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AI adds fuel to election misinformation concerns |
Meta and YouTube are crafting disclosure policies for use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in political ads as the debate over how the government should regulate the technology stretches toward the 2024 election. |
The use of generative AI tools, which can create text, audio and video content, has been on the rise over the past year since the explosive public release of OpenAI's ChatGPT. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have shared concerns about how AI could amplify the spread of misinformation, especially regarding critical current events or elections. The Senate held its fifth AI Insight Forum last week, covering the impact of AI on elections and democracy. As Congress considers proposals to regulate AI, leading tech companies are crafting their own policies that aim to police the use of generative AI in political ads. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, and Google have announced policies that would require political ads to disclose when they have used AI. Robert Weissman, president of the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen, said the policies are "good steps" but are "not enough from the companies and not a substitute for government action." "The platforms can obviously only cover themselves; they can't cover all outlets," Weissman said. Read more in a full report at TheHill.com. |
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Tech billionaire Elon Musk is facing a wave of backlash after engaging with an antisemitic social media post Wednesday, calling it the "absolute truth." The antisemitic post Musk seemed to endorse came in response to a user on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, who expressed concern about rising antisemitism. "To the cowards hiding behind the anonymity of the internet and posting 'Hitler was right': You got something … |
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| The social media platform TikTok said it is "aggressively" removing content that praises Osama bin Laden's 2002 "Letter to America." The letter, published just over a year after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, was bin Laden's attempt to justify the targeting and killing of American civilians. It has been recirculating online recently.
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The economy looks a lot better than it did last year, but persistent inflation, ballooning debt and dwindling savings have hit women especially hard. Nearly 6 in 10 women are living paycheck to paycheck, compared to 41 percent of men, according to a recent study by Varo Bank, Morning Consult and THRIVE Financial Empowerment Services of 1,004 Americans who regularly spend most or all of their income. This economic strain is … |
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Amazon to start selling cars online next year |
Amazon said it will start selling cars on its website in the second half of 2024, beginning with Hyundai vehicles and eventually expanding to other brands, TechCrunch reported. |
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iPhones will soon support new messaging standard |
Apple said iPhones will support a new messaging standard known as RCS starting next year, an upgrade from the older SMS and MMS systems currently used for messages sent between iPhones and other smartphones, Axios reported. |
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While the suits are no longer super, swimming attire still has a big impact at the pool |
Fifteen years ago, Michael Phelps won a record eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics wearing a high-tech swimsuit with a catchy name, the Speedo LZR Racer. The super suit era lasted just one more year, thwarted by a ludicrous assault on the record books. But it still matters what a swimmer is … |
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Former President Trump told his supporters earlier this year he would be their "retribution" if reelected. He told supporters last week he would direct … Read more |
| An appeals court has temporarily lifted the gag order barring former President Trump and his attorneys from talking about the trial judge’s staff … Read more |
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