Meta is training its AI with public Instagram posts. Artists in Latin America can’t opt out – Rest of World
Artists in Spanish-speaking Latin America — where AI regulation and privacy laws are outdated or nonexistent — are worried about… read more
Meet Mercy and Anita – the African workers driving the AI revolution, for just over a dollar an hour – The Guardian
Content moderators are the workers who trawl, manually, through social media posts to remove toxic content and flag violations of… read more
Brazil authority suspends Meta’s AI privacy policy, seeks adjustment – Reuters
Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) has decided to suspend with immediate effect the validity of Meta’s (META.O) new privacy… read more
Foundation Model Transparency Index – Stanford Center for Research on Foundation Models
A comprehensive assessment of the transparency of [large language model] foundation model developers https://crfm.stanford.edu/fmti/May-2024/index.html
Mortgage Brokers Sent People’s Estimated Credit, Address, and Veteran Status to Facebook – The Markup
The Markup tested more than 700 websites that offer loans for people looking to purchase or refinance a home, from… read more
How You Can Avoid Using Meta AI – Time
Learn about the workarounds to mute Meta AI on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, & WhatsApp: https://time.com/6983604/meta-ai-opt-out-avoid-using-tips-guidance/?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us
‘Wild West’ of neuroscience drives new laws on brain privacy – Context
Cheaper and easy to use, the headbands – which can cost just a few hundred dollars – capture similar electronic… read more
AI’s Spicy-Mayo Problem – The Atlantic
At this stage, the AI is “aligned” with AI safety principles, typically by being fed instructions on how to refuse… read more
The US military is embedded in the gaming world. Its target: teen recruits – The Guardian
“In 2019, we did a big look at where we were spending our money, looking at where the next generation… read more
The Vision Pro’s scary side effect – Business Insider
The Vision Pro, like the similarly kitted-out Quest 3 and Quest Pro headsets from Meta, uses what’s known as “passthrough”… read more