OpenAI
People Training OpenAI’s AI Fired for Using AI to Train the AI
OpenAI has thousands and thousands of contractors helping improve the company's AI models. Multiple contractors have been fired for using AI to train the AI.
Podcast
Podcast: Why the Solar Storm Broke Tractors and GPS
A special on John Deere this week, followed by another two stories on Amazon.
OpenAI
OpenAI’s GPT-4o Isn’t ‘Her,’ It’s ‘Metropolis’
With OpenAI’s latest model, GPT-4 Omni, all anyone can talk about is how AI girlfriends are going to end the world. But they've been seen as a harbinger of chaos for a long, long time.
Right to Repair
The Walls Are Closing in on John Deere’s Tractor Repair Monopoly
Inside the class action lawsuit bringing federal scrutiny to John Deere's repair practices.
News
Amazon’s Swag Store Sells Neck Fans to Prevent Workers from Overheating
Employees can buy the fans at an in-warehouse store with “Swag Bucks” they earn for good behavior and team bonding activities.
Amazon
Amazon Workers Use Bots to Claim Limited Supply of Time Off
Numerous bots on Github claim to allow Amazon workers to auto-collect voluntary time off work.
Tractors
Solar Storm Knocks Out Farmers' Tractor GPS Systems During Peak Planting Season
The accuracy of some critical GPS navigation systems used in modern farming have been "extremely compromised," a John Deere dealership told customers Saturday.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Killing Stories and Copyright Hypocrisy
This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss killing stories, CEO saying wild things, how the OpenAI copyright story came together, and tech-powered shortcuts out of discomfort.
News
Chinese Mobile Game Asks 70 Year Olds to Use Facial Recognition to Prove They Aren't Children
Eggy Party had to explain that it was scanning the faces of older players to prevent minors from bypassing China’s anti-addiction regulations.
ChatGPT
OpenAI, Mass Scraper of Copyrighted Work, Claims Copyright Over Subreddit's Logo
“It does not seem wise for OpenAI to start enforcing copyright claims,” one Redditor wrote.
News
Roblox Community Protests ‘Communism’ Update
Welcome to Bloxburg players are holding “Anti Communism” signs and throwing boxes of pizza into the ocean to protest an attempt to create income equality.
FOIA
Drone Company Zipline Dictates Mayor's Quote on How 'Normal' Zipline Is
Emails obtained by 404 Media show that a quote attributed to a mayor praising Zipline was in large part written and conceived by the company itself.
Coffee
Scientists Use Ultrasound to Make Cold Brew Coffee in 3 Minutes Instead of 24 Hours
They have also invented something they are calling "cold espresso."