A profile of nonprofit Common Crawl, which has scraped billions of webpages since 2013, including paywalled ones, to build an archive used by OpenAI and others
Editor's note: This work is part of AI Watchdog, The Atlantic's ongoing investigation into the generative-AI industry. X: @kait_tiffany . Bluesky: @katienotopoulos , @damonberes.com , @justinhendrix ,...
OpenAI estimates ~0.07% of ChatGPT's weekly active users “indicate possible signs of mental health emergencies” like mania, and details its safety improvements
Millions use ChatGPT like a therapist, but that's about to change Viktor Eriksson / PCWorld : Over 1 million ChatGPT users mention suicidal intent every week BBC : ChatGPT shares data on how many user...
The BBC complains to Apple after Apple Intelligence's notification summary falsely suggested the BBC had published an article saying Luigi Mangione shot himself
The search engine's AI-generated responses also said geologists recommend humans eat one rock per day. Brian Merchant / @bcmerchant : ‘Luigi Mangione shoots himself’ — ‘Netanyahu arrested’ — These...
Google's Gemini and Microsoft's Copilot won't return results on any elections globally or historical US elections, and refuse to confirm that Biden won in 2020
Google and Microsoft's AI Chatbots Refuse to Say Who Won the 2020 US Election — #politics #AI — https://www.wired.com/... [image] Lauren Weinstein / @lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org : [Not ju...
How online group 764 uses Discord and Telegram to blackmail teens into degrading and violent acts, and then boast about it; Discord removed 34K users in 2023
The abusers were part of an emerging INTL NWK of online grps that've targeted 1,000s of children with a sadistic form of SM terror that authorities & tech cos. have struggled to control. … Matt Burges...
Sources: the US Department of Commerce is considering new export controls for general-purpose AI programs, a move that experts say could weaken US AI innovation
Karen Hao / The Atlantic : X: @_karenhao , @dlberes , @bobehayes , @ainowinstitute , @theatlantic , and @ambaonadventure LinkedIn: Marc Rotenberg , Christos Makridis , and Marc Rotenberg X: @_karenha...
A look at CivitAI, a site for sharing AI models that generate images mostly trained on material taken without consent, as non-consensual AI porn proliferates
Generative AI tools have empowered amateurs and entrepreneurs to build mind-boggling amounts of non-consensual porn. X: @dlberes , @emanuelmaiberg , and @josephfcox X: Damon Beres / @dlberes : “Every ...
Researchers say Twitter's open sourced For You code is missing context to fully explain the service's recommendations, despite a supposed push for transparency
part of the CEO's new approach to media inquiries.” https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... @theatlantic : Twitter's decision to “open source” its algorithm is unprecedented—and filled with problems, @mimbsy...
Donald Trump and Facebook have both decayed since his ban, and despite his unpredictability and tech's recent wild swings, his reinstatement may not matter much
Trump is key to social media company's success Travis Gettys / Raw Story : Trump official: Former president would look ‘pathetic’ if he returns to Facebook — and destroy his ‘useless’ Truth Social pla...
Facebook and Donald Trump have experienced a mutual decay since his ban, both losing their shine, meaning his reinstatement may not be as impactful as feared
stale, even—about the news.” Smart and clarifying, by @cwarzel: https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... Cheri Jacobus / @cherijacobus : “internet-addled aging rageposters” is the name of my new garage band. ...