Anna Stewart

Feb 11, 2024 | tobemagazine.com.au | Anna Stewart |Amelia Szabo |Jonah Orbach |Jasmine Penman

AS Lydia, the band you’ve been fronting for the last decade, Retrovirus, played its last show recently. How does it feel to be closing that chapter? LL Yeah, well, you know, we’ve done as much as we could. I mean, we’ve gone everywhere! It’s kind of the Lydian jukebox so, I mean, I’m certainly not done with music; I have many things in the works. But I am coming to Australia with spoken word. AS Yes, that show is coming up in March 2024 and will feature you and Joseph Keckler.

Jul 15, 2023 | msn.com | Anna Stewart

A rising number of British stores are using a facial recognition system powered by artificial intelligence to identify repeat shoplifters in what one human rights group has called the spread of “airport-style security” on the high street. Simon Gordon, founder of UK surveillance company Facewatch, told CNN that demand for his product had grown “exponentially” as the incidence of shoplifting and violence in stores has soared in recent years. “We’re just here trying to prevent crime,” he said.

Jun 6, 2023 | etinsights.et-edge.com | Anna Stewart

Could organizations use artificial intelligence language models such as ChatGPT to induce voters to behave in specific ways? Sen. Josh Hawley asked OpenAI CEO Sam Altman this question in a May 16, 2023, U.S. Senate hearing on artificial intelligence. Altman replied that he was indeed concerned that some people might use language models to manipulate, persuade and engage in one-on-one interactions with voters.

Mar 27, 2023 | tobemagazine.com.au | Anna Stewart

South Australia, proudly known as ‘the festival state’ on its licence plates, reaffirmed its title splendidly in January 2023 with the debut of the Heaps Good festival. Arctic Monkeys, King Stingray, Peach PRC, and CC:DISCO were among the Australian artists who appeared on this one-day event's impressive lineup, which also included fellow Brits Chvrches, Jamie xx, and PinkPantheress.