ArXiv will ban researchers who upload papers full of AI slop
ArXiv, a popular platform for preprint academic research, is taking a new step to attempt to reduce the volume of papers that include AI slop. …
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Meta’s historic loss in court could cost a lot more than $375 million
… He recently visited Washington, DC, to advocate for new protections for kids online and an overhaul of Section 230, the law that protects tech platforms from being held liable for their users’ posts. “While we were able to prevail in our district court in Santa Fe, I still think the law as it curre…
Midjourney goes from generating cat images to full-body ultrasound scans
… Holz said ideally, you could do this once a year or every single day, as it “aims for image quality comparable to MRI in many ways.” He mentioned that one way he’d like to use it would be to see how his body changes in response to diet and workout changes, saying, “I’m not the most measured man on … …
Meta and Google get data from the app your boss uses to track you
… Ciaran Hale, chief technology officer at another one of the platforms, Deputy, said in a statement that the company’s “third-party relationships are limited to trusted operational and infrastructure providers that support the delivery, security, and reliability of our platform.” Hale added that Dep… …
Meta is running get-rich-quick ads for its AI tools
… Multiple legal and advertising experts I spoke to said the undisclosed relationships don’t just run afoul of major platforms’ advertising policies; in multiple jurisdictions, they probably break the law. …
Age verification is a mess but we’re doing it anyway
… The idea is backed by tech companies that include Meta, Spotify, Match, and Garmin, who argue that having a single point of age verification is more efficient than checking ages on a platform-by-platform basis. …
AI backlash is coming for elections
… Groups like Brad Carson’s Americans for Responsible Innovation are focused on educating policymakers about AI to prepare them for coming policy debates. …
Social Media Platforms
… With EFF off the platform, some commenters agree with the organization’s thinking. …
Twitter - X
… The move may be in response to India ordering social platforms to embrace provenance systems like C2PA , a standard that X abandoned after Elon Musk stepped in. …
How David Sacks crashed and burned in the White House
… But to Washington, the shift in the White House’s policy was due to three major changes. …