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Chat GPT is using age prediction to restrict what minors see
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (197+ words) New safeguards for underage users aim to reduce exposure to sensitive content. Open AI has added age prediction features to Chat GPT, meant to identify and bolster protections for underage users. These age detection plans were announced in December alongside…...
Meta will ruin its smart glasses by being Meta
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (791+ words) Whenever I write about Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses, I already know the comments I'm going to get. Cool hardware, but hard pass on anything Meta makes; will wait for someone else to come along. It's hard to imagine that sentiment…...
One week at the Luigi Mangione media circus
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (393+ words) Pre-trial hearings are usually empty for most cases. The Mangione hearings, on the other hand, are happening in a packed courtroom " and not everyone is happy about the coverage. On Monday, several dozen members of the public are lined up…...
First there was nothing, then there was Hoto and Fanttik
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (1817+ words) How two Chinese tool brands are becoming household names. Hoto exists because someone got bored. CEO Lidan Liu, the company's founder and a notable industrial designer, tells The Verge she was tired of advising from her consultancy Designaffairs China. I…...
Who is AI nostalgia slop even for?
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (1050+ words) There has been a recent deluge of generative AI videos featuring uncannily fresh-faced teens waxing nostalgic about how much better the world was during the '80s and '90s. As the AI youths smize and show off their period-specific haircuts, the clips cut…...
It's not your job to fix the internet
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (294+ words) On The Vergecast: Cory Doctorow explains how the internet got enshittified, and what we're supposed to do about it. The concept of enshittification, as coined by the author and activist Cory Doctorow, just feels right. Whether you're searching on Google,…...
Deerhoof did not want its music "funding AI battle tech" "so it ditched Spotify
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (736+ words) Drummer Greg Saunier explains the moral calculus behind leaving the biggest streaming platform. On Monday, the long-running indie rock band Deerhoof made an announcement: it was pulling its music from Spotify. Let's start with how you made the decision. Your…...
The chaos and confusion of Itch and Steam's abrupt adult game ban
9+ mon, 15+ hour ago (219+ words) Thousands of games and media have been delisted from two major platforms, here's how that happened. Two of the biggest digital games stores have stopped selling thousands of titles following pressure from a coalition of anti-porn advocates and the world's…...
Reddit is rolling out age verification in the UK
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (223+ words) The platform may also soon start checking if users are human or AI. "Reddit was built on the principle that you shouldn't need to share personal information to participate in meaningful discussions," Reddit said in its announcement. "While we still…...
Time is flying by.
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (77+ words) . .. until the just-announced July 31st release date of Time Flies, a game where you cause mischief as a fly. I tried a demo last year and it's very silly. [Media: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Fz Awg AIXn28] - The 182 best Prime…...