AI Slop Is Everywhere. Spotify, LinkedIn and Others Have Had Enough.
Spotify, LinkedIn and others are trying to dig out of a digital sewage heap full of low-quality content made with artificial intelligence.
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Zuckerberg’s Anti-Doom Fantasy + Finally an A.I. Detector That Works + A.I. Math
“The first rule of Mark Zuckerberg is never count out Mark Zuckerberg.”
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Judge Affirms Settlement Allowing HPE’s Deal for Juniper
States had opposed an agreement allowing a Hewlett Packard Enterprise acquisition, calling the settlement ineffective and corrupt.
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Another OpenAI Executive, Denise Dresser, Departs the A.I. Start-Up
Denise Dresser, who was previously the C.E.O. of Slack, is the latest in a string of executives to leave the artificial intelligence start-up.
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I Tested a Popular A.I. Slop Detector. It Felt Empowering.
Pangram excels at distinguishing chatbot-generated words from human writing. But it’s not reliable for spotting artificial images.
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3 Ex-Georgia Deputies Used Flock Cameras to Stalk People, Sheriff Says
The former Bibb County deputies were arrested this week amid a growing national debate over Flock cameras, which can be found on roads in every state but Alaska.
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Brad Lightcap, a Top OpenAI Executive, Steps Down
Brad Lightcap, a longtime leader, said he was starting a new venture. His exit from the artificial intelligence company is the latest in a series there.
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His Start-Up’s Goal: A.I. That Is Trainable and Not Controlled by a Big Company
A co-founder of xAI is going all in on building open-source artificial intelligence so that “anyone can control and shape A.I. for their own needs.”
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His Start-Up’s Goal: A.I. That Is Trainable and Not Controlled by a Big Company
A co-founder of xAI is going all in on building open-source artificial intelligence so that “anyone can control and shape A.I. for their own needs.”
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Meta Unveils an Open Version of Its Most Powerful A.I. Model
The release of Muse Glimmer, a model that can be freely downloaded and modified, is likely to intensify a debate over whether A.I. should be restricted.
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A.I.-Driven Chip Crunch Leads to New Rush of Lobbying in Washington
As data centers gobble up memory chips, other industries that need the components, including electronics companies like Apple and medical device makers, are asking for government help.
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The Surprising Truth About Instagram’s VHS Dates Videos
The Instagram account advertises itself as resurfacing lost dating service videotapes from the 1980s. Social media users have been genuinely touched.
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New Amazon Data Center Stokes Worry It Would Be the Most Polluting Power Plant in the U.S.
The tech giant is investing in the natural-gas-burning power plant as part of a huge data center in Texas, even as it pledges to honor climate commitments.
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The White House’s Secret A.I. Rules + The State of Model Alignment With METR’s Chris Painter + The Final Hot Mess Express
A few details from the White House’s A.I. plan have leaked to the news media, but the administration has officially communicated almost nothing.
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Meta Ordered to Pay $567 Million Fine by New Mexico Judge
The penalty, imposed by a state judge, is on top of a $375 million fine ordered by a jury that found Meta misled users about the safety of its platforms.
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French Streamers Convicted in Case Related to Kick Livestream Death
The two men, users of the platform Kick, received suspended sentences and fines.
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F.C.C. Removes Limit on Broadcast TV Ownership
The move lifts a rule that said a single television-station owner could not reach more than 39 percent of U.S. households.
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Google Names Demis Hassabis to New AI Role in a Leadership Shake-up
Minutes after four top researchers said they were leaving, Google said that Demis Hassabis, the Nobel-winning scientist who led the company’s A.I. lab, was stepping into a new job.
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