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To protect the web, we need to renegotiate its value.
Public Knowledge and Creative Commons have laid out a compelling case for what must be done to protect the open web in the face of AI. It's going to take work.
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Stochastic parrots, text extruders, extractive business models, and chatbots.
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Chatbot election answers are dominated by one right-wing dude and a deluge of AI slop.
One guy set out to influence how chatbots answer questions about the election. He was incredibly successful, and that should disturb all of us.
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ChatGPT knows everything about its users. It will not be a good steward of that power.
"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. What's next?
"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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AI can weaken relationships between people - and teams suffer as a result.
"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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A landmark study of AI in newsrooms reveals they need to be coaxed to experiment with their business models
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 says it's banning AI
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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Young people trust AI more than the people in their lives.
48% of young people who use AI trust it more than the humans in their lives.
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Amazon tries to placate data center protesters
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 has additional funding. That's great for open source in news.
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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Two more newsrooms are suing OpenAI. It's complicated.
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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AI companies are at risk of making Silicon Valley's harmful mistakes all over again
Years ago, Facebook's lack of care for global communities made them complicit in a genocide. AI companies risk making the same mistakes.