Driverless cars have been causing havoc in the streets of San Francisco over the past year, much to the annoyance of local residents. The self-driving vehicles have become common in the Bay Area, after two tech firms, Cruise and Waymo, were given permission by local authorities several months ago to test their new vehicles on the…
Driverless Cars Are Causing Havoc in San Francisco, Residents Say
June 9, 2023
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DeSantis Campaign Uses AI Deepfakes in Attack Ad Against Trump, Prompting Backlash
Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and his 2024 presidential campaign have come under criticism for using fake images generated with artificial intelligence (AI) depicting former President Donald Trump with Dr. Anthony Fauci. A Twitter account called DeSantis War Room shared a video showing several images of Trump and Fauci, three of which depicted Trump hugging and…
Louisiana Lawmakers Pass Bill Requiring Parental Permission for Social Media Accounts
June 9, 2023
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Louisiana is the latest state to require persons under 18 years old to have their parents’ permission to create an online account. Over the past year, legislators across the country have been increasingly concerned about the effects of social media on the mental health of children, encouraging a wave of proposed online safety laws for…
Google Launching ‘News Showcase’ Licensing Program in US Next Month
Google will debut its “News Showcase” product in the United States this summer, three years after it launched it in Germany and Brazil. In a June 8 blog post, Chris Jansen, head of local news and global partnerships at Google, said the product will work in partnership with more than 150 news publications based in nearly…
NZ Government Agency Bans Staff Form Using AI Platforms
June 8, 2023
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In what appears to be a world first, a government agency in New Zealand has banned employees from using AI technology over data and privacy concerns. The New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (MBIE) issued the ban on tools like ChatGPT after concerns sensitive information inputted into such platforms could be later retrieved, reported…
NZ Government Agency Bans Staff From Using AI Platforms
June 8, 2023
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In what appears to be a world first, a government agency in New Zealand has banned employees from using AI technology over data and privacy concerns. The New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (MBIE) issued the ban on tools like ChatGPT after concerns sensitive information inputted into such platforms could be later retrieved, reported…
Instagram Algorithms Promote Pedophile Networks: Investigation Finds
June 8, 2023
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Instagram’s algorithms connect a vast network of pedophiles, an investigation by The Wall Street Journal, Stanford University, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst discovered. An investigaton by the Stanford Internet Observatory’s chief technologist, David Thiel, research manager Renée DiResta, and director Alex Stamos discovered that a massive network of English-speaking social media accounts buy, sell,…
Meta Introduces Broadcast Tool Channels on WhatsApp
Meta Platforms on Thursday introduced WhatsApp Channels, a feature that the social media giant said would help make the app a “private broadcast messaging product.” Users in Colombia and Singapore will be the first to receive access to Channels. Over the coming months, Meta will expand the availability of the tool for users in more…
Creator of Conservative Chatbot Powered by ChatGPT Says OpenAI Tried to Censor Content
The creators of a conservative chatbot powered by OpenAI’s ChatGPT announced that they shut down the chatbot because of pressure from OpenAI to censor the bot’s responses. The conservative chatbot, named GIPPR in honor of the late President Ronald Reagan, debuted in May and is part of TUSK, a pro-free speech and anti-censorship web browser. GIPPR…
Uber to Offer Car Rental Services in US
Ride-hailing service Uber is planning to enter the car rental market in the United States, allowing people to hire cars from owners in select cities. The Carshare rental program was announced by Uber on Thursday. The program will provide a platform where car owners can list their vehicles and rent them out to borrowers at…
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