Tow Center identifies eight X bot accounts that use X's AI Note Writer API to write between 5% to 10% of the Community Notes visible to the public each day
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AI browsers can bypass some paywalls; OpenAI's Atlas seems to avoid content from companies suing OpenAI, providing summaries or alternate reporting instead
OpenAI's Atlas and Perplexity's Comet present a new challenge for media companies that want to limit AI access.
How Google's Jigsaw and pollster Scott Rasmussen plan to use AI to survey Americans on political views to find common ground ahead of the US' 250th anniversary
A collaboration between the tech giant and a polling nonprofit will gather five to 10 people each from every congressional district …
The UK's Online Safety Act shows the UK prioritized government control over improving safety, becoming a cautionary tale for democracies regulating the internet
Well, well, well. The “age assurance” part of the UK's Online Safety Act has finally gone into effect, with its age checking …
Q&A with Wired's Steven Levy on the evolving relationship between the tech industry and the press, media outlets' licensing deals with AI companies, and more
“What you find when you get into a place is always more interesting than any preconception you have.”
A study of eight AI search engines found they provided incorrect citations of news articles in 60%+ of queries; Grok 3 answered 94% of the queries incorrectly
We Compared Eight AI Search Engines. They're All Bad at Citing News. — AI search tools are rapidly gaining in popularity …
A TollBit analysis of 160 websites on its content licensing service finds AI search engines drive 96% less referral traffic than Google Search
AI companies promised publishers their AI search engines would send them more readers via referral traffic. New data shows that's not the case.
An official says the Biden administration is “exploring options” to implement the law without causing TikTok to go dark for US users on January 19
Barring action by the Supreme Court, a ban in the U.S. on the popular app is set to begin on Sunday.
The bleak online discourse about hurricanes Milton and Helene revealed not just a misinformation crisis in the US but a cultural assault on reality itself
The truth is, it's getting harder to describe the extent to which a meaningful percentage of Americans have dissociated from reality.
An overview of existing deals between news publishers and AI companies and the questions they raise regarding long-term costs, the selection process, and more
In the past few weeks, News Corp, the Financial Times and Dotdash Meredith became the latest news organizations to strike licensing deals …
The US House Speaker plans to bundle the TikTok divestiture bill, with a longer sale deadline, in a Ukraine/Israel aid bill set to clear the House on April 20
How Reddit, after the catastrophic online manhunt to find the Boston Marathon bomber, quietly became a civilized place to discuss news, due to strong moderation
Twitter had been our place. Where journalists gathered and pored over news in as near to real time as possible. X: @jamesrbuk . Forums: r/Journalism X: James Ball / @jamesrbuk : Want to discuss news ...
Writers and publishers need to band together to lobby against OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Meta, fighting for proper compensation and a share of AI's value
https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... June Casagrande / @junecasagrande@mastodon.social : Damn right it needs to stop. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... [image] X: @nelsonmrosario : @WilliamCohan Exc...
A look at media coverage of generative AI over the past six months, as journalists and academics criticize the hype and provide ways to improve reporting
A look at media coverage of generative AI over the past six months, as journalists and academics criticize the hype and provide ways to improve reporting
The Tow Center looked at how news organizations have been covering generative AI over the past six months. Tweets: @emilymbender , @emilymbender , @emilymbender , @janebsinger , @emilymbender , @datad...
A profile of Runa Sandvik, who started Granitt in June 2022 to help journalists, lawyers, activists, and other at-risk people keep their data safe from hackers
Maddy Crowell / Columbia Journalism Review : LinkedIn: Patrick Boehler . Tweets: @mediaphyter and @runasand See also Mediagazer LinkedIn: Patrick Boehler : I first met Runa Sandvik in the Hong Kong n...
A profile of Runa Sandvik, who started Granitt in June 2022 to help journalists, lawyers, activists, and other at-risk people keep their data safe from hackers
Runa Sandvik has made it her life's work to protect journalists against cyberattacks. Authoritarian regimes are keeping her in business. LinkedIn: Patrick Boehler . Tweets: @runasand and @mediaphyter...
A live blog of TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew's testimony before Congress, as he attempts to address national security concerns over ByteDance's ownership of the app
Updated just now — TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is testifying before Congress for the first time, in an attempt to address lawmakers' worries …
Q&A with former NYT photo editor Fred Ritchin on AI destroying the credibility of the photo, ensuring readers understand if an image is manipulated, and more
In recent years, artificial intelligence engineers have used millions of real photographs—taken by journalists all over the world … Tweets: @vcaivano Tweets: Victor R. Caivano / @vcaivano : “Once you ...
An analysis of Meta's Journalism Project: investments in 564 organizations totaling $29.4M through 17 grant programs since 2018, 43% received just $5K, and more
b — “People want more local news, and local newsrooms are looking for more support,” Campbell Brown wrote in 2019 when Meta … Tweets: @mathewi , @__gabbymiller , @__gabbymiller , @michaelbolden , @_...