Category Ethics & Society

Discussions on the ethical implications and societal impact of AI.

Reddit turns to LLMs to fight the spam wave LLMs helped unleash

Reddit is using LLM spam moderation to fight AI-generated spam, blocking millions of views and catching thousands of fake posts daily.

Google AI training now uses more Search data, including media. Here’s what changed and how to reduce or opt out.

Sysdig’s reported AI ransomware case shows machine-driven extortion is real, but a human still handled setup, targeting and credentials.

Erling Haaland’s viral fake clip shows how AI sports fandom is turning athletes into remixable characters at the World Cup.

Midjourney’s new medical scanner video shows more hardware, but little proof the ultrasound system can deliver on its bold health claims.

DeepMind union talks opened tensely as employees accused Google of stalling, amid growing backlash over AI ethics and military ties.

AI detection tools are fueling a fanfiction backlash on AO3, but the methods are shaky and risk flagging innocent writers.

Midjourney is pushing Hollywood studios to disclose their AI use as its AI copyright battle over characters and training data intensifies.

AI-assisted hacking helped uncover a Front Gate Tickets flaw that could have exposed records and enabled free festival tickets across the U.S.

Venice AI raises $65M at a $1B valuation as its privacy-first AI platform grows to 3M users, $70M revenue and its own GPU plans.