Could you tell your child’s voice from a scammer’s? With AI cloning technology, it’s harder than ever.
Fun site turns your kid's or grandkid's drawings into animated characters
Is there anything more charming than a child’s drawing? You’d be hard-pressed to find it. What if we told you there’s an incredibly easy way to bring your child or grandchild’s latest masterpiece to life?
Animated Drawings by Meta AI Research utilizes the power of automation to do just that. All you have to do is upload any drawing, creating short animations featuring your child’s favorite artistic designs.
Intrigued? You should be. It’s time to get our youth off of social media. If your kid’s drawing involves no overlapping limbs, it’s perfect for this fun online activity.
How to use Animated Drawings
You’re ready once you’ve got the drawing scanned or photographed on your computer.
Log on to the virtual canvas and hit Upload Photo. You’ll be asked whether you’d like to be included in the team’s data and marketing collection for the demo. Feel free to decline. Click Next to continue in either case.
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Next, as shown above, you’ll need to adjust a bounding box around your drawing.
After the site scans the character, you can refine the algorithm’s rendition of your character’s outline. Use the pencil tool to indicate areas of the body and the eraser to remove any background areas the automation may have missed.
Am I the a-hole? A Redditor wants to know after not taking away their 3-year-old’s iPad on a flight. A nearby family with a kid the same age asked if the Redditor would put away their child’s iPad since they weren’t allowing iPads on vacation. The Redditor said no, and the other kid cried for the rest of the flight. Cue the dirty looks. I’m with the OP (original poster): Parent your own kid. Reply and let me know what you think!
The very first photo was uploaded to the internet in 1992. Was the image a … A.) Band, B.) Child, C.) Goat or D.) Phone? This is a toughie!
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What one 11-year-old makes doing bike stunts on YouTube. Local police and some neighbors aren’t impressed with little Alex Santacroce, aka Oneway Lilman. One neighbor even sued, and the boy’s dad pleaded guilty to “allowing a child to illegally operate a bicycle.”
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Back-to-school pic dangers
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⚠️ Airbnb’s known about its hidden-camera problem for at least a decade: In a court-ordered deposition, an employee revealed when a guest complains about a hidden cam, Airbnb doesn’t notify law enforcement, even if a child is involved. They contact the host, settle out of court and make folks sign NDAs to keep it hush-hush. Think about that the next time you want to book an Airbnb.
Insurers use drones to watch your home
Invasion of privacy? CJ Sveen says his home insurance was dropped after aerial pics were used to spy on his property. Plus, Russian troops smuggle Starlink, Android’s new “Find My Device” feature, and the crazy lengths one hacker went to avoid paying $100,000 in child support.
🚨 FBI warning: The string of U.S. hospital hacks I’ve been warning you about for years? The FBI now says these attacks caused the death of a nine-month-old child and kept countless others from receiving lifesaving care. Don’t wait until you need them; download your medical records as a PDF. Here’s how to do it on your iPhone or Android.
Child ID theft is on the rise: If you’re not on the lookout, you might not catch it for years. When your kid goes to rent their first apartment or get a student loan, they could find they’re already thousands of dollars in debt. Protect your kid’s credit now — I’ve got steps on how to do it on my site.
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50,000 honeybees
Found in the wall of a child’s bedroom in Charlotte, North Carolina. The little guy thought it was a monster in his room! A beekeeper transported the hive to a sanctuary, but their 100-pound honeycomb was destroyed. What a buzzkill!
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