Behind the Blog: Posting Nipples and Digging Data
Behind The Blog

Behind the Blog: Posting Nipples and Digging Data

This week, we talk about deciding what images to publish, digging through Meta and Snap data, and finding the Secret Service talking about you.
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Here Come the Giant Crime Sniffing Rats
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Here Come the Giant Crime Sniffing Rats

Lessons about echolocation topography, tadpole gigantism, rat police, and an iconoclastic star.
Behind the Blog: Posting Nipples and Digging Data
Behind The Blog

Behind the Blog: Posting Nipples and Digging Data

This week, we talk about deciding what images to publish, digging through Meta and Snap data, and finding the Secret Service talking about you.
Zuckerberg: The AI Slop Will Continue Until Morale Improves
Meta

Zuckerberg: The AI Slop Will Continue Until Morale Improves

"I think we’re going to add a whole new category of content, which is AI generated."
Microsoft Provided Gender Detection AI on Accident
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Microsoft Provided Gender Detection AI on Accident

Microsoft said it would retire its AI-powered gender classifier in 2022. Now it says some users still had access to it because of an error.
When Does Instagram Decide a Nipple Becomes Female?
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When Does Instagram Decide a Nipple Becomes Female?

By documenting her transition every week on Instagram this artist shows the absurdity in how Instagram and AI classify gender and the human body.
The Billionaire Is the Threat, Not the Solution

The Billionaire Is the Threat, Not the Solution

Jeff Bezos is not the answer at The Washington Post. And billionaire funding is not the answer for journalism.
Podcast: An Elon Musk-Funded PAC Is Running a Democrat Impersonation Campaign
Podcast

Podcast: An Elon Musk-Funded PAC Is Running a Democrat Impersonation Campaign

The latest expansion of an Elon Musk-funded super PAC; how New York's largest hospital system is using AI; and how Epic Games' control over the 3D model market could "destroy" cultural heritage.
Fired Employee Allegedly Hacked Disney World's Menu System to Alter Peanut Allergy Information
Disney

Fired Employee Allegedly Hacked Disney World's Menu System to Alter Peanut Allergy Information

The employee separately changed all menu text to Wingdings, the complaint says.
Why the US General In Charge of Nuclear Weapons Said He Needs AI
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Why the US General In Charge of Nuclear Weapons Said He Needs AI

Air Force General Anthony J. Cotton said that the US is developing AI tools to help leaders respond to ‘time sensitive scenarios.’
Elon Musk-Funded PAC Supercharges ‘Progress 2028’ Democrat Impersonation Ad Campaign
Progress 2028

Elon Musk-Funded PAC Supercharges ‘Progress 2028’ Democrat Impersonation Ad Campaign

An Elon Musk-funded PAC is targeting Republicans with ads that depict a fever-dream caricature of what Harris would do if elected president.
Leaked Training Shows How Doctors in New York’s Biggest Hospital System Are Using AI
AI

Leaked Training Shows How Doctors in New York’s Biggest Hospital System Are Using AI

At Northwell Health, executives are encouraging clinicians and all 85,000 employees to use a tool called AI Hub, according to a presentation obtained by 404 Media.
Scientists and Archivists Worry Epic Games’ Control of the 3D Model Market Will ‘Destroy’ Cultural Heritage
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Scientists and Archivists Worry Epic Games’ Control of the 3D Model Market Will ‘Destroy’ Cultural Heritage

Sketchfab users who champion open access are worried that Epic Games’ ownership and transition to Fab puts thousands of 3D models used for science and preservation at risk.