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New: Researchers have quantified how easy AI search is to manipulate. Just 13 words buried in a random Reddit comment can poison AI search results. They suggest this is not easy to stop: "The way you can attack these systems is so much dumber than you think it is"
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"We show that a tiny snippet—just 13 words—of retrieved text on a UGC website like Reddit, Wikipedia, Quora, or Facebook can change AI agents to output spam / scam content pretty consistently."
in our trying social/loneliness times, we need bold action. we must re-sanction dating in the gym www.shesabeast.co/dating-gym-t...
Jason Koebler
Jaysus Effin' Christ. I hope this leads to a better policy of scrutiny. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/b...
I got into weights when I was pregnant and have continued it for the past 20-ish months after my daughter was born. I did not know I would fall in love with it.
I started this book the other day and it’s been really interesting. Worth a read!
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Casey Johnston
Checking in on this
Trump: we will rain blows upon you until you eliminate your missile program
Iran: you won't
T: and your nuclear program
I: we'll be keeping that
T: fair enough. regime change?
I: no
T: reopen hormuz?
I: *admires fingernails*
T: handshake? eye contact?
I: *closes door behind them*
T: *to camera*
Jeff VanderMeer
AI people: I’d like to check in on this please
Episode prep. I'm excited for this one!
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How to cultivate a third space. (There are rules!) Plus: how to actually achieve failure; make a deadlift from scratch; 'eat more horse'??? This is Link Letter 206!
