🙌 Net Neutrality Just Made a Comeback

Hello, fellow nerds 🧙

You know what Monday’s are for? Memes. Oh, and Manor Lords.

We’re addicted to this medieval city builder that just dropped into early access on Steam 3 days ago. It’s got a combat system like Total War/Mount & Blade, with a fresh and healthy take on your traditional city builder. It’s definitely challenging, but honestly, if you’re looking to get sucked into hours of gameplay, the game’s definitely worth a look.

Here’s the daily quests in AI to complete today:

• 🙌 Net Neutrality Just Made a Comeback

• 🐇 The Rabbit Story - How Early Access and AI Hardware Have Too Much in Common

• 🤣 Meme Monday

• 🧀 Cheeseball Man Takes Over NYC

Net Neutrality Just Made a Comeback

… and if you have no idea what the hell net neutrality is, or why it’s such a victory for the internet, have no fear. Your wise wizards are here.

So to understand why net neutrality is a victory for the internet, ya gotta know what it means. Basically net neutrality refers to the principle that internet service providers (ISPs) should treat all internet traffic equally, and not charge differently based on a type of user, what kind of equipment you have, or what content they deem “priority”.

An example of this, say Spectrum has their own streaming service and they’ve decided to give it priority in network speed. Seems fine, but they then decide to throttle every other streaming app like Netlifx and Hulu making them unbearable to watch because of that damned buffer circle popping up every five seconds.

So what do you do? Either use Spectrum’s app, or pay up because you think you need faster speeds.

Seems shady, but ISP’s have been doing this since the beginning of the internet.

But thankfully, that’ll be a thing of the past.

So what does this mean for you?

Well, the true beauty of net neutrality is it treats the internet, more or less, like a utility. Everyone should have access to high speed internet, and at a fair price. No network prioritization to your neighbor who dished out bookoo bucks to be the fastest bro on the block.

And being that the FCC deemed 100 megabits down and 25 up (your download and upload speeds), you should be getting a free speed bump if you’re rocking with anything less. Keyword, should be.

The FCC is gonna be getting everything plus the kitchen sink thrown at them to stop this law from going through.

P.S. If you’re just dying to know more about net neutrality, here’s a great site that dives even deeper.

The Rabbit Story - How Early Access and AI Hardware Have Too Much in Common

In another exciting moment for tech enthusiasts, AI hardware is but a flash in the pan. Deep down, all of us want to be tickled by the sci-fi nerd inside. You’re not conjuring matter like a wizard, but technology unlocks the potential for delight and wonder you can’t experience otherwise. The one thing holding back all of these AI products… actual functionality.

As a gamer, all of these companions feel like “Early Access” games. They’re half baked, give you a ton of promises, and make you wait to see if they’ll ever live up to the hype. Supposedly, by pumping some cashflow into the game, it’ll be better, less buggy, and more fun.

But there’s been far too many developers that’ve simply closed up shop before ever releasing or waited nearly a decade to release…. we’re looking at you 7 Days to Die. Let’s hope the future of AI aren’t taking those notes.

The little “pocket companion” is adorable, approachable and friendly, by design.

So, what makes this little orange machine different than the likes of the Humane AI Pin or the Limitless AI Pendant? The Rabbit R1 is simple to use and has a screen. The gray button on the right can be used as a walkie-talkie and the roller next to it is used to scroll.

To break the ice, the little rabbit bounces on the screen and offers delightful interactions when in use, but frankly, for now, it’s only a little more functional than a visual Alexa or Siri.

The potential to simply ask Rabbit to “grab me the cheapest Uber or Lyft to the nearest train station within the next 15 minutes, for 2 people” is exciting to say the least but it requires a whole lotta trust and understanding to execute and it’s not there yet.

The largest promise of them all is its the ability to replace having to use the apps on your phone (although synced to your phone) but having the same functions using natural language. For example, the Rabbit LAM or Large Action Model will be trained by watching videos of people using an app.

On launch, Rabbit has the ability to use Spotify, DoorDash, Uber and Midjourney but it’s being trained on 800 apps as we speak.

It’s still too early to know if Rabbit will deliver on its promises but we’re excited for the potential future. But as of today, maybe don’t burn a hole in your pocket.

🤣 Meme Monday

It’s Monday, we all need a little laugh…

🤗 Daily Delight

Just something fun and interesting around the web.

What’s happening inside the Realm

A list of side quests to explore and more.

• 🤔 Apparently, you can buy an AI powered home security camera with full blown facial recognition that’ll light up intruders with tear gas and paintballs.

• 👖 There’s a rise in Gen Z workers looking to work in blue collar jobs that are AI proof and don’t require an outrageously expensive degree.

• 🙏 Pope Francis is looking to add his two cents on AI regulation and ethics at the upcoming G7 conference in June.

• 😠 DARPA has just introduced an angry looking autonomous tank that honestly put regular tanks to shame.

That’s all the quests we have for today. Check back tomorrow for more!

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