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  • New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : Mark Zuckerberg Ramps Up Meta’s A.I. Spending as Competition Heats Up

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    Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/technology/mark-zuckerberg-meta-ai.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: Mark Zuckerberg Ramps Up Meta’s A.I. Spending as Competition Heats Up Feedly Summary: Unhappy with his company’s artificial intelligence efforts, Meta’s C.E.O. is on a spending spree as he reconsiders his strategy in the contest to invent a hypothetical “superintelligence.” AI Summary and Description:…

  • New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : A.I. Is Starting to Wear Down Democracy

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    Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/technology/ai-elections-democracy.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: A.I. Is Starting to Wear Down Democracy Feedly Summary: Content generated by artificial intelligence has become a factor in elections around the world. Most of it is bad, misleading voters and discrediting the democratic process. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights…

  • The Register: Frozen supermarket chain deploys facial recognition tech

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/26/iceland_facial_recognition/ Source: The Register Title: Frozen supermarket chain deploys facial recognition tech Feedly Summary: Privacy campaigner brands Iceland’s use of ‘Orwellian’ camera tech ‘chilling,’ CEO responds: ‘It’ll cut violent crime’ Privacy campaigners are branding frozen food retailer Iceland’s decision to trial facial recognition technology (FRT) at several stores “chilling" – the UK supermarket…

  • Slashdot: Meta’s Llama 3.1 Can Recall 42% of the First Harry Potter Book

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/06/15/2230206/metas-llama-31-can-recall-42-of-the-first-harry-potter-book?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Meta’s Llama 3.1 Can Recall 42% of the First Harry Potter Book Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses significant findings from a research study that highlights the memorization capabilities of Llama 3.1 70B, an AI model from Meta. It raises concerns about potential legal…

  • Slashdot: Wikipedia Pauses AI-Generated Summaries After Editor Backlash

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/06/11/1732215/wikipedia-pauses-ai-generated-summaries-after-editor-backlash?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Wikipedia Pauses AI-Generated Summaries After Editor Backlash Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Wikimedia Foundation’s decision to halt an AI initiative reveals deep concerns within its editor community about the use of AI-generated content. This incident underscores the importance of aligning AI applications with community expectations…

  • Slashdot: After ‘AI-First’ Promise, Duolingo CEO Admits ‘I Did Not Expect the Blowback’

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/06/08/185209/after-ai-first-promise-duolingo-ceo-admits-i-did-not-expect-the-blowback?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: After ‘AI-First’ Promise, Duolingo CEO Admits ‘I Did Not Expect the Blowback’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** Duolingo’s CEO, Luis von Ahn, emphasizes a shift towards an “AI-first” strategy amid concerns about job replacement by technology. He reassures that this approach focuses on automating repetitive tasks,…