"Hi. How are you doing?" says yet another piece of SMS #spam.
It's out of control. I think I get >1/day. Is it #invasiveai ?
I'd be happy to be rid of SMS altogether, but too much of the world expects me to use it. You gotta pick your battles, and I'm not inclined to pick this one.
#grateful for @signalapp . As JWZ points out, it's not perfect either, but I see ProPublica articles closing with "we hold power to account; got a tip? contact us on signal" with a nice #capability #url .
His "face just didn't look right. 'Man, my hair looks strange', he says. 'And the closer I looked it almost seemed like I was wearing makeup.' … 'am just I imagining things?'"
It turns out, he wasn't. In recent months, YouTube has secretly used artificial intelligence (AI) to tweak people's videos.
… some disturbed YouTubers say it gives their content a subtle and unwelcome AI-generated feeling."
😡 #StopTheAIslop #invasiveAI #eww
https://mstdn.science/@adamr/115084128924871837
From the BBC: "YouTube made AI enhancements to videos without telling users or asking permission. As AI quietly mediates our world, what happens to our shared connection with real life?" As a scientist, this is extremely disturbing. The day-to-day tools that we use to collect and share information are being subtly corrupted by manufacturers who are more concerned with marketing than science. We now have to worry about another layer of integrity checks. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250822-youtube-is-using-ai-to-edit-videos-without-permission #scicomm #data
Meta: Shut Down Your Invasive AI Discover Feed. Now
https://www.mozillafoundation.org/en/campaigns/meta-shut-down-your-invasive-ai-discover-feed-now/
#HackerNews #Meta #InvasiveAI #DiscoverFeed #Shutdown #Mozillafoundation #TechNews #PrivacyConcerns
Meta’s new AI app is making private conversations public without clear consent. Join the Mozilla community in demanding Meta shut down its "Discover Feed" and ensure that all AI interactions are private by default. Protect user privacy now.
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