AI
Microsoft Wants to 'Make People Addicted' to its New AI Assistant, Internal Documents Reveal
Planning documents for "Scout" say the plan is to "make people addicted" to the tool before adding new features.
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Amazon Shuts Down Internal AI Leaderboard After Employees Cheated
Employees admitted to 404 Media they had cheated to climb the leaderboard's ranks.
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Streamer Realtime Deepfakes Himself into Mr. Beast, Says He Loves 'Touching Little Boys'
The software, called Delulu, is marketed specifically to streamers and lets them easily transform into other people including George Floyd, Jeffrey Epstein, and other streamers.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: New Music and a Crash Out
This week, we discuss developers' AI woes, how the magic happens, and the Beach Boys.
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How the World Became a Casino
The logic behind Polymarket, Kalshi and sports betting apps can be traced back to the inner workings of the slot machine.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Storage Woes and RSS
This week, we discuss storage, RSS, and a big reporting project.
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'Nature' Publisher Retracts Paper on the Benefits of ChatGPT in Education
“What educators, parents and policy officials really needed was high quality data and evidence to help guide them. What they have had to deal with instead is some substandard research.”
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Big Questions of Consciousness
This week, we discuss a wild message, a new anthology, and a visit to a museum.
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People Using AI to Represent Themselves in Court Are Clogging the System
More people having access to the courts is potentially good, but it’s not clear how the system can handle this increase in cases.
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Google DeepMind Paper Argues LLMs Will Never Be Conscious
Philosophers said the paper’s argument is sound, but that “all these arguments have been presented years and years ago.”
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Waiting in the Apple Store
This week, we discuss Tim Cook, Meta layoffs, and a very bad ad.