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08/27/2023 - 10:18
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A group of researchers from the Department of Economics at Sapir College, led by Prof.
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08/10/2023 - 12:32Rotem Elkayam’s new film may take Sapir to Hollywood. Her poignant documentary follows Lahcen, the Muslim gravedigger in charge of the Jewish cemetery in Marrakesh. Until the day he dies, Lahcen will continue to open this mausoleum of memory to Jews from around the world. "People Asleep and the Water as Well" has now won the Oscar-qualifying prize for best short documentary at the San Fransico Jewish Film Festival, short-listing it for the Academy Awards.
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08/09/2023 - 09:44In a viral video from last year, Ukrainian President Zelensky called upon his troops to lay down their arms and surrender. The clip might have changed history, but it was quickly exposed as an AI-generated fake. As was an image of former President Trump scuffling with police, and a litany of other false content involving celebrities. For better or for worse, artificial intelligence is here to stay. At Sapir, we know that tomorrow’s leaders must learn to use this technology for good while defending against those who would exploit it with malevolent intent.
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07/30/2023 - 12:18Few people alive today can recall a childhood without Television. The “tube” (often uttered by parents together with an unflattering rhyme) has literally shaped how kids around the globe perceive reality. But what children experience while fixated on the small screen is only part of the story. Children’s TV is a vast industry, operating within broader cultural, ideological, political, and economic contexts, unique to each country and changing over time. A new book by Dr. Yuval Gozansky, Chair of the Communications Department at Sapir College, gives us the big picture.
