School surveillance tech does more harm than good, ACLU report finds - The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
Google is using Bard for a generative AI-enhanced version of Assistant - The Verge (www.theverge.com)
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AI beats human sleuth at finding problematic images in research papers (www.nature.com)
An algorithm that takes just seconds to scan a paper for duplicated images racks up more suspicious images than a person.
Plex Sued for Copyright Infringement by Press Agency (torrentfreak.com)
Title is somewhat misleading. It’s not for anything video-related. It’s for using a (probably free) photo of actress Cuca Escribano without permission.
Readers prefer ChatGPT over Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
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Nobel Prize awarded for discovery of quantum dots that changed everything from TV displays to cancer imaging (edition.cnn.com)
Nobel Prize awarded for discovery of quantum dots that changed everything from TV displays to cancer imaging::The 2023 Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to a trio of scientists who worked to discover and develop quantum dots, used in LED lights and TV screens, as well as by surgeons when removing cancer tissue.
Welcome to the Age of Paid Social Media (gizmodo.com)
As some carmakers run from Apple CarPlay, Porsche embraces it (arstechnica.com)
Los Angeles is using AI to predict who might become homeless and help before they do (www.npr.org)
Los Angeles is using AI to predict who might become homeless and help before they do::undefined
What Ghosting Says About Society (And Why it Hurts So Much) (www.truthdig.com)
What Ghosting Says About Society (And Why it Hurts So Much)::Social disappearing acts reflect the deepening inhumanity of a technology-addled, coldly transactional world.
Patreon has a new look for its next era (www.theverge.com)
Yelp Asks Court To Stop Texas AG Ken Paxton From Suing Them For Warning Users That Crisis Pregnancy Centers Are Scams (www.techdirt.com)
from the fucking-hypocrite dept Tue, Oct 3rd 2023 12:27pm - Mike Masnick
Trump FCC Pick Nathan Simington Wants You To Think Net Neutrality Is A Secret Cabal By Big Tech To ‘Censor Conservatives’ (www.techdirt.com)
Apple declares its $17,000 solid-gold watch officially obsolete, ending repairs and servicing (www.techspot.com)
Apple declares its $17,000 solid-gold watch officially obsolete, ending repairs and servicing::undefined
Windows Copilot's is showing third-party Ads to Windows users (www.ghacks.net)
Facebook’s new AI-generated stickers are lewd, rude, and occasionally nude (www.theverge.com)
Spotify is giving paid subscribers 15 hours of audiobook listening per month - The Verge (newsroom.spotify.com)
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Meta admits that it trains its AI on your Instagram and Facebook posts (www.axios.com)
Meta admits that it trains its AI on your Instagram and Facebook posts::undefined
How Google Alters Search Queries to Get at Your Wallet (www.wired.com)
Generative AI Is the Newest Tool in the Dictator's Handbook (gizmodo.com)
Meta Plans to Charge $14 a Month for Ad-Free Instagram or Facebook (www.wsj.com)
Meta Plans to Charge $14 a Month for Ad-Free Instagram or Facebook::European users would have option to pay fee or agree to personalized ads, according to company’s pitch to regulators
Amazon reportedly used a secret algorithm to jack up prices — A new report details Amazon’s Project Nessie pricing algorithm (www.theverge.com)
Amazon reportedly used a secret algorithm to jack up prices — A new report details Amazon’s Project Nessie pricing algorithm::Amazon deployed a secret algorithm to gauge how high it could raise prices before its competitors stopped increasing their prices as well.
Japan startup unveils 15-foot robot suit for space exploration (www.independent.co.uk)
Japan startup unveils 15-foot robot suit for space exploration::undefined
Indian iPhone plant found 'highly hazardous' to worker health (9to5mac.com)
Indian iPhone plant found ‘highly hazardous’ to worker health::An Indian iPhone plant run by Foxconn was temporarily closed down back in 2021 due to major health infractions in…