OpenAI says ChatGPT will now avoid em dashes if users tell it to; em dashes have become telltale signs that supposedly signals text written by AI
Sam Altman celebrates ChatGPT finally following em dash formatting rules The Economic Times : OpenAI fixes ChatGPT's em dash problem; ‘small-but-happy-win’ says Sam Altman Kahekashan / The Hans India ...
Las Vegas police say the man who exploded a Cybertruck outside the Trump hotel used ChatGPT to help plan the attack, including to seek info on explosive targets
police release details on prompts used to decide crucial details Elizabeth Urban / International Business Times : Cybertruck Attack on Trump Hotel Was Planned Using ChatGPT in Disturbing ‘Game Changer...
The “AI is fake and sucks” people who take phony comfort in their AI skepticism need to accept that AI is more real and dangerous than they currently admit
It's fun to say that artificial intelligence is fake and sucks — but evidence is mounting that it's real and dangerous — I. Bluesky: @matrig.net , @rickywlmsbong , @rjcc , @avellino , @robert.blue ,...
Threads begins testing an option to set For You, Following, or a custom feed as the default, another improvement seemingly sparked by competition from Bluesky
For You, following, or a custom one — as your default. Also making this more visible in the app. Interested to see how and if people use this. Jason Kottke / @jkottke : FINALLY. Threads will finall...
Google releases patches for 46 Android security vulnerabilities, including a kernel zero-day the company says “may be under limited, targeted exploitation”
August 2024 Dwaipayan Roy / NewsBytes : Google fixes zero-day vulnerability in Android kernel Zak Doffman / Forbes : Samsung Issues Critical Update For Millions Of Galaxy Users—Google Confirms New Att...
Filing: Ticketmaster confirms “unauthorized activity within a third-party cloud database”, after a hacking group advertised alleged data of 560M users for sale
On May 20, 2024, Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company” or “we") … Aaron Brown / GB News : Your Ticketmaster login has been stolen and will be sold, hackers warn half a BILLION users Zack Whit...
Apple releases iOS 17.5.1 and iPadOS 17.5.1, saying the bug that let some deleted photos reappear has now been fixed
even on devices you no longer own Richard Priday / Tom's Guide : Update your iPhone now — Apple just fixed this potentially embarrassing Photos bug Kevin Raposo / KnowTechie : iOS 17.5.1 update fixes ...
A defense of AI hallucinations, which can spur creativity and, by requiring fact-checks, act as a firewall in the transition to coexist with superintelligent AI
It's a big problem when chatbots spew untruths. But we should also celebrate these hallucinations as prompts for human creativity and a barrier to machines taking over. Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to...
X says the company fixed a bug that prevented the service from displaying many images from before 2014 over the weekend, and that “no images or data were lost”
Richard Lawler / The Verge :
Elon Musk says Twitter will start sharing revenue from reply-thread ads with users who pay for Twitter Blue, starting on February 3, but doesn't give details
People don't engage with content they agree with. — Getting ratioed is the way to make money, lol. Toni Aittoniemi / @gimulnautti@mastodon.green : @Techmeme “Reply now to receive a special treat fro...