Stochastic parrots, text extruders, extractive business models, and chatbots.
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"Many users may not be engaging with chatbots as if they’re tools, and might instead be treating them like a coworker or even as a friend — we tell our friends some very personal details." And they remember.
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"News will be intermediated by AI, whether we like it or not." The solution will involve common infrastructure, open technology, data portability, and fighting against lock-in at all costs.
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"When people see AI as a more competent, trustworthy, and preferable source of input than a colleague, they replace human interactions that otherwise would have built or maintained trust."
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This is a landmark study in AI use in newsrooms. It reveals that newsrooms rarely experiment with their business models without outside help.
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Current Affairs has enshrined tough restrictions on publishing using generative AI into its union contract. It's bet is that it will publish better journalism that way.
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48% of young people who use AI trust it more than the humans in their lives.
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Amazon's concessions indicate that data center protests are working. But the company is offering less than pocket change.
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The Lenfest AI Collaborative lets newsrooms explore a new technology together - but more importantly, it gives them the muscle to open source their work and collaborate.
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Publishers are suing AI vendors, accusing them of theft. But are they giving the creators responsible for building their value a fair deal?
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Years ago, Facebook's lack of care for global communities made them complicit in a genocide. AI companies risk making the same mistakes.
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"Data collectives and cooperatives, which let creators control the collection and distribution of their data, are emerging as preferred alternatives to big tech companies."
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America's AI dominance is under threat; AI vendors put us at risk; meanwhile, everyone's staying in their jobs for the health insurance.