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Multiple readings Companies Are Using Reddit to Manipulate ChatGPT and Google AI Search Concern & critique · 2 attributable reactions
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Established AI field signal Signal 4d ago
⚡ 3670 h early

Companies Are Using Reddit to Manipulate ChatGPT and Google AI Search

11 experts across 4 network communities independently surfaced this.

Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Jason Koebler
“The biohackers subreddit banned all posts about peptides and HRT because peptide companies were spamming + manipulating the sub in order to manipulate Google AI and ChatGPT answers. Very insidious industry that is drastically changing the internet www.404me…” 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 ↗
Developing AI field signal Signal 1d ago

Ai surveillance cameras border mexico

3 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.

Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Matthew Tokson
“An example from today's NYT of panoptic AI cameras being used in law enforcement nytimes.com/interactive/...” evidence ↗
3 experts 3 communities 1 sources clustered
Eileen Guo Social Media Lab Matthew Tokson

“An example from today's NYT of panoptic AI cameras being used in law enforcement nytimes.com/interactive/...”

Primary source nytimes.com ↗
Established AI field signal Analysis 5d ago
⚡ 144 h early
Pentagon big tech AI dependency essay

The Pentagon Has a Big Tech Problem

2 directory members surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Justin Hendrix
“The Pentagon’s AI dependencies stem from “a decades-long shift toward privatization of the US military’s weaponry and technology needs,” write Amos Toh of the Brennan Center for Justice and Margaret Mullins of the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator.” evidence ↗
2 experts 2 communities 1 sources clustered
Justin Hendrix Social Media Lab

“The Pentagon’s AI dependencies stem from “a decades-long shift toward privatization of the US military’s weaponry and technology needs,” write Amos Toh of the Brennan Center for Justice and Margaret Mullins of the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator.”

“"In the battlefield, commercial AI is shaping decisions to go to war, identify and strike targets, and anticipate civilian impact."”

Primary source techpolicy.press ↗
Developing Policy & governance Signal 2d ago

Google Tries to Walk Back Controversial School AI Policy Following Political Backlash

1 directory member surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Social Media Lab
“"Google Tries to Walk Back Controversial School AI Policy Following Political Backlash" gizmodo.com/google-tries...” evidence ↗
1 expert 1 community 1 sources clustered
Social Media Lab

“"Google Tries to Walk Back Controversial School AI Policy Following Political Backlash" gizmodo.com/google-tries...”

Primary source gizmodo.com ↗