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Aug 3, 2023 • 8min
WhatsApp Made a Movie About Afghan Women’s Soccer
As the UK pushes for a law that threatens end-to-end encryption, WhatsApp has given itself a starring role in a doc about a girls’ soccer team fleeing the Taliban.
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Aug 2, 2023 • 7min
This Disinformation Is Just for You
Generative AI won't just flood the internet with more lies—it may also create convincing disinformation that’s targeted at groups or even individuals.
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Aug 1, 2023 • 7min
This Is the Era of Zombie Twitter
The bird may be dead, but Twitter—er, X—is still alive for communities, news, and memes.
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Jul 31, 2023 • 6min
Meta’s Election Research Opens More Questions Than It Answers
Researchers were given unprecedented access to Meta’s data during the 2020 elections. Meta says their results show its platforms don’t cause political polarization. That’s not entirely true.
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Jul 28, 2023 • 8min
Meta Just Proved People Hate Chronological Feeds
Some social media users and lawmakers say chronological feeds are healthier. A new study found that Facebook and Instagram users who were forced to see time-ranked posts turned to TikTok instead.
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Jul 27, 2023 • 7min
Meta’s Open Source Llama Upsets the AI Horse Race
Meta is giving its answer to OpenAI’s GPT-4 away for free. The move could intensify the generative AI boom by making it easier for entrepreneurs to build powerful new AI systems.
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Jul 26, 2023 • 6min
5 Ways ChatGPT Can Improve, Not Replace, Your Writing
Generate your own text—but get help from the AI bot to make it stand out.
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Jul 25, 2023 • 9min
X Isn’t a Super App. It’s Just Twitter
Twitter’s rebrand to X is both a bad joke and an attempt by Elon Musk to realize his decades-long ambition for an all-conquering super app.
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Jul 24, 2023 • 5min
AI Giants Pledge to Allow External Probes of Their Algorithms, Under a New White House Pact
Leading AI developers including Google and OpenAI promised the Biden administration to check for problems such as biased output. The agreement is not legally binding.
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Jul 21, 2023 • 11min
A Battlefield AI Company Says It’s One of the Good Guys
Helsing AI is building an operating system for warfare and says it’ll only ever sell to democracies.
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