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YouTube’s AI editing scandal reveals how reality can be manipulated without our consent
Disclosure, consent and platform power have become newly invigorated battlefields with the rise of AI.This article was originally published here
Month: September 2025
Technology
Google won’t be forced to sell its Chrome browser, judge rules
On September 2nd, a federal judge ruled against the U.S. government’s proposal that Google should sell its Chrome web browser to restore competition in online search.This article was originally published here
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A digital language divide: How multilingual AI often reinforces bias
Johns Hopkins computer scientists have discovered that artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT are creating a digital language divide, amplifying the dominance of English and other commonly spoken languages while sidelining minority languages.This article was originally […]
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What is AI slop? A technologist explains this new and largely unwelcome form of online content
You’ve probably encountered images in your social media feeds that look like a cross between photographs and computer-generated graphics. Some are fantastical—think Shrimp Jesus—and some are believable at a quick glance—remember the little girl clutching […]
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Apertus: A fully open, transparent, multilingual language model
In July, EPFL, ETH Zurich, and CSCS announced their joint initiative to build a large language model (LLM). Now, this model is available and serves as a building block for developers and organizations for future […]
Technology
OpenAI and Meta say they’re fixing AI chatbots to better respond to teens in distress
Artificial intelligence chatbot makers OpenAI and Meta say they are adjusting how their chatbots respond to teenagers asking questions about suicide or showing signs of mental and emotional distress.This article was originally published here
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ChatGPT only talks in cliches—here’s why that’s a threat to human creativity
When you chat with ChatGPT, it often feels like you’re talking to someone polite, engaged and responsive. It nods in all the right places, mirrors your wording and seems eager to keep the exchange flowing.This […]
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Russia’s GPS interference: Do I need to worry when flying?
On Sunday, a plane carrying European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen was reportedly forced to land in Bulgaria using paper maps after its GPS navigation systems were jammed. Bulgarian authorities claim the jamming was […]
Technology
Australia to tackle deepfake nudes, online stalking
Australia said Tuesday it will oblige tech giants to prevent online tools being used to create AI-generated nude images or stalk people without detection.This article was originally published here
Technology
Over 16,000 compromised servers uncovered using Secure Shell key probing method
An international research team from the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Informatics in Saarbrücken, Germany, and the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands has developed a method to detect compromised hosts at an internet […]