The Los Angeles Times removes Particle's AI-powered “Insights” feature from a column after the tool tried to defend the Ku Klux Klan, just a day after its debut
Welcome to Cautious Optimism, a newsletter on tech, business, and power. Margaret Sullivan / The Guardian : The LA Times' AI ‘bias meter’ looks like a bid to please Donald Trump Shelly Palmer : The LA...
Patrick Soon-Shiong says LAT opinion pieces will show an AI-generated rating of their political content, and an AI-generated list of alternative political views
I am proud to announce the next evolution of the L.A. Times to better engage with our audience. Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter : L.A. Times Owner Adds Bias Meter, AI-Generated Copy On Article...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he is concerned about the potential “chilling effect” of AI safety bill SB 1047, which awaits his signature, on AI development
but social media users may have last laugh David Meyer / Fortune : California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs anti-deepfake laws—but he hasn't yet made up his mind on the biggest AI bill Laura Mandaro / The I...
An investigation into AdVon, the company behind Sports Illustrated's fake writers, finds its AI content and fake authors at the LA Times, Miami Herald, and more
The NYT, LAT, and WaPo won't buy Twitter Blue; NYT, LAT, BuzzFeed, and Politico won't reimburse reporters for Blue, but Semafor and other small outlets plan to
'If You Know Me I Ain't Paying' Jess Weatherbed / The Verge : News outlets respond to Twitter Blue coercion with a resounding 'meh.'Twitter is removing blue checkmarks from legacy verified accounts to...
Source: Elon Musk plans to become Twitter's CEO, but may cede the role in the longer term
It Was Never Taken Down Heather Kelly / Washington Post : You've decided to quit Twitter. Here's what you can use to replace it. Charlie Conchie / City A.M. : Sacked Twitter chiefs could pocket $122m...
Some US news sites like the LA Times and the Chicago Tribune restrict access from EU as GDPR goes into effect
Some US news sites like the LA Times and the Chicago Tribune restrict access from EU as GDPR goes into effect
Some US news sites like the LA Times and the Chicago Tribune restrict access from EU as GDPR goes into effect
Some high-profile US news websites are temporarily unavailable in Europe after new EU data protection rules came into effect. — The Chicago Tribune and LA Times were among …