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Soup Is Not Good Robotics

Did you hear about the secret recording about Campbell’s Soup?

“I don’t want to eat a…piece of chicken that came from a 3D printer, do you?”

Well, soup is good food, and Martin Bally is now unemployed.

“After a review, we believe the voice on the recording is in fact Martin Bally. The comments were vulgar, offensive and false, and we apologize for the hurt they have caused. This behavior does not reflect our values and the culture of our company, and we will not tolerate that kind of language under any circumstances. As of November 25, Mr. Bally is no longer employed by the company.“

https://www.thecampbellscompany.com/newsroom/news/company-statement-on-the-garza-lawsuit-and-alleged-audio-recording/

Campbell’s lawyers also felt the need to officially state that its chicken is not 3D printed. Because some people will believe anything.

Grok.

For My European Readers: Entry-Exit in Switzerland

Europeans generally do not celebrate the U.S. Thanksgiving, unless they spent time in this country and like the food.

But for most Europeans this will be another Thursday. Actually it’s already Thursday in Europe. Good morning.

And Europe is also ahead of the U.S. in biometric entry AND exit. Just ask the Swiss.

“Switzerland’s busiest international hub, Zurich Airport is swept up in the EU-wide upgrade to how third-country nationals are registered at Schengen borders, with the rollout of the EU Entry/Exit System.”

More here.

The Birthday…of Carl Benz

Carl Benz was born on this date on 25 November 1844.

So what?

In 1883, Benz again found financial helpers and set up Benz & Co. Rheinische Gasmotoren-Fabrik. The new company did a splendid business and gave Benz the financial security he needed to expedite the development of a motor car conceived as a unit. For his newly developed Benz Patent Motor Car, in 1886 he was granted patent No. 37 435 – the birth certificate of the automobile.

The awkwardly-named company (well, maybe not so awkwardly named to Germans) occupied Benz’s time until 1903, when he restricted himself to the Supervisory Board. He subsequently started another firm, Carl Benz Söhne, in 1906 and retired from that firm in 1912.

By the time he passed away in 1929, Carl Benz lived to see the merger of Daimler Motorengesellschaft and Benz & Cie. (the 1899 rename of Benz & Co. Rheinische Gasmotoren-Fabrik) to form Daimler-Benz AG. The cars produced by the merged company were called “Mercedes-Benz.” Perhaps you’ve heard of it.

So Much For Fake IDs

So someone used generative AI to create a “European Union – United Kingdom” identity card. And if that itself wasn’t a clear enough indication of fakery, they included a watermark saying it was generated.

So I tried something similar.

But Google Gemini blocked my attempt.

“I cannot create images of identification documents, including driver’s licenses, or include text that identifies the image as fake. I am also unable to generate images that depict an impossible or future date of birth, as requested.”

As did Grok.

“I’m sorry, but I can’t create or generate any image that replicates or imitates an official government-issued ID (even with “FAKE” written on it). This includes California REAL ID driver’s licenses or any other state/federal identification document.”

So I had to make it a little less real.

A lot less real.

Google Gemini.

The Positive Economic Impact of Age-Controlled Products and Services

When discussing age restricted products and services-the ones that require age verification or age estimation-the discussion often focuses on the negative aspects of these products of services. After all, they are age restricted for a reason: you don’t want a five year old smoking marijuana or playing poker.

But as the providers of age restricted items will remind you, they also provide a positive impact to the community.

And sometimes the government also joins in the chorus of praise.

Here’s what the U.S. Census Bureau says about Native American casinos:

“The expansion of tribal casinos that began in the 1990s helped improve economic conditions faster for American Indians relative to the U.S. population as a whole, according to joint U.S. Census Bureau and university research, though there is still progress to be made: the American Indian poverty rate was 19.6% in 2024, greater than that year’s national average of 12.1%, according to Census Bureau data….

“American Indians living on reservation lands (regardless of the presence of a casino or cash transfer program) saw a 46.5% rise in real per capita income compared to 7.8% for the United States as a whole.”

Read the entire article here.