Futurism Thursday November 9, 2023
Misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war is coming from inside the tech industry, notes Futurism, which reports that Adobe Stock “has been caught” selling AI-generated images of the conflict. The fake images were first spotted by Australian news outlet Crikey. “A quick search on Adobe Stock for ‘Israel-Palestine conflict’ brings up dozens of AI-generated images purporting to show the Middle East conflict; in fact, the overwhelming majority of results are AI,” adds PetaPixel, adding that while some pictures appear more real than others, “more than a few could be perceived as real.”
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DP Review Thursday November 9, 2023
Apple has announced several updates to its Mac lineup, including refreshed 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro laptops and an updated 24-inch iMac all-in-one desktop. The product updates center around the all-new M3 family of chips, which, notes DP Review, comprises three flavors: the M3, M3 Pro and M3 Max. The M3 chip features 8 CPU cores and a 10-core GPU while the M3 Pro comes in 11-core CPU/14-core GPU and 12 CPU/18 GPU core versions. What does that mean for users? Mashable explains.
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David Schonauer Thursday November 9, 2023
How has the social media landscape changed over the past year? The Platformer website put it succinctly in a recent headline: "Twitter is Dead and Threads in Thriving." The Guardian noted that
Twitter's business "is failing" a year after Elon Musk bought the social network and renamed it X. Axios noted that usage of X/Twitter has collapsed during the first year of Elon Musk's … Read the full Story >>
AP Wednesday November 8, 2023
The already-alarming proliferation of child sexual abuse images on the internet could become much worse if something is not done to put controls on artificial intelligence tools that generate deepfake photos, an internet watchdog agency has warned. The U.K.-based Internet Watch Foundation urges governments and technology providers to act quickly before a flood of AI-generated images of child sexual abuse overwhelms law enforcement investigators and vastly expands the pool of potential victims, notes Associated Press.
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