Google says it wants to use AI to turn Maps into an “all-knowing copilot,” but someone else in the AI space got to that name first.
pretendworld:
an all-knowing WHAT?
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So says France’s equality watchdog, ruling Meta needs to improve its job listings, where mechanic roles are mostly being shown to men, with preschool teacher ads going to women. We’ve been talking about sexism in job algorithms for a decade now, including at Facebook, but apparently some things never change.
No-one should be surprised that students are using AI tools to cheat on exams and homework, and we shouldn’t be any more surprised that the companies behind those tools don’t really mind. That won’t stop us taking them to task for it though.
Low_Tech:
Why would tech companies care if students are using their tech to cheat? What the tech companies care about is that they’re using their tech!
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Just... not the actual phones. Instead, it’s 2023’s repairable Fairbuds XL headphones that will go on sale on Amazon this month. As for the excellent Fairphone 6, CEO Raymond van Eck tells me launching that is a “complicated process,” but one he hopes will be sorted “in the near future.”
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It’s a super-slim phone that doesn’t compromise on battery life.
It’s been added to the list of social media sites that will be required to block under-16s in the country, alongside Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, X, Facebook, and Instagram. Local Twitch rival Kick has also made the cut. The ban kicks in December 10th, the next stage in age-gating the internet.
[ABC Australia]
Coca-Cola’s new AI Christmas ad looks pretty terrible, quite frankly. But what if that was the point?
Aram:
You’ve gotta admit, they made a pretty great ad for Pepsi.
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Said Trump of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao in his 60 Minutes interview last night. Which is the same thing he said immediately after he pardoned the man two weeks ago, so at least he’s consistent.
What you won’t see on camera — even in the extended cut — is his lengthy rant following the questioning about crypto and corruption, but the transcript reveals all.
