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Google Is the Only Search Engine That Works on Reddit Now Thanks to AI Deal
DuckDuckGo, Bing, Mojeek, and other search engines are not returning full Reddit results any more.
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AI Hell Is Begging a Chatbot for a $5 Discount on a Light Fixture
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Generative AI Hype Cycle Is Hitting ‘Trough of Disillusionment’
“Investment in AI has reached a new high with a focus on generative AI, which, in most cases, has yet to deliver its anticipated business value," Gartner has said.
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You're Invited: 404 Media's First Anniversary Party
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AI Maxers Thrilled with Trump’s Vice President Pick JD Vance
AI maxers coming out in support of Vance and Trump more than they already have is not surprising given their libertarian bent.
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4chan Is Using TikTok Owner ByteDance's Hidden AI App to Generate Porn
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AI Finds That AI Is Great In New Garbage Research From Tony Blair Institute
The former Prime Minister presented research claiming AI could reduce the public sector workforce. It’s largely based on a ChatGPT-4 output.
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Players Celebrate Mod That Deletes Homeless People in Cities: Skylines II
“Bye Bye Homeless” fixes a bug in the city building game by deleting homeless people that players couldn’t evict or find new housing for.
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Google: AI Potentially Breaking Reality Is a Feature Not a Bug
“While these uses of GenAI are often neither overtly malicious nor explicitly violate these tools’ content policies or terms of services, their potential for harm is significant.”
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Figma Disables AI App Design Tool After It Copied Apple’s Weather App
“Ultimately it is my fault for not insisting on a better QA process for this work and pushing our team hard to hit a deadline,” Figma’s CEO said.
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Fiverr Freelancers Offer to Dox Anyone With Powerful U.S. Data Tool
Dozens of Fiverr sellers are advertising access to TLOxp, a potent data surveillance tool sold by credit bureau TransUnion.
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Stable Diffusion 3's Disastrous Launch Could Change the AI Landscape Forever
Stability AI botched the launch of its latest model, proving the Stable Diffusion community doesn’t need the company that brought it to the world.