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  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Claude API: Web fetch tool

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Sep/10/claude-web-fetch-tool/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Claude API: Web fetch tool Feedly Summary: Claude API: Web fetch tool New in the Claude API: if you pass the web-fetch-2025-09-10 beta header you can add {“type": "web_fetch_20250910", "name": "web_fetch", "max_uses": 5} to your "tools" list and Claude will gain the ability to fetch content from…

  • Slashdot: Anthropic Will Start Training Its AI Models on Chat Transcripts

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/08/28/1643241/anthropic-will-start-training-its-ai-models-on-chat-transcripts?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Anthropic Will Start Training Its AI Models on Chat Transcripts Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Anthropic has announced a new policy regarding the use of user data for training its AI models, which now includes chat transcripts and coding sessions. Users must choose to opt out…

  • Schneier on Security: Subverting AIOps Systems Through Poisoned Input Data

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/08/subverting-aiops-systems-through-poisoned-input-data.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Subverting AIOps Systems Through Poisoned Input Data Feedly Summary: In this input integrity attack against an AI system, researchers were able to fool AIOps tools: AIOps refers to the use of LLM-based agents to gather and analyze application telemetry, including system logs, performance metrics, traces, and alerts,…

  • The Register: In Otter news, transcription app accused of illegally recording users’ voices

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/18/otter_ml_privacy_lawsuit/ Source: The Register Title: In Otter news, transcription app accused of illegally recording users’ voices Feedly Summary: Vidchat hosts probably know Otter.ai records everything and feeds it into AI. Their guests may not Voice transcription service Otter.ai has found itself on the wrong end of a lawsuit that claims it trains its…

  • Slashdot: Nearly 100,000 ChatGPT Conversations Were Searchable on Google

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/08/05/1535248/nearly-100000-chatgpt-conversations-were-searchable-on-google?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Nearly 100,000 ChatGPT Conversations Were Searchable on Google Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant privacy concern regarding nearly 100,000 publicly shared conversations from OpenAI’s ChatGPT that were indexed by Google. It highlights the potential risks involved when users share conversations, revealing a…

  • Slashdot: Disney Struggles With How to Use AI – While Retaining Copyrights and Avoiding Legal Issues

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    Source URL: https://games.slashdot.org/story/25/08/04/0432213/disney-struggles-with-how-to-use-ai—while-retaining-copyrights-and-avoiding-legal-issues Source: Slashdot Title: Disney Struggles With How to Use AI – While Retaining Copyrights and Avoiding Legal Issues Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Disney is grappling with the integration of AI technology in its film production, particularly concerning the use of deepfakes for creating a digital double of Dwayne…

  • Slashdot: WeTransfer Backtracks on Terms Suggesting User Files Could Train AI Models After Backlash

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/07/16/165222/wetransfer-backtracks-on-terms-suggesting-user-files-could-train-ai-models-after-backlash?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: WeTransfer Backtracks on Terms Suggesting User Files Could Train AI Models After Backlash Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: WeTransfer has retracted recent changes to its terms of service that implied user-uploaded files could be utilized for machine learning purposes, responding to widespread backlash. The clarification reassures…

  • Slashdot: To Spam AI Chatbots, Companies Spam Reddit with AI-Generated Posts

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/28/1649245/to-spam-ai-chatbots-companies-spam-reddit-with-ai-generated-posts?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: To Spam AI Chatbots, Companies Spam Reddit with AI-Generated Posts Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses the strategic use of AI and social media platforms, specifically Reddit, by companies looking to boost their visibility in generative AI chatbot results. It highlights an ongoing conflict…

  • Slashdot: Google is Using YouTube Videos To Train Its AI Video Generator

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/19/1613206/google-is-using-youtube-videos-to-train-its-ai-video-generator?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google is Using YouTube Videos To Train Its AI Video Generator Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** Google is leveraging its vast collection of YouTube videos to enhance its AI models, specifically Gemini and the Veo 3 generator, signaling a major development in AI training methodologies. This…

  • The Register: Training AI on Mastodon posts? The idea’s extinct after terms updated

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/18/mastodon_says_no_to_ai/ Source: The Register Title: Training AI on Mastodon posts? The idea’s extinct after terms updated Feedly Summary: Such rules could be tricky to enforce in the Fediverse, though Mastodon is the latest platform to push back against AI training, updating its terms and conditions to ban the use of user content for…