend’s turnout surpassed expectations, they added more 70mm IMAX screenings through the week which also filled up quickly. While Nolan is in some ways an anomaly, as the rare filmmaker whose name alone can draw crowds for original fare, there are lessons to be learned from the weekend. “It just shows our industry once again that audiences truly understand the difference between a communal, big screen theatrical experience that they crave even on films that they’ve had the opportunities to see in the home,” Nolan said. “That theatrical experience that we all know and love is so powerful and so exciting. It’s a very clear demonstration of it, especially coming amidst all the great successes right now, “Wicked,””Gladiator II,””Moana 2.” “Audiences are coming out in droves for that experience that we all love so much.” Dreaming big for the future and appreciating the past Before the weekend, Nolan was able to see the film again on the big screen for the first time since the original release, accompanied by his Oscar-winning “Oppenheimer” cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema. “Interstellar” was their first collaboration and Hoytema’s introduction to IMAX cameras (where he proved that they could be handheld if you tried hard enough). “It was really, really fun,” Nolan said. He also approved the new 4K UHD “Interstellar” set that’s now available. Since “Oppenheimer’s” big night at the Oscars and Nolan’s best director win, there’s been much speculation about his next film with near daily rumors circulating about casting and genre, none of which have been officially confirmed. It’s not something he’s speaking publicly about yet. One thing he will say, however, is that he’s in the throes of intensive testing for a new film technology with IMAX to use in the next production. “They have an incredible engineering staff, really brilliant minds doing extraordinary work,” he said. “It’s wonderful to see innovation in the celluloid film arena still happening and happening at the highest level possible.” And he’s still making time to go to the movies. Over the weekend, Nolan went to see “Wicked” at a theater in Burbank where he also peeked into one of the IMAX presentations of his film. “It was pretty magical to see a full house on that film,” he said. “It was a very special thing to see, 10 years later.”
Titans are their own worst enemy as they fail again to string together winsA Sydney business is looking to clean up Pacific beaches with a unique recycling process, turning plastic litter into power poles and Frisbees. While labour-intensive sorting and cleaning makes most recycling processes financially unviable, a new pilot, developed by Brookvale firm Talon, shreds and melts down mixed plastics, meaning any collected materials can be used. Sam Melrose and university intern Lily Bilston showing how a toy truck containing a cocktail of different plastics can be shredded and reused. Credit: Louie Douvis Geoff Germon, an adjunct professor of design at Canberra University and Talon’s chief executive, said the system was an opportunity to remove and reuse vast quantities of plastic littering Pacific beaches. Talon opened a micro-processing plant in Fiji last month. Known as the LPM Project , and supported by the University of Southern Queensland and the British government, its process breaks down mixed plastics into shreds just a few centimetres in size. Those shreds are “consolidated” using heat and pressure into a large mass or matrix that can be pressed into a shape. Early trials on plastics collected from Fiji have included power poles, dog bowls and Frisbees. Sydney plastics recycling firm Talon has opened a micro-processing plant near Suva in Fiji. Credit: The matrix is covered with a laminated fabric layer made of cotton and recycled plastic bags to make it stronger and more marketable. “Conventionally, you would have to sort waste into polyethylenes and polypropylenes, which are the common packaging plastics,” Germon said. “Then you might have some car parts, which are ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) and some polycarbonates and some PT (Polyethylene terephthalate), which is all the clear plastic bags and bottles.” Stages of the process from shredded plastic (left), composite matrix bowl (multicoloured, top), laminated fabric and finished bowl (right). Credit: Louie Douvis Germon said those processes meant that at present only about 13 per cent of materials were recycled. “Everything else goes to landfill,” he said. “We collected 220 kilos from a one-kilometre beach; it took about 40 kids an hour to do it, but then it would be a full day of sorting it with people who know what they are doing. It’s not viable.” Lead project manager Sam Melrose said their process could manage the several different types of plastic in, for example, a discarded swimming pool filter. “It all goes in the shredder, and we use the material that comes out. Even if the item has a paper label on it, it doesn’t affect us.” Canberra University industrial design students were presented with the raw recycled material. Lily Bilston, now an intern at Talon, devised a fence post system, while others designed vertical gardens to be used alongside motorways and a module for artificial reefs. Fiji’s Centre of Appropriate Technology and Development is training workers for the project. The centre’s director, Aporosa Silatolu, said the technology would “make a significant difference to the wellbeing of Fijians, particularly those in rural communities”. A recycled pole manufacted from plastic waste on Fiji. Germon said Talon wanted to make big, heavy and thick products to use up large amounts of plastic, with street poles the current focus. “We are making things that replace steel or concrete,” he said. “The mission is about trying to suck the plastic out of the community. We have got the tech solution and enough marketing to show it has potential, we don’t necessarily have the skill set to take it to a global level.” The Morning Edition newsletter is our guide to the day’s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. Sign up here .
Guwahati: The Assam Rifles destroyed 354 acres of illicit poppy cultivation this year, primarily in three Manipur districts -- Ukhrul, Churachandpur and Chandel. A Defence spokesman said that through meticulously planned joint operations, the force successfully identified and destroyed 354 acres of illicit poppy cultivation, primarily in the districts of Ukhrul, Churachandpur, and Chandel. The Assam Rifles continued its determination to fight against the menace of poppy cultivation along the India-Myanmar border , he said. The spokesman said that by eliminating poppy fields and striking at the roots of narco-trade, Assam Rifles has reaffirmed its commitment towards ensuring stability and security in Manipur and beyond. The Assam Rifles intensified its operations in 2022 identifying 494 acres and destroying 715 acres, including previously undiscovered patches. 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