After a backlash, Meta says newly viral AI-generated profiles on Facebook and Instagram were created in 2023 in “an early experiment”, and it is deleting them
and what you can do with it Mia Sato / The Verge : Meta's AI-generated bot profiles are not being received well Josh Kerwick / Star Observer : Meta Wipes Scrutinised AI Accounts, Including A “Black Qu...
The NYT sues OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement, alleging they used millions of its articles to train AI, the first major US media outlet to sue
community responds Gaurav Girotra / Tech in Asia : NYT files copyright suit against OpenAI, Microsoft Jacob Oliver / CryptoSlate : New York Times sues Microsoft, OpenAI for alleged copyright infringem...
Meta plans to launch Instagram's standalone Twitter competitor Threads on July 6, per the pre-order App Store listing, which shows screenshots of some features
Amanda Silberling: — Instagram's rumored Twitter competitor … PC Gamer : With Elon Musk's Twitter in chaos Mark Zuckerberg sees his chance: Meta's Threads launches Oli Welsh / Polygon : Instagram to...
Sam Altman says OpenAI won't train GPT-5 for “some time” and the letter to pause AI development missed “most technical nuance about where we need the pause”
This is in line with my current belief that GPT-4 is pretty close to where LLMs will peak. … Tweets: Brij Singh / @brij : Capabilities over versions! Moving forward, @OpenAI may shift focus away from ...
In 2010s, Twitter enabled young and marginalized people to be heard, held news organizations accountable, and pushed largely ignored issues into the mainstream
It's impossible to avoid news about how harmful social media can be. The Cambridge Analytica scandal. The ubiquitous Russian bots. Tweets: @sjjphd , @sjjphd , @sjjphd , @sjjphd , @neil_chilson , @mi...
Analysis shows 12 Parkland student Twitter accounts got 8.7x the volume of online conversations than other top Twitter influencers on guns, not including Trump
Why Workday Will Cut Loose a Top Performer Tweets: Adam Singer / @adamsinger : These kids are smarter than many (most?) marketing professionals. They know how important social technologies are, and ho...
Marriott US staffer says he was fired after HR questioned him on Tibet-related tweet he liked via Marriott's account; China pressured Marriott over Tibet issue
it could also be a time bomb Tom McKay / Gizmodo : After China Got Mad, Marriott Fired a Social Media Manager for Liking a Tweet About Tibet Tweets: Adam Singer / @adamsinger : This is really sad this...
Silicon Valley, which was at its most politically vocal before the election, reacts with disbelief, anger, and frustration at Trump's win
I am writing this from Web Summit … Brad Feld / Feld Thoughts : Getting Back To Work — Yesterday morning I woke up and said out loud … Gordon Hunt / Silicon Republic : Donald Trump: The shock presid...