An interview with Nikita Bier, who wants to lure journalists back to X with a rebuilt recommendation algorithm with no keyword suppression or manual downranking
Product chief Nikita Bier on journalists who left: “We have to earn their trust.” Also: Fidji Simo on OpenAI's Code Red, and a new episode of ACCESS. X: @ashleymayer . Bluesky: @fahadhumayun.com , @t...
Texas AG Ken Paxton probes Meta and Character.AI over claims they deceptively market chatbots as mental health tools, misleading kids and other vulnerable users
so I think it's good more states are cracking down on how companies present them www.platformer.news/ai-therapy- p... [image] Mike Masnick / @mmasnick : Character AI and Meta almost certainly are doi...
A look at the Texas Responsible AI Governance Act, which was formally introduced in the Texas legislature and has very broad negligence liability for developers
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A lawsuit against Character.AI alleges its chatbots harmed two young Texas users, including telling a user that it sympathized with kids who kill their parents
This latest lawsuit followed the widely covered case of the 14-year-old who committed suicide after being encouraged to do so by a Character.AI chat bot. — I'd be willing to bet there are even more ...
Some GitHub projects have been targeted with malicious commits; a Texas researcher claims someone is impersonating him to make the submissions and smear him
Ax Sharma / BleepingComputer : X: @alexocheema , @evildojo666 , and @trubetech . Forums: r/cybersecurity X: Alex Cheema / @alexocheema : Backdoor attempt on @exolabs through an innocent looking PR. R...
Many Netflix viewers faced issues while watching the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight and the undercard bouts, including the stream glitching and losing sound
From nearly the start of the undercard bouts from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, the streamer has been freezing, losing sound and proving slow to reload.
Ward Christensen, co-inventor of the computer bulletin board system (BBS), a foundational technology of the internet age, died at age 78 on October 11
On Friday, Ward Christensen, co-inventor of the computer bulletin board system (BBS), died at age 78 in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. Threads: @blinkenjim . Mastodon: @CyberpunkLibrarian … and @m501@mast...
Researchers: GPT-4 generating a 100-word email uses 1,468ml of water at its Washington data center, 925ml in Arizona, 464ml in Illinois, and 235ml in Texas
AI bots generate a lot of heat, and keeping their computer servers running exacts a toll. — Roughly a quarter of Americans … Forums: Hacker News Forums: Hacker News : A bottle of water per email: th...
A profile of Texas-based Tyler Tech, which has become a dominant US local government software provider, despite a history of software flaws and release delays
Tyler Tech dominates America's software industry managing parks, courts, municipal offices and prison networks. And you thought the DMV was rough before. X: @stephenehorn , @skhaulenbeek , @johnhamli...
Elon Musk says that, “all things considered, I think California should probably pass the SB 1047 AI safety bill”, and saying so is “a tough call”
Always B — Be C — Ctalking your book Alex Konrad / @alexrkonrad : this will create some interesting divided loyalties in Silicon Valley 👀 Sean Durkin / @seandurkinsf : @DanHendrycks @elonmusk Elon's A...