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This Chess-Playing Robot Was Competing; Then It Broke Its Opponents’ Hand
Artificial intelligence AI robots are nothing new in the world of chess. For years, scientists have harnessed the power of smart robots against chess grandmasters. But in shocking news, a chess robot breaks a boy’s finger while in a competition in Russia.
In late July, video footage of a robot holding its opponents’ hand went viral online. The result is a 7-year-old boy fracturing his hand upon prolonged contact.
According to the Moscow Chess Foundation, the robot held the boy’s hand for about 15 seconds before letting go.
A freak incident?
In an interview with Tass, a state-controlled news network, the chess federation said the boy hurried the robot. The event took place during the Moscow Open Chess Competition.
The video shows the robot reaching for the boy’s piece and discarding it. In response, the boy attempted another move. He pushed one of his rooks to the spot of the recently moved piece. But, the robot’s arm had yet to retract.
So, the robot reached its mechanical claws toward the board. But instead of reaching for a chess piece, it grabbed the boy’s fingers for about 15 seconds. Two bystanders jumped to action and tried to pry the claws open. But, the chess robot had already fractured the boy’s finger.
Sergey Lazarev, a representative of the federation, reacted to the situation. He begins by clarifying that there were certain safety rules that the child violated. “When he made the move, he did not realize he first had to wait,” he said.
Lazarev also noted that prior to the incident, the machine had played other matches. All went without a hitch. He still stands that the robot is safe. But because the chess robot breaks the boy’s finger, he says, “This is, of course, bad.” He added that the children “apparently need to be warned” about the safety rules. Nevertheless, the boy continued playing in the competition with his hand on a cast.
Furthermore, he also revealed that the boy’s parents were thinking of calling the prosecutor’s office. Lazarev promised that the federation “will communicate, try to sort it out and help in any way we can.”
He added that the robot operators have to do some thinking, so the situation doesn’t happen again.
Chess Robot Breaks Boy’s Finger Incident Elicits Online Reactions
News outfits say a Telegram post from Baza News named the boy Christopher. According to the outlet, he is in the top 30 list of best chess players under 9.
Since videos of the event went online, social media users expressed a lot of fear.
Garry Kasparov, a Soviet Era world chess champion, even tweeted: “I tried to warn you!” Kasparov had been famously defeated by an AI chess robot himself. In 1997, the supercomputer Deep Blue, programmed by IBM scientists, defeated Kasparov in a six-game match.
And since Kasparov’s bitter loss, scientists have only strengthened chess robots. Even today, a joint chess program by Microsoft, Cornell University, and the University of Toronto is in the works. Entitled Maia Chess, the program seeks to use chess as a case study to help AIs develop human skills.
And the chess robot breaks boy’s fingers incident may serve as a case study itself.
AI in chess
Notably, AI in chess has been popularized since the late 90s. It’s not uncommon to find chess apps and games which put players against robots.
The system itself began taking shape in the 70s. By then, scientists have created chess-playing calculators. Deep Blue was created in 1989. But that same year, it was defeated by Kasparov in two games. Scientists then continued to program Deep Blue until it could defeat Kasparov.
But since chess robot breaks boy’s fingers, operators have a new puzzle to figure out. And that’s to guarantee the safety of human opponents.
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In some ways, we are all familiar with the human plight of refugees and immigrants. Still, sometimes, it’s easy to turn a blind eye when we’re all preoccupied with our daily lives.
Carne y Arena, an immersive virtual reality experience about the human condition of immigrants and refugees, was available at KANEKO on Sept. 10, 2022. Kaneko collaborated with Emerson Collective, PHI Studio, and Legendary Entertainment to bring CARNE y ARENA to Nebraska after several sold-out runs in the United States and abroad. The exhibit pays tribute to the migrant’s border crossing in a way that emphasizes the value of being mindful of your surroundings and paying attention to what is happening around you.
It is the brainchild of Academy Award-winning author and director Alejandro G. Iñárritu. Carne y Arena was the first VR experience chosen as part of the festival’s Official Selection when it debuted at the 70th Festival de Cannes in 2017.
Iárritu said that his conversations with numerous immigrants from Latin America who managed to cross the border served as the foundation for Carne y Arena.
“During the making of this project, I had the privilege of meeting and interviewing many Mexican and Central American refugees,” Iñárritu said in an interview shared by the Nasher Sculpture Center.
The director said the refugees’ life stories “haunted” him, and so he invited some of them to collaborate with him on the project. Iñárritu says he intended to experiment with VR technology to explore the human condition and, in doing so, break the dictatorship of the frame—or the perspective within which things are observed. He wanted to claim the space to allow the observer to go through a “direct experience walking in the immigrants’ feet, under their skin, and into their hearts.”
The Interactive Experience at Carne Y Arena
Carne y Arena is an interactive experience so that visitors can use their hands to feel the migration process and learn about critical moments that led up to that point in a migrant’s journey.
According to the Nasher Sculpture Center, the immersive experience was a 20-minute solo journey that focuses on a multi-narrative virtual reality sequence. In fact, it’s based on true accounts as reenacted by Central American and Mexican refugees. That said, the lines between subject and bystander are blurred and are bound together through the state-of-the-art immersive tech. Just as visitors walk through a vast, sand-filled space, they witness a fragment of a refugee’s personal journey.
Docubase also described the virtual experience in detail. According to their account, there were three sections available during the experience. Participants left their shoes and other things in a locker in the “detention room”. After donning a headset, headphones, and a backpack device, participants entered a sand-filled, dark, and spacious area where they experienced a 6.5-minute virtual reality scenario that took them to the Chihuahuan Desert. Participants in the VR experience joined a group of migrants escorted by a coyote across the border into the US. In a different chamber, a video art installation reflected the experiences of migrants and refugees who fled El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, and Mexico, making up the third part of the experience.
Throughout the run of Carne y Arena, virtual and live programming took place, with additional community partners presenting content and events related to their exhibitions and programs. The exhibit areas were designed to allow only one person at a time to move through them, limiting encounters and respecting distances safely and comfortably.
Kaneko also mentioned that the exhibit was unsuitable for minors under 13.
TikTok’s pink sauce went viral. What’s going on?
TikTok creator Chef Pii is the connoisseur behind a mysterious pink sauce that has exploded over the internet, resulting in discourse and memes. The narrative is as odd as the so-called sauce, and it continues to perplex internet detectives and users alike.
What is TikTok Pink Sauce?
On June 11, Chef Pii, a Miami-based private chef and social media influencer, posted a short TikTok of herself dipping a chicken tender into a bowl of bright pink sauce. That one video garnered more than 755,000 views. That’s how the journey of a product she invented called “pink sauce” started.
The TikTok creator released videos featuring the sauce, trying it with different foods, and showing the packaging. According to the videos, the sauce is priced at US$20. It quickly became a craze. But this is mainly because Chef Pii refused to share how the sauce tasted. She often had other reviewers taste it, but she provided cryptic answers on how it tastes.
In late June, Chef Pii released a TikTok video addressing that concern. A day later, she revealed the ingredients, posting a graphic outlining each: dragon fruit, sunflower seed oil, honey, chili, and garlic.
Nutritional labels – and errors
Creator @sseaansvv recently raised further questions, investigating deeper the pink sauce saga. The TikTokker called “Pink Sauce Lady” for errors in her nutritional label. They also claimed that “there are not enough preservatives” within the sauce “to make shelf stable.”
Sean SVV also wrote in her second video’s caption, “I’m genuinely rooting for her to get a license, fix the errors before selling it legally.”
Another TikTokker, @annareportsnews, also posted a video the same day saying that the serving size per container is unrealistic. She also mentioned that the label doesn’t specify that the sauce should be refrigerated.
America’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandates manufacturers of dressing and condiments to apply for registration. The FDA sets standards on labels, testing methodologies, manufacturing practices, and scientific protocols.
In April 2022, FDA issued the revised guidelines for nutritional fact labels on food and drink products. Serving size is among the updates for the label. However, the FDA doesn’t allow pre-market approval for food products.
A few days later, Chef Pii announced in a video that they were fixing the issues.
She apologized for the label errors and stressed fixing the nutritional labels for all future bottles of the sauces. She also emphasized that she appreciates the support her sauce has received and that she is operating a small business and is trying to reduce the price of the sauce.
The nutritional label is also available for viewing on her site, which previously didn’t seem to be the case.
Twitter Memes About the Controversial Pink Sauce
Recently, the internet has become crazy with pink sauce. People post everything from memes to analysis, while others express the desire to try the sauce. On Twitter, “Pink Sauce” is currently trending.
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Even Netflix has posted about the sauce.
But the story does not end there.
Chef Pii took to Instagram Live, YouTube, and TikTok to answer users’ questions. Likewise, she spoke to various media outlets, such as NBC, Washington Post, and Buzzfeed, to defend her unique product.
During her Instagram live, the chef said, “What do you mean by FDA-approved? But, I don’t sell medical products. The “Pink Sauce” isn’t a medical product and it don’t contribute to your health.”
That response stirred Twitter again, causing “F in FDA” to trend across the app.
On July 27, Chef Pii emailed all pink sauce customers about the new terms and conditions. The email addressed the Pink Sauce Supporters and said they are working to fix the issues surrounding allegations and claims against the condiment.
Chef Pii also explained that she is now cooperating with the FDA and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. And she is waiting on official approval for the sauce and updating the packaging to ensure “preciseness.”
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