Broken record here, but so many of these uses start with “how can we get people to use a chatbot” rather than “how do we solve a problem” or “how do we fill a need.”
The “problem” according to the companies is that people aren’t using chatbots enough.
something strange is haunting large language models... a character that's broken out of the LLMs and now authors books, sells albums, and shows up in fake news sites www.404media.co/elias-thorne...
Some really crazy cases in here
- cop looked up ex-girlfriend and family in Flock 100+ times
- cop stalked wife giving "test" as reason
- cop searched one plate 395 times in 10 months; was later fired
Cops keep getting arrested for using Flock to stalk people
www.404media.co/cops-keep-ge...
The new chatbot, called Ask DoorDash, allows users to search the app for what they're looking for in their own words instead of having to scroll through restaurants and stores to build a cart.
techcrunch.com
LLMs including ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude are obsessed with telling stories about lighthouse keepers and clockmakers, and one character named 'Elias Thorne' has made his way from chatbots to Amazon bo...
There have been more than a dozen cases around the country where police use Flock to obsessively and illegally stalk people.
www.404media.co
What happens when AI fabricates or misattributes your quotes? I spoke with Marketplace Tech about Artificial Unintelligence and the future of truth. @marketplace.org www.marketplace.org/episode/2026...
Hypervisible
Sam Cole
Joseph Cox
Some excellent news and observations:
"A German regional court has ruled that Google is directly liable for false claims in its AI-generated search overviews."
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Journalist and NYU professor Meredith Broussard shares how she was incorrectly quoted in a recent book on AI’s distorting effects on reality.
www.marketplace.org
Oh.
www.newscientist.com/article/2529...
One way you can tell LLMs are good and safe is when they are haunted by a mysterious lighthouse keeper
Meredith Broussard, PhD
This was a fun conversation with La Fronde @lafronde.bsky.social about AI as normal technology in journalism, plus AI benchmarks and layoffs.
la-fronde.com/p/ai-ethicis...
A senior figure in the Ukrainian defence industry told New Scientist that a test took place two years ago involving fully autonomous drones set to destroy anything in a given area, with confirmed casu...
"Landmark German ruling declares Google's #AI Overviews are Google's own words and makes it liable for false answers": the-decoder.com/landmark-ger... #ethics #law #internet #tech #business h/t @garymarcus.bsky.social
If AI accounts for only 20% of data center use, why is it the justification for nearly every new data center? I did the math and suspect Big Tech is using AI as a cover for unpopular uses like surveillance advertising.
blog.still-water.net/what-if-data...
Thinking about this story a lot while testing so many AI products this conference season. Reminder: You read it from @miasato.bsky.social first.
www.theverge.com/tech/900302/...
Amanda Katz
Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her)
something strange is haunting large language models... a character that's broken out of the LLMs and now authors books, sells albums, and shows up in fake news sites www.404media.co/elias-thorne...
Meredith Broussard, PhD
A German regional court has ruled that Google is directly liable for the content of its AI search overviews. According to the court, previous limited liability protections for search engine operators ...
The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
Sarah T Roberts, PhD
LLMs including ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude are obsessed with telling stories about lighthouse keepers and clockmakers, and one character named 'Elias Thorne' has made his way from chatbots to Amazon bo...
