Humans Are Being Hired to Make AI Slop Look Less Sloppy
Humans Are Being Hired to Make AI Slop Look Less Sloppy Summary Many freelancers and creative professionals are increasingly being hired to clean up and finish AI-generated work that clients…
OpenAI Is Scanning Users’ ChatGPT Conversations and Reporting Content To Police
OpenAI Is Scanning Users’ ChatGPT Conversations and Reporting Content To Police Summary OpenAI revealed, in the middle of a broader blog post about harms, that it scans ChatGPT conversations and…
400 ‘Tech Utopian’ Refuges Consider New Crypto-Friendly State
400 ‘Tech Utopian’ Refuges Consider New Crypto-Friendly State Summary Nearly 400 students and entrepreneurs have gathered in Forest City to attend Network School, a programme founded by Balaji Srinivasan. Participants…
First ‘AI Music Creator’ Signed by Record Label. More Ahead, or Just a Copyright Quandry?
First ‘AI Music Creator’ Signed by Record Label. More Ahead, or Just a Copyright Quandry? Summary British “AI music creator” Oliver McCann — who says he has no musical training…
Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation
Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation Summary Two independent Israeli researchers built an AI-driven offensive research pipeline called Auto Exploit that uses LLM prompts, CVE advisories and open-source patches…
China launches new ‘AI+’ policy to ‘deepen information technology revolution’
China launches new ‘AI+’ policy to ‘deepen information technology revolution’ Summary China’s State Council has announced a new national IT strategy called “AI+”, the successor to 2015’s “Internet+”. The policy…
Five Indie Bands Quit Spotify After Founder’s AI Weapons Tech Investment
Five Indie Bands Quit Spotify After Founder’s AI Weapons Tech Investment Summary Five indie bands have pulled their music from Spotify in response to news that Spotify founder Daniel Ek…
What Made Meta Suddenly Ban Tens of Thousands of Accounts?
What Made Meta Suddenly Ban Tens of Thousands of Accounts? Summary The BBC investigation, highlighted on Slashdot, reports that for months thousands of people worldwide have had Facebook and Instagram…
‘Swatting’ Hits a Dozen US Universities. The FBI is Investigating
‘Swatting’ Hits a Dozen US Universities. The FBI is Investigating – Slashdot Summary The Washington Post and other outlets report a wave of false active-shooter reports — “swatting” — aimed…
Smelling This One Specific Scent Can Boost the Brain’s Gray Matter
Smelling This One Specific Scent Can Boost the Brain’s Gray Matter Summary Researchers in Japan asked 28 women to wear a specific rose-scented oil on their clothing every day for…