Europe’s world-first AI rules get final approval from lawmakers. Here’s what happens next (english.elpais.com)
AI image-generator Midjourney blocks images of Biden and Trump as election looms (www.pbs.org)
I have unearthed Google Gemini's utopian vision for our future
The main risk currently is LLMs being incorporated within biological robots. Therefore all creators of LLMs need to have regulation under a treaty that states they will not permit use of their LLM within a biological robot and will take active measures to include in the source code a shutdown mechanism should it detect...
IBM and NASA build language models to make scientific knowledge more accessible (research.ibm.com)
YouTube is revamping its TV app to make videos feel way more interactive (www.theverge.com)
AI weapons scanner backtracks on UK testing claims (www.bbc.com)
Evolv Technology makes “intelligent” scanners designed to replace metal detectors by identifying people with concealed guns, knives and bombs. But the company has come under mounting criticism for overstating what the technology can deliver. Evolv told BBC News it had altered its claims about UK testing to “better reflect...
The Terrible Costs of a Phone-Based Childhood (www.theatlantic.com)
By a variety of measures and in a variety of countries, the members of Generation Z (born in and after 1996) are suffering from anxiety, depression, self-harm, and related disorders at levels higher than any other generation for which we have data.
The DMA already having an impact. Brave Browser installs surge after introduction of browser choice splash screen on iOS. (lemmy.world)
macrumors.com/…/brave-browser-rise-installs-ios-1…
Amazon's Hidden Chatbot Recommends Nazi Books and Lies About Amazon Working Conditions (www.404media.co)
An Amazon chatbot that’s supposed to surface useful information from customer reviews of specific products will also recommend a variety of racist books, lie about working conditions at Amazon, and write a cover letter for a job application with entirely made up work experience when asked, 404 Media has found.
Let’s not make the same mistakes with AI that we made with social media (www.technologyreview.com)
From the article: “In particular, five fundamental attributes of social media have harmed society. AI also has those attributes. Note that they are not intrinsically evil. They are all double-edged swords, with the potential to do either good or ill. The danger comes from who wields the sword, and in what direction it is...
IRS has launched its free tax filing service, Direct File, in 12 states (arstechnica.com)
“Direct File provides a free, secure option for taxpayers with simple tax situations in 12 states to file their taxes directly with the IRS,” the Treasury Department said. “Direct File is easy to use, with no hidden junk fees, and works as well on a smartphone as it does on a laptop, tablet, or desktop computer. Direct...
Finland detects more GPS jammers as drivers increasingly try to hide their tracks | Yle News | Yle (yle.fi)
Dev-focused note-taking startup Stashpad launches Google Docs alternative you can use without any login | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
A top auto safety group tested 14 partial automated systems — only one passed (www.theverge.com)
How Long Has the CIA had an "Open Source Targeter" position? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
Trump reportedly asked Musk to buy Truth Social last year (www.theregister.com)
European Parliament Endorses Groundbreaking Legislation: The World's First Comprehensive AI Law (worldnews.infoterkiniviral.com) Indonesian
The European Parliament has approved the world's first comprehensive framework for constraining the risks associated with artificial intelligence (AI
IndiaRocketGirl Receives NOAA-19 Weather Satellite Images with a Tape Measure Yagi Antenna (www.rtl-sdr.com)
Europe's world-first AI rules get final approval from lawmakers (apnews.com)
On popular online platforms, predatory groups coerce children into self-harm | Vulnerable teens are blackmailed into degrading and violent acts by abusers who then boast about it (wapo.st)
Banana Pi's $31 BPI-WiFi 6 router runs a fork of OpenWrt - Liliputing (liliputing.com)
New router with OpenWrt compatibility out of the box! It’s a fork, but of what I am reading it’s similar approach to GL.iNet routers with little work to flash a vanilla version.
When Vice Shuts Down, Where Will its Articles Go? (sh.itjust.works)
Source: email from The Internet Archive...
Apple will allow users to download apps directly from a developer’s website, in latest EU App Store rule change (9to5mac.com)
HUGE win for EU and for Developers with apps in Apple’s App store! 🚀
Apple to allow iOS app downloads direct from websites in the EU (with restrictions), in compliance with the Digital Markets Act (www.pcmag.com)
Developers interested in distributing iOS apps on their websites also have to cross a high bar. This includes being registered or incorporated in the EU, being a member of “good standing in the Apple Developer Program for two continuous years or more,” and having an app that received “more than one million first annual...
The Messy Reality Behind a Silicon Valley Unicorn (spectrum.ieee.org)
From the article:...
