Spam, junk … slop? The latest wave of AI behind the ‘zombie internet’ ( www.theguardian.com )
Tech experts hope new term for carelessly automated AI webpages and images can illuminate its damaging impact
Tokyo District Court Rules AI Cannot Be Issued Patents; Law Recognizes Only ‘Natural Persons’ as Inventors ( japannews.yomiuri.co.jp )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/15659639...
When Online Content Disappears: 38% of webpages that existed in 2013 are no longer accessible a decade later ( www.pewresearch.org )
A quarter of all webpages that existed at one point between 2013 and 2023 are no longer accessible.
OpenAI putting ‘shiny products’ above safety, says departing researcher ( www.theguardian.com )
Jan Leike, a key safety researcher at firm behind ChatGPT, quit days after launch of its latest AI model, GPT-4o
Librarians Are Waging a Quiet War Against International “Data Cartels” – The Markup ( themarkup.org )
Digital collections put library patrons’ privacy at risk
The MSI Claw is an embarrassment ( www.theverge.com )
Every competitor is better, and most of them are cheaper.
Apple limits third-party browser engine work to EU devices ( www.theregister.com )
Rival coders must have Europe-based staff to build and test non-WebKit surfing
Slack users horrified to discover messages used for AI training ( arstechnica.com )
Slack says policy changes are imminent amid backlash.
Two students uncover security bug that could let millions do their laundry for free ( techcrunch.com )
Laundry services giant CSC ServiceWorks ignored requests to fix a security bug.
Financial institutions have 30 days to disclose breaches under new rules ( arstechnica.com )
Amendments contain loopholes that may blunt their effectiveness.
Head of Canada’s intelligence agency warns Canadians not to use TikTok ( www.theverge.com )
A TikTok spokesperson said the claims were “unsupported by evidence.”
Adobe comes after indie game emulator Delta for copying its logo ( techcrunch.com )
After Apple loosened its App Store guidelines to permit game emulators, the retro game emulator Delta — an app 10 years in the making — hit the top of the App Store’s charts. But the increased attention also brought the threat of legal action, as Adobe targeted Delta for sporting a logo that looked too much like its own.
Minister suggests Canada is considering tariffs on Chinese EVs following U.S. move ( www.cbc.ca )
Canada's industry minister says Ottawa is "considering all measures" after the U.S. announced it would be hiking tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and other related goods....
ChatGPT lets users upload from Google Drive and OneDrive directly ( www.theverge.com )
No need to download files then upload to ChatGPT.
Flock Safety's solar-powered cameras could make surveillance more widespread ( techcrunch.com )
Flock Safety is a multibillion-dollar startup that’s got eyes everywhere. As of Wednesday, with the company’s new Solar Condor cameras, those eyes are solar-powered and use wireless 5G networks to make them all that much easier to install.
EU warns Microsoft it could be fined billions over missing GenAI risk info ( techcrunch.com )
The EU's warning comes after Microsoft failed to respond to a legally binding request for information that focused on its generative AI tools.
Sony Music warns AI companies against “unauthorized use” of its content ( www.theverge.com )
Did that AI system use Doja Cat records for training data?
Slack under attack over sneaky AI training policy ( techcrunch.com )
Slack is making it difficult for its customers if they want the company to stop using its data for model training.
How I upgraded my water heater and discovered how bad smart home security can be ( arstechnica.com )
Could you really control someone's hot water with just an email address?
Chinese social media companies remove posts ‘showing off wealth and worshipping money’ ( www.theguardian.com )
Targeting posts boasting of personal wealth appears to be part of campaign to ‘purify the internet cultural environment’
Germany's Sovereign Tech Fund Now Supporting FFmpeg ( www.phoronix.com )
Following Germany's Sovereign Tech Fund providing significant funding for GNOME, Rust Coreutils, PHP, a systemd bug bounty, and numerous other free software projects, the FFmpeg multimedia library is the latest beneficiary to this funding from the Germany government.
Reddit’s deal with OpenAI will plug its posts into “ChatGPT and new products” ( www.theverge.com )
Reddit’s signed AI licensing deals with Google and OpenAI.
An Israeli Company Is Hawking Its Self-Launching Drone System to U.S. Police Departments ( theintercept.com )
A Louisiana sheriff’s department has been testing the drone system, which is already used by the Israeli police and many settlements.
Microsoft dodges UK antitrust scrutiny over its Mistral AI stake ( techcrunch.com )
Microsoft won't be facing antitrust scrutiny in the U.K. over its recent investment into French AI startup Mistral AI.
Twitter is officially X.com now ( www.theverge.com )
So long, Twitter.com.
