内容摘要：Former Civil Self-Defence Patrol members Pedro Sanchez, Simeon Enriquez and Felix Tum were found guilty of crimes against humanity for sexually assaulting six members of the Maya Achi group, Judge Maria Eugenia Castellanos said.

Former Civil Self-Defence Patrol members Pedro Sanchez, Simeon Enriquez and Felix Tum were found guilty of crimes against humanity for sexually assaulting six members of the Maya Achi group, Judge Maria Eugenia Castellanos said.

“‘Well, what can I say, we now serve different alcohol, that is cheaper, brands are less known,” Margarita said.“It’s sad, but we continue working.”

For many Russians who spoke to Al Jazeera about their experiences since the invasion, the corporate exodus has been tolerable.“In the beginning, it was very unusual to see all the stores closed in the mall. But I am now buying the same brands online,” Guzel, a resident of the central Russian city of Kazan, told Al Jazeera.“Yes, it is less convenient, you cannot try things on before buying, but that’s a minor problem.”

Daria, an entrepreneur in Moscow who asked to be referred to by only her first name, said she was not bothered by the minor inconveniences stemming from the exit of Western brands.“The real cause of my everyday anxiety is people in military uniform on the streets of Moscow, the state of war with a neighbouring country, and oppressive laws that were implemented for the last two years that forbid me even to call it a war. So the reason brands left - that’s what bothers me, not the consequences,” Daria told Al Jazeera

For the manager of a large dairy company who spoke on condition of anonymity, business has continued largely unscathed.

“Our production has only grown for the last two years. Of course, there are challenges. For instance, our company was an exclusive dealer of an American agriculture machinery brand, and since it announced the suspension of shipments, there is no legal way to buy their tractor[s] in Russia,” the manager, whose company has farms across Russia, told Al Jazeera.To create a synthetic memory, DDS uses open-source image-generating AI systems such as DALL-E 2 and Flux, while the team is developing its own tool.

The process starts with an interviewer asking a subject to recall their earliest memory. They explore various narratives as people recount their life stories before picking the one they think can be best encapsulated in an image.The interviewer works with a prompter – someone trained in the syntax that the AI uses to create visuals – who inputs specific words to build the image from the details described by the interviewee.

Nearly everything, such as hairstyles, clothing, and furniture, is recreated as accurately as possible. However, figures themselves are usually depicted from behind or, if faces are shown, with a degree of blurriness.This is intentional. “We want to be very clear that this is a synthetic memory and this is not real photography,” says Garcia. This is partly because they want to ensure their generated images don’t add to the proliferation of fake photos on the internet.