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  • The Register: Meta bets you want a sprinkle of social in your chatbot

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/29/metas_standalone_ai_app/ Source: The Register Title: Meta bets you want a sprinkle of social in your chatbot Feedly Summary: Sharing is caring when your entire business is built on it Meta is scrambling to grab some of that ChatGPT and Grok buzz with the launch of its own standalone AI app. Built on its…

  • Slashdot: Reddit Issuing ‘Formal Legal Demands’ Against Researchers Who Conducted Secret AI Experiment on Users

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/04/29/1556234/reddit-issuing-formal-legal-demands-against-researchers-who-conducted-secret-ai-experiment-on-users Source: Slashdot Title: Reddit Issuing ‘Formal Legal Demands’ Against Researchers Who Conducted Secret AI Experiment on Users Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The mentioned report highlights ethical concerns surrounding AI experimentation, focusing on a situation where researchers from the University of Zurich deployed AI chatbots in a Reddit forum…

  • Slashdot: Perplexity CEO Says Its Browser Will Track Everything Users Do Online To Sell Ads

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/04/25/044215/perplexity-ceo-says-its-browser-will-track-everything-users-do-online-to-sell-ads Source: Slashdot Title: Perplexity CEO Says Its Browser Will Track Everything Users Do Online To Sell Ads Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Perplexity’s plans to develop its own browser named Comet, primarily for the purpose of collecting user data to enhance targeted advertising. This raises significant…

  • Slashdot: South Korea Says DeepSeek Transferred User Data, Prompts Without Consent

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/04/24/2021250/south-korea-says-deepseek-transferred-user-data-prompts-without-consent?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: South Korea Says DeepSeek Transferred User Data, Prompts Without Consent Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: South Korea’s data protection authority has raised significant concerns regarding DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, for illegally transferring user information without consent. This incident highlights critical issues surrounding data privacy and…

  • Slashdot: ChatGPT Models Are Surprisingly Good At Geoguessing

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/04/17/1941258/chatgpt-models-are-surprisingly-good-at-geoguessing?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: ChatGPT Models Are Surprisingly Good At Geoguessing Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a concerning trend related to the use of OpenAI’s new models, o3 and o4-mini, for deducing locations from images, raising potential privacy issues. The models’ advanced image analysis capabilities combined with…

  • Slashdot: Meta Starts Using Data From EU Users To Train Its AI Models

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    Source URL: https://meta.slashdot.org/story/25/04/14/1926259/meta-starts-using-data-from-eu-users-to-train-its-ai-models?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Meta Starts Using Data From EU Users To Train Its AI Models Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Meta’s initiative to utilize data collected from EU users for training its AI models highlights the intersection of AI training practices and privacy concerns. This move emphasizes the importance…

  • Slashdot: OpenAI Expands ChatGPT Memory To Draw on Full Conversation History

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/04/10/1727255/openai-expands-chatgpt-memory-to-draw-on-full-conversation-history?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: OpenAI Expands ChatGPT Memory To Draw on Full Conversation History Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: OpenAI has enhanced ChatGPT’s memory functionality, allowing it to recall past conversations for more relevant interactions. This feature raises important considerations regarding user privacy and compliance with data protection regulations. Detailed…

  • Hacker News: France fines Apple €150M for "excessive" pop-ups that let users reject tracking

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    Source URL: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/03/france-fines-apple-e150m-for-excessive-pop-ups-that-let-users-reject-tracking/ Source: Hacker News Title: France fines Apple €150M for "excessive" pop-ups that let users reject tracking Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The French competition regulator has fined Apple €150 million due to its App Tracking Transparency (ATT) framework being overly complicated for users, which adversely affects small publishers…

  • New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : Look Again: That H&M Model Showing Off a New Look May Be a Digital Clone

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    Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/technology/hm-ai-models-social-media.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: Look Again: That H&M Model Showing Off a New Look May Be a Digital Clone Feedly Summary: The Swedish retailer H&M said it is exploring the use of artificial intelligence in producing “digital twins” of models. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: H&M’s exploration…