A look at various quirks in AI-generated prose, mainly influenced by “overfitting” in AI models, as humans increasingly mimic AI language in writing and speech
Plus: otherworlds, cozy lit and VHS rentals Max Read / Read Max : Will A.I. writing ever be good? Alberto Romero / The Algorithmic Bridge : The Death of the English Language X: Joe McKendrick / @joemc...
A profile of Techmeme, which turns 20 this week yet oddly works and looks the same way it did in 2005, as its executive-heavy readership expands in the AI boom
Every morning nearly 100,000 geeks world wide, including some of the richest tech barons in the universe, fire … X: @elatable . Bluesky: @mranthropology , @turoczy , @metacurity.com , @sauthoff , and ...
UK police arrest four people, a 20-year-old woman and three men aged 17 to 19, in connection to the M&S and Co-op hacks that began in mid-April and caused havoc
Dunno, not making a particular point, other than that I've been around for ages. Don't cause havoc kids, at least not in these kinds of ways. [embedded post] Eric Geller / @ericjgeller.com : British...
John Oliver's Last Week Tonight looks at AI slop, how it corrodes the concept of objective reality, the slop economy, tech leaders' enthusiasm for gen AI, more
Recall that the right wants to ban AI legislation *at the state level*. They're cashing in on the mis/dis information AND from the tech flooding us with it. — www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWpg... Stefan...
Experts say China-linked groups have repeatedly hacked Russian companies and government agencies in search of military secrets since the war in Ukraine began
So many US policymakers, in both parties, kept saying, “Russia and China are allied! Oh no!” — They were either morons or liars. — Take your pick. — #uspol #cdnpoli #ukpol #auspol — www.nytim...
Distributed Denial of Secrets: the TeleMessage hacker stole messages from 60+ US government users covering about one day ending on May 4, including travel plans
A hacker who breached the communications service used by former Trump national security adviser Mike Waltz earlier … Bluesky: @metacurity.com , @stokel , @zachsdorfman , and @micahflee.com Mastodon: @...
Sources: DOGE plans to build a centralized database with troves of personal info about millions of US residents, violating or disregarding security protocols
www.washingtonpost.com/business/ 202... @galetstrong : Federal data is now along the lines of something you might find in The National Enquirer, not actual data. — Donald Trump's Information Warfare...
Sources: Chinese officials acknowledged in a secret December 2024 meeting that China was behind the Volt Typhoon hacks, tying them to the US' support for Taiwan
„The Chinese delegation linked years of intrusions into computer networks at U.S. ports, water utilities, airports and other targets, to increasing U.S. policy support for Taiwan" — www.wsj.com/poli...
How Elon Musk targeted 18F, as former employees say the GSA group focused on increasing bureaucratic efficiency through tech, similar to what DOGE claims to do
Rightwing campaign propelled by tech billionaire accuses General Services Administration's 18F of being a far-left cell Bluesky: @montgomery , @angelacolter , @ronbronson.com , @metacurity.com , and @...
Sources: DOGE staff were ordered to stop using Slack while the group moves from the OMB to the Executive Office of the President, which is not subject to FOIA
https://www.404media.co/email/ dc4f2fa1-e993-4f30-aea1-b985998bd90a/ Mary Branscombe / @marypcbuk : so, Truth Social or X? or are they smart enough to use Signal? [embedded post] Matt Novak / @paleofu...