In this episode of Uncanny Valley, hosts Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger discuss ICE collecting DNA from nearly a million people including young children, Google's quick retreat from a controversial AI-powered Google Earth feature, and the White House's secretive new AI cybersecurity framework.
ABC managing director Hugh Marks apologized to Gina Rinehart and announced policy changes following legal threats over crude comments in the Race Around the World program.
Snapchat announced it will no longer reward fully AI-generated videos in Spotlight recommendations, prioritizing human-made content to foster authentic creativity. This move aligns with other tech giants like LinkedIn, Substack, Meta, and YouTube, which are also implementing measures against low-quality AI content.
President Trump shared an AI-generated image of a fictional 'North America Air Filter Barrier' along the US-Canada border, amidst tariffs imposed on Canada over 'discrimination' and threats related to cross-border wildfire smoke, which caused unhealthy air in several US cities.
YouTube has updated its monetization policies, clarifying that three types of "inauthentic content," including generic, distressing, and AI-persona-driven sensitive topic videos, cannot earn revenue through the YouTube Partner Program. This move aims to curb low-quality AI-generated content and protect ad revenue.
Generative AI is creating fake and enhanced wildlife images, threatening the credibility of citizen science platforms like iNaturalist and Macaulay Library. Scientists are urging birdwatchers to limit AI use in image editing, fearing contamination of data crucial for species monitoring and conservation.
Director Christopher Nolan criticizes AI-generated content as "AI slop" and notes public rejection of the technology, while asserting that his big-budget, location-shot films will endure. He draws parallels between AI risks and nuclear restraint, emphasizing responsibility.
As 'TikTok Farlands' são um espaço digital misterioso e sombrio acessível por meio de códigos aleatórios, onde usuários buscam conteúdo fora do algoritmo convencional da plataforma, desafiando a lógica das redes sociais.
Deezer is now offering its AI music detection tool to all users, allowing them to check playlists from any streaming platform for AI-generated tracks. The company aims to combat AI 'slop' and fraudulent streams, noting that nearly half of users switching to Deezer have AI tracks in their playlists.
A surge in anti-AI extremist attacks, including attempts on OpenAI's headquarters and its CEO Sam Altman's home, highlights growing concerns over tech industry backlash, radicalizing old and new extremist groups amid rapid AI-driven societal changes.
BBC's Question Time used AI-generated versions of Churchill, Gandhi, Pankhurst, and Kahlo, sparking criticism and calls for funding cuts amid the broadcaster's £1.36 billion annual loss.
Argentina's government launched an AI 'Social Digital Twin' to predict social policy, but the announcement video was marred by spelling errors, sparking mockery and concerns over privacy and potential authoritarianism.
Spencer Pratt, a Republican, is using outlandish AI videos and combative online tactics to gain traction in the Los Angeles mayoral race. While he has a strong internet presence, experts question if "winning the internet" translates to electoral success against established candidates.
Bug bounty programs are struggling with a surge of low-quality reports generated by AI, leading some companies like Curl and Nextcloud to suspend their programs. While AI can help researchers find flaws faster, it has also lowered the barrier to entry, causing an influx of automated or erroneous submissions that are overwhelming security teams.
arXiv now holds authors fully responsible for AI-generated content in their submissions, including errors and plagiarism. Violators face a 1-year ban and mandatory peer-review acceptance for future submissions.
Palantir CEO Alex Karp urges AI companies to abandon "AI slop" and focus on functional software services, citing the company's significant growth driven by demand for its platform. He contrasts Palantir's "actual results" rooted in data with low-quality AI content, emphasizing the platform's impact on essential infrastructure and the battlefield.
Palantir CEO Alex Karp urges AI companies to abandon "AI slop" and focus on functional software services, citing the company's significant growth driven by demand for its platform. He contrasts Palantir's "actual results" rooted in data with low-quality AI content, emphasizing the platform's impact on essential infrastructure and the battlefield.
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is backing new version of app called Divine, where content must be made by a humanAs a pioneer of the short-form video format, Vine has been credited as one of the most influential – if short-lived – social media platforms.The app, which allowed users to record a looping six seconds of video, boomed in popularity after its launch in 2013, spawning a plethora of viral comedy sketches and internet memes. It hit 100 million monthly active users at its peak and helped launch the careers of influencers such as Logan Paul. Continue reading...
With 57% of voters believing AI risks outweigh benefits and 74% thinking government isn't doing enough to regulate it, the political moment for AI legislation is ripe. The author argues for a 1% "slop tax" on AI companies to combat the flood of low-quality AI-generated content that threatens human creativity and cultural institutions. The revenue would fund grants for artists, researchers, and cultural institutions—the very groups whose work trained these AI models.
Crypto has become the most-muted topic on X since the platform launched its snooze feature, with AI-generated spam and InfoFi posting likely driving users to tune it out.
