Tag: technology
San Francisco goes after websites that make AI deepfake nudes of women and girls
Nearly a year after AI-generated nude images of high school girls upended a community in southern Spain, a juvenile court this summer sentenced...
They look like — and link to — real news articles. But they're actually ads from the Harris campaign
If you're not looking too closely, some recent Kamala Harris ads may give the false impression that some leading news organizations are taking...
Kim Dotcom loses 12-year fight to halt deportation from New Zealand to face US copyright case
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Kim Dotcom, founder of the once wildly popular file-sharing website Megaupload, lost a 12-year fight this week to halt...
TikTok compares itself to foreign-owned American news outlets as it fights forced sale or ban
TikTok on Thursday pushed back against U.S. government arguments that the popular social media platform is not shielded by the First Amendment, comparing...
One Tech Tip: Don't want chatbots using your conversations for AI training? Some let you opt out
LONDON -- Be careful what you tell a chatbot. Your conversation might be used to improve the artificial intelligence system that it's built...
Meta kills off misinformation tracking tool CrowdTangle despite pleas from researchers, journalists
SAN FRANCISCO -- Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms has shut down CrowdTangle, a tool widely used by researchers, watchdog organizations and journalists...