AI creates convincing synthetic celebrity faces that humans find more trustworthy than real images, driven by how generative models learn patterns rather than memorise photos. This raises urgent legal, ethical, and technical challenges in authentication and regulation.
Discover more at https://dev.to/rawveg/fake-faces-we-trust-more-4o66
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A jury has found Meta and Google negligent in a landmark social media addiction case, ruling the platforms contributed to a young woman's mental health struggles. Evidence showed Meta knew its platforms were addictive to teenagers and used research to increase engagement among young users. Meta must pay 70% of 3 million USD in damages. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/25/jury-finds-meta-and-youtube-negligent-in-landmark-social-media-addiction-trial/ #Media #SocialMedia #AIinMedia #Meta

Four Nieman Fellows recently discussed AI's impact on journalism, exploring how newsrooms are using the technology for data analysis and content creation while grappling with questions about independence from big tech companies and ethical use in reporting. https://www.niemanreports.org/ai-research-risks-journalism-artificial-intelligence-nieman-foundation-fellows/ #Media #SocialMedia #AIinMedia #AI

X has introduced comment downvotes to help train its algorithmic ranking systems. The feature will only be available on post replies, allowing users to indicate which comments they find less relevant, helping X improve its content ranking. https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/x-formerly-twitter-adds-comment-downvotes-train-algorithm-tanking/815272/ #Media #SocialMedia #AIinMedia #X

Meta is replacing content moderation staff with AI systems that now detect twice as much adult sexual content while reducing errors by over 60%. The company says its AI also identifies around 5,000 scam attempts daily. https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/meta-replaces-moderation-staff-with-ai-expands-access-to-ai-support-bot/815268/ #Media #SocialMedia #AIinMedia #Meta

Meta is rolling out new AI-powered content enforcement systems to detect and remove violating content across its platforms, replacing some human reviewers with automated systems. The company says the AI can detect twice as much adult sexual solicitation content while reducing errors by over 60%. It also identifies around 5,000 scam attempts daily. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/19/meta-rolls-out-new-ai-content-enforcement-systems-while-reducing-reliance-on-third-party-vendors/ #Media #SocialMedia #AIinMedia #Meta

Meta has officially shut down Horizon Worlds after spending approximately 80 billion USD on its failed metaverse vision. The VR platform, once touted by Mark Zuckerberg as the future of social interaction, never gained traction with users. Analysts had long warned that the metaverse was a costly gamble that ignored what users actually wanted. The shutdown marks one of the most spectacular failures in tech history. https://www.404media.co/rip-metaverse-an-80-billion-dumpster-fire-nobody-wanted/ #Media #SocialMedia #AIinMedia #Meta

X is adding AI-powered article summaries to its platform. Users will be able to press a button to get an AI-generated summary of key points from any long-form article posted in the app. The feature expands X's AI capabilities as competition for user attention intensifies. https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/x-formerly-twitter-adds-ai-summaries-long-form-articles/815273/ #Media #SocialMedia #AIinMedia #X

What happens when Generative AI disappears into the woodwork?

As part of my PhD studies, I read and write a lot of stuff that doesn't really fit into my research, but which I find interesting anyway. I'm categorising these "spare parts" on my blog, and if you're interested in following them you'll find them all here. At the moment we’re still in the thick of the Generative AI hype, with social media posts and articles telling us things like “you’re using ChatGPT wrong” and “here’s how you can maximise your profits and automate your […]

https://leonfurze.com/2023/10/11/what-happens-when-generative-ai-disappears-into-the-woodwork/