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Met Gala AI Images of Katy Perry and Rihanna Show Relentless Spread of AI Junk
AI-generated images of Katy Perry and Rihanna show them in beautiful gowns at the Gala, which they both did not attend.
Amazon
Amazon Driver Saves Woman’s Life, Rewarded With Pizza Party and Laptop
“It’s always ‘An Amazon Driver’ when they do something good, and ‘a third party Amazon driver’ when it’s bad.”
Wikipedia
Russia Clones Wikipedia, Censors It, Bans Original
Ruviki is intended to be a more “trustworthy” source of information for Russians by editing out anything that makes the Russian government look bad.
AI
Nurses Protest 'Deeply Troubling' Use of AI in Hospitals
National Nurses United has repeatedly warned about the use of AI in healthcare, saying it put both patients and nurses at risk. Healthcare giants are increasingly integrating it into patient care.
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LinkedIn Descends Into Madness Over ‘WORK From HOME’ Copypasta
A viral LinkedInfluencer post about WORKing from HOME has devolved into a strange meme subculture.
AI
Review Used By UK to Limit Gender Affirming Care Uses Images of AI-Generated Kids
One image depicts a non-binary child with short pink hair, consistent with how generative AI tends to represent queer people. In another image, a child’s fingers blend together.
Amazon
All Bad Bosses at Amazon Are Now Named ‘Wayne’
The newly-fabricated dispatcher, named Wayne, represents every manager who assigns incompletable routes and package loads. But he’s based in reality.
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NYC Chicken Shop Replaces Cashier With Woman in Philippines On Zoom
The Zoom meeting info and password is written on a note facing customers.