Tag: Generated Content

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting Scott Aaronson

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Sep/29/scott-aaronson/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting Scott Aaronson Feedly Summary: Given a week or two to try out ideas and search the literature, I’m pretty sure that Freek and I could’ve solved this problem ourselves. Instead, though, I simply asked GPT5-Thinking. After five minutes, it gave me something confident, plausible-looking, and (I…

  • Slashdot: Hugging Face Researchers Warn AI-Generated Video Consumes Much More Power Than Expected

    Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/09/27/0249201/hugging-face-researchers-warn-ai-generated-video-consumes-much-more-power-than-expected?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Hugging Face Researchers Warn AI-Generated Video Consumes Much More Power Than Expected Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The findings from researchers at Hugging Face reveal that generative AI tools for text-to-video production have a significantly larger carbon footprint than expected. The study highlights a non-linear increase…

  • Slashdot: Meta Launches Vibes, an Endless Feed of AI Slop for Your Viewing Displeasure

    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/09/26/1344237/meta-launches-vibes-an-endless-feed-of-ai-slop-for-your-viewing-displeasure?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Meta Launches Vibes, an Endless Feed of AI Slop for Your Viewing Displeasure Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Meta’s launch of Vibes signifies a step forward in the market of AI-generated content, focusing on user interactivity and personalization within its platform. This development is particularly relevant…

  • Slashdot: Movie Studio Lionsgate is Struggling To Make AI-Generated Films With Runway

    Source URL: https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/25/09/24/1442221/movie-studio-lionsgate-is-struggling-to-make-ai-generated-films-with-runway?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Movie Studio Lionsgate is Struggling To Make AI-Generated Films With Runway Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a collaboration between AI video company Runway and Hollywood studio Lionsgate aimed at producing AI-generated films. However, the initiative has faced challenges due to insufficient catalog size…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Is Reportedly Building An AI Marketplace To Pay Publishers For Content

    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/09/23/2355226/microsoft-is-reportedly-building-an-ai-marketplace-to-pay-publishers-for-content?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Is Reportedly Building An AI Marketplace To Pay Publishers For Content Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft is launching a Publisher Content Marketplace, aimed at compensating publishers for their content utilized in AI products, including its Copilot assistant. This initiative signifies a notable shift towards…

  • Slashdot: Journals Infiltrated With ‘Copycat’ Papers That Can Be Written By AI

    Source URL: https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/09/23/1825258/journals-infiltrated-with-copycat-papers-that-can-be-written-by-ai?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Journals Infiltrated With ‘Copycat’ Papers That Can Be Written By AI Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant concern regarding the misuse of text-generating AI tools, such as ChatGPT and Gemini, in rewriting scientific papers and producing fraudulent research. This highlights the potential…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting Kate Niederhoffer, Gabriella Rosen Kellerman, Angela Lee, Alex Liebscher, Kristina Rapuano and Jeffrey T. Hancock

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Sep/22/workslop/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting Kate Niederhoffer, Gabriella Rosen Kellerman, Angela Lee, Alex Liebscher, Kristina Rapuano and Jeffrey T. Hancock Feedly Summary: We define workslop as AI generated work content that masquerades as good work, but lacks the substance to meaningfully advance a given task. Here’s how this happens. As AI…

  • Slashdot: LinkedIn Set To Start To Train Its AI on Member Profiles

    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/09/22/2118229/linkedin-set-to-start-to-train-its-ai-on-member-profiles Source: Slashdot Title: LinkedIn Set To Start To Train Its AI on Member Profiles Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: LinkedIn’s announcement regarding the use of member profiles, posts, and public activity to train its AI models raises significant privacy and compliance concerns. The default opt-in mechanism for data collection…

  • Slashdot: Reddit Wants ‘Deeper Integration’ with Google in Exchange for Licensed AI Training Data

    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/09/22/0313234/reddit-wants-deeper-integration-with-google-in-exchange-for-licensed-ai-training-data?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Reddit Wants ‘Deeper Integration’ with Google in Exchange for Licensed AI Training Data Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Reddit’s ongoing negotiations with Google for a new deal that involves deeper integration with AI products and a dynamic pricing structure for licensing its data.…