Artists Allege Meta’s AI Data Deletion Request Process Is a ‘Fake PR Stunt’ (www.wired.com)
The GitHub Black Market That Helps Coders Cheat the Popularity Contest (www.wired.com)
Why Nintendo Kept Super Mario Bros. Wonder's New Mario Under Wraps (www.wired.com)
Earlier this year Charles Martinet, who voiced Mario for decades, retired. After weeks of speculation about his replacement, Nintendo revealed the new voice actor with little fanfare. What gives?...
Why Nintendo Kept Super Mario Bros. Wonder's New Mario Under Wraps (www.wired.com)
Millions of Workers Are Training AI Models for Pennies (www.wired.com)
Slow Down With These Serene City-Building Games (www.wired.com)
I am looking for more games like this: though this list seems like a good starting point....
Amazon Let Its Drivers’ Urine Be Sold as an Energy Drink (www.wired.com)
Amazon Let Its Drivers’ Urine Be Sold as an Energy Drink (www.wired.com)
Amazon sold bottles of urine marketed as an energy drink, a new documentary reveals. The company also makes it alarmingly easy to sell dangerous items to children.
Amazon Let Its Drivers’ Urine Be Sold as an Energy Drink (www.wired.com)
cross-posted from: feddit.uk/post/3524139...
A Chatbot Encouraged Him to Kill the Queen. It’s Just the Beginning (www.wired.com)
Insiders Say X’s Crowdsourced Anti-Disinformation Tool Is Making the Problem Worse (www.wired.com)
X is promoting Community Notes to solve its disinformation problems, but some former employees and people who currently contribute notes say it’s not fit for that purpose.
India Is Using Terrorism Laws to Target Journalists (www.wired.com)
Police seized laptops and phones from reporters working for the anti-establishment Newsclick website—the latest outlet to be raided during a crackdown on media in India.
None of Your Photos Are Real (www.wired.com)
None of Your Photos Are Real (www.wired.com)
Millions of Workers Are Training AI Models for Pennies (www.wired.com)
“The global data collection and labeling market was valued at $2.22 billion in 2022 and is expected to grow to $17.1 billion by 2030, according to consulting firm Grand View Research. As Venezuela slid into an economic catastrophe, many college-educated Venezuelans like Fuentes and her friends joined crowdsourcing platforms...
Finding a Tech Job Is Still a Nightmare (www.wired.com)
Google’s AI Is Making Traffic Lights More Efficient and Less Annoying | WIRED (www.wired.com)
The Israel-Hamas War Erupts in Digital Chaos | WIRED (www.wired.com)
Unity CEO John Riccitiello Steps Down After Pricing Blowup (www.wired.com)
Unity CEO John Riccitiello Steps Down After Pricing Blowup (www.wired.com)
The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in Disinformation (www.wired.com)
People who have turned to X for breaking news about the Israel-Hamas conflict are being hit with old videos, fake photos, and video game footage at a level researchers have never seen.
Israel’s Failure to Stop the Hamas Attack Shows the Danger of Too Much Surveillance (www.wired.com)
Peter Watts is a national treasure (www.wired.com)
Peter Watts is a great (Canadian) author. He merges Canada’s literary style with hard science fiction....