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Multiple readings Companies Are Using Reddit to Manipulate ChatGPT and Google AI Search Concern & critique · 2 attributable reactions Reaction converging Meta Failed to Catch Hundreds of AI Child Abuse Ads. Some Included Images of Real Kids Concern & critique · 3 attributable reactions
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Established AI field signal Signal 4d ago
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Companies Are Using Reddit to Manipulate ChatGPT and Google AI Search

11 experts across 4 network communities independently surfaced this.

Why this matches Concern & critique reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · 404 Media
“"We’re also seeing this alongside incredibly risky sourcing, teens posting about wanting to grow an extra few inches. And then we’re seeing AI manipulation from vendors trying to promote these peptides.” www.404media.co/companies-ar...” evidence ↗
11 experts 4 communities 1 sources clustered
404 Media Joanna Bryson Joseph Cox Sarah T Roberts, PhD Christopher Mims Jason Koebler Djamé 🟥 Mél Hogan / The Data Fix +3
3 experts discussed this · 6 posts
Joanna Bryson: So we all knew how to “google bomb” back in the 00s (remember liar -> Tony Blair?) by linking one page from several others. Is there a gemini bomb? how do we do it? (Hard to believe it’s “unintenti…
Lilian Edwards: It's "LLM grooming" now I believe and takes state actor level resources
Joanna Bryson: Have you a Url about that, by chance?
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Primary source 404media.co ↗
Established AI field signal Development 5d ago
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Meta AI child abuse ads failure

Meta Failed to Catch Hundreds of AI Child Abuse Ads. Some Included Images of Real Kids

7 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.

Why this matches Concern & critique reaction 4 attributable expert contributions · Hypervisible , Katie Drummond, Andrew Couts
“This company should not exist.” evidence ↗
7 experts 3 communities 1 sources clustered
Hypervisible Scott McGrath Katie Drummond Andrew Couts Social Media Lab 🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 Stefanie Hane
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“Meta says it reviews all the ads that run on its platforms. The company, though, failed to ID several hundred ads containing graphic, AI CSAM material...some of which included images of real children. Scoop from @mattburgess1.bsky.social”

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4 experts · 6 posts · 2d ago
Justin Hendrix Social Media Lab Alissa Cooper Chris Marsden
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“Interesting article. But I think the bigger issue is that AI is rapidly becoming a new discovery layer. If publishers prevent AI systems from retrieving and referencing their content, they risk gra…” evidence ↗
Multiple readings Concern & critique · 1 Research & technical analysis · 1 Opportunity & adoption · 1
Alissa Cooper: The largest search and AI companies announced that they're adopting a common way for publishers to declare their desire to opt out of having AI train on their content. But what does this really mea…
Justin Hendrix: The largest search and AI companies announced that they're adopting a common way for publishers to declare their desire to opt out of having AI train on their content. But what does this really mea…
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