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Nobody should be subjected to seeing shrimp Jesus all over their social feeds. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images It's almost impossible to avoid seeing AI-generated content online, but it doesn't have to be this way. YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and more have ramped up content authentication efforts over the last year, with many now automatically applying labels to distinguish AI-generated images, videos, and music from those made by real, human creators. That's all very well and good if we're just stumbling across labeled content at random, but you know what would be better? Letting us filter out the AI slop. Current labeling efforts haven't meaningfully changed how content is presented online. You may notice that some TikTok or YouTube videos in you … Read the full story at The Verge.
Read full articleOn June 5, 404 Media reported that attackers had been using Meta’s AI customer support agent to steal Instagram accounts. Their approach was simple: They asked the agent to link the accounts to email addresses that they controlled, and the agent complied. One attacker broke into the dormant Obama White House account and made pro-Iran…
On Uncanny Valley, we dive into the IPO bonanza that the top AI companies are embarking on to the point where some real estate listings are looking for not just regular old cash, but Anthropic stock.
Meta has launched Business Agent to automate conversational commerce workflows directly inside its messaging applications. The software allows global retail brands to execute transactions and field support tickets without human intervention. Deploying this architecture places agentic AI directly at the core of social commerce. Meta integrated these workflows natively into Instagram, Messenger, and soon WhatsApp. […] The post Meta Business Agent drives AI-powered conversational commerce appeared first on AI News.
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has warned that more businesses could disappear from the network after analytics platform TapTools announced it was shutting down operations amid worsening economic conditions across the ecosystem. In a video published on his YouTube channel, Hoskinson…
The new learning platform feels like a cross between TikTok and Duolingo, offering a custom feed of minute-long lessons and quizzes.
The exploit affected hundreds of accounts and raises new questions about what happens when companies automate account security.
Stock market filing illustrates AI company’s meteoric rise, while California’s tech billionaires pour cash into elections Hello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m your host, Blake Montgomery, US tech editor at the Guardian. This week in tech, we’re discussing Anthropic’s meteoric rise, both theological and financial, and California’s unprecedented infusion of political cash from Silicon Valley. ‘Like a billionaire on acid’: Star Wars director Gareth Edwards comes out in favour of AI To YouTube and beyond: how online gen Z directors stormed Hollywood Continue reading...
Breach confirmed by Meta raises concerns about how safe it is to rely on AI for key security measures such as passwords Hackers used Meta’s AI-powered support chatbot to infiltrate high-profile Instagram accounts, the company confirmed on Monday, saying it had resolved the problem after researchers exposed it. The targets ranged from Barack Obama’s White House account to Sephora and the US Space Force Chief Master Sergeant, according to reporting from 404 Media. Everyday users complained of similar hijackings on Reddit and X over the weekend. Continue reading...
