Computer Sciences
Last year, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) labor union, which represents film and TV writers, went on strike for nearly five months, in part to regulate AI's role in scriptwriting. "Alexa will not replace us," read one ...
Jun 12, 2024
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Internet
The EU announced steps Tuesday to encourage influencers to post content that has a "positive" impact on society, as concerns rise over disinformation in a fragmented information landscape.
May 14, 2024
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Business
Malaysia has ordered tech giants Meta and TikTok to present plans to combat harmful content online, authorities said Tuesday, after the Muslim-majority country reported an uptick in offensive material on social media platforms.
Apr 9, 2024
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Business
The content moderation policy adopted by Meta at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic to rein in misinformation on Facebook has proved no great obstacle to users capable to finding work arounds according to a new study by digital ...
Mar 22, 2024
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Business
A Microsoft engineer is sounding alarms about offensive and harmful imagery he says is too easily made by the company's artificial intelligence image-generator tool, sending letters on Wednesday to U.S. regulators and the ...
Mar 6, 2024
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Business
Fans of Taylor Swift and politicians, including the White House, expressed outrage on Friday at AI-generated fake porn images of the megastar that went viral on X and were still available on other platforms.
Jan 26, 2024
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Internet
The European Union on Wednesday added three pornographic websites to its list of online platforms that are large enough to come under tougher safety regulation.
Dec 20, 2023
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Internet
Australia's internet watchdog wants to force technology giants to crack down on deepfake child abuse material and "pro-terror content" under new, industry-wide protocols being developed in the country.
Nov 20, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Flagging, demotion, and deletion of content; temporary or permanent suspension of users—these are some of the interventions used to keep social media platforms safe, trustworthy, and free from harmful content. But what ...
Nov 7, 2023
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Business
The EU's top tech enforcer told TikTok's CEO on Monday to "spare no effort" to counter disinformation, but recognized the changes already made by the video-sharing platform.
Nov 6, 2023
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