🌎 Discussion: Online Piracy, AI, Net Neutrality, Killswitch, and Other Internet Issues II

[blueharvest]

How Mark Zuckerberg went from liberal darling to phone calls with Trump

The CEO, chairman, and controlling shareholder of Facebook’s parent company Meta says he wants to be ‘non-partisan’. But that’s not so easy when you’re a monarch in all but name, reports Io Dodds

www.independent.co.uk

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Sophisticated AI models are more likely to lie

Human feedback to AIs makes them favor providing an answer, even a wrong one, while making the answer more convincing.

arstechnica.com

 

[blueharvest]

Right-Wingers Heartbroken by Picture of Little Girl Who Doesn't Exist

An AI-generated image purporting to show a young victim of Hurricane Helene and her puppy has gone viral amid MAGA outrage over disaster response

www.rollingstone.com

 

[blueharvest]

French AI summit to focus on environmental impact of energy-hungry tech

Event will push for greater transparency and aims to rank AI firms in terms of ability to meet climate goals

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

Opinion | JD Vance claimed Democrats are censoring the internet. He’s lying.

The narrative that government, academia and the private sector are conspiring to censor conservatives is flat-out false.

www.msnbc.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

LEGO Shop Gets Briefly Hijacked by Crypto Scam

No, LEGO isn't taking a dip into the crypto pool, but you should probably change your password on their website.

gizmodo.com

**** crypto, they do this **** of hijacking accounts on social media (including YouTube accounts) all the time. Some pretend to be Elon Musk to sell crypto in their scams.

 

[blueharvest]

College students used Meta’s smart glasses to dox people in real time

Privacy will always be a major concern with smart glasses.

www.theverge.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Reports: China hacked Verizon and AT&T, may have accessed US wiretap systems

Chinese hackers were in networks of major ISPs “for months,” WSJ reports.

arstechnica.com

 

[blueharvest]

US states sue TikTok, claiming its addictive features harm youth mental health

Lawsuits allege platform’s ‘dopamine-inducing’ algorithm can lead to anxiety, depression and body dysmorphia

www.theguardian.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[blueharvest]

The incredible blandness of AI photography

Everybody’s seen that waterfall before.

www.theverge.com

 

[blueharvest]

Largest water utility company in the US says it was targeted by a cyberattack

The Camden, New Jersey-based utility company said it became aware of \

www.usatoday.com

 

[Lily Adler]

CNBC: DOJ indicates it’s considering Google breakup following monopoly ruling

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Amazon Wants AI to Decide What You Buy

AI slop: Coming soon to a doorstep near you

gizmodo.com

recommendations...or the equivalent of SPAM emails. TBD

 

[blueharvest]

Demis Hassabis: from video game designer to Nobel prize winner

Google DeepMind chief believes in benefits of AI but says risks must be taken as seriously as the climate crisis

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

 

[squeekness]

Can you day "Skynet"?

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

All these tech ghouls care about is enriching themselves even if everyone else has to die to get there.

 

[blueharvest]

TikTokers push years-old audio as proof FEMA officials revealed secret plan to 'execute' hurricane victims

'FEMA saying the quiet part out loud...'

www.dailydot.com

 

[blueharvest]

AI Researcher Slams OpenAI, Warns It Will Become the "Most Orwellian Company of All Time"

Cognitive scientist and prominent AI researcher Gary Marcus believes that OpenAI will pivot into the surveillance business.

futurism.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Dude no one wants to sacrifice our planet, so our computer can make a fake image of Donald Trump in drag fighting windmills.

 

[Lily Adler]

AI Researcher Slams OpenAI, Warns It Will Become the "Most Orwellian Company of All Time"

Cognitive scientist and prominent AI researcher Gary Marcus believes that OpenAI will pivot into the surveillance business.

futurism.com

I really hope Congress takes this seriously. They should reign this in like they should have on crypto and NFTs.

 

[blueharvest]

Many organisations unprepared for AI cybersecurity threats

While AI improves the detection of cybersecurity threats, it simultaneously ushers in more advanced challenges.

www.artificialintelligence-news.com

 

[blueharvest]

Mark Ruffalo and Joseph Gordon-Levitt: Governor Newsom's Veto on the AI Bill Was a Mistake

AI safety isn't science fiction. It’s something we need to pay attention to right now.

time.com

 

[blueharvest]

The FCC's Broadband Lable Rules is Making it Easier To Know the True Cost of Your Home Internet & Is Now Manditory For All Providers | Cord Cutters News

The Federal Communications Commission has ordered broadband providers to roll out “nutrition-style” labels that spell out the fine print on the prices of their plans and the speeds they really offer. This rule makes it far easier for their customers to quickly know the price, speed, and fees of...

cordcuttersnews.com