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Critical AI and data journalism professor at NYU
Critical AI and data journalism professor at NYU with public evidence across AI research, Culture, work & education, Responsible AI.
"The vulnerability is an astounding, high-profile example of the types of risks that companies are putting their users and workers under when they offload important functions to AI." www.404media.co/hackers-simp...
something strange is haunting large language models... a character that's broken out of the LLMs and now authors books, sells albums, and shows up in fake news sites www.404media.co/elias-thorne...
companies are sourcing millions of printed books for AI labs that scan them for training data, then destroy them. printed books are more valuable because they're free of AI slop, and AI labs know destroying them is an "optics problem." www.404media.co/ai-companies...
A backlash to AI is the natural result of these technologies being pushed into our lives without permission or input. As D&S advisor @merbroussard.bsky.social tells @wired.com, "Tech companies have never really been sensitive to issues of consent." www.wired.com/story/the-ai...
The grammar of rights is one way publics name what they are owed. Americans have started naming it for AI. A civic grammar for AI rights has found its claimants. The political will and institutions to honor those claims need to be built. That is the work facing us. www.science…
Human contractors are reviewing Copilot users’ prompts and uploaded images, 404 Media has learned. The contractors are also bombarded with users’ requests for sexual AI images. @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Sccop here by @josephcox.bsky.social: www.404media.co/humans-readi...
“It might feel like you’re ‘saving time and money,’ but you’re actually slowly turning your brand into something generic like all the other brands out there using AI tools.” www.404media.co/we-are-livin...
The Muse app continues Meta’s trend of opting users into data collection for AI training. It also nudges you to share your bank account, email, and passport information. www.wired.com/story/metas-...
Surveying the AI ‘moment,’ Nathalie Maréchal says "the kooks are now in power, and they are using that power to dismantle the institutions designed to keep the rest of us safe, healthy, and free."
Is AI profitable yet? isaiprofitable.com
As much as 40 percent of longform posts on LinkedIn and X that users actually see are fully AI-generated, according to new research Particularly notable because we know these platforms are flooded with slop, but this studied what the algorithm actually shows people www.404medi…
“Tokenmaxxing is not what we are optimizing for. I want all of us focused on maximizing outcomes that move the needle for our customers and our business.” www.404media.co/microsoft-te...
A really good way to not let AI take over? Not building more data centers, and not building more AI.
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