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As we enter the age of the AI-rranged marriage, here’s why I hate Fate | Van Badham
When the most profound human emotion becomes an automated transaction in an online shop, the techlords have won The Guardian reported on the arrival of “Fate” and, friends, I laughed. Or maybe I cried. It’s apparently the first “agentic AI dating app”. An AI personality named “Fate” interviews users, runs data matches on their hopes…
Digital blackface flourishes under Trump and AI: ‘The state is bending reality’
From TikTok deepfakes to smears put out by the White House, fake videos modeled on Black archetypes are running rampant – putting Black users at risk Late last year, as a US government shutdown cut off the Snap benefits that low-income families rely on for groceries, videos on social media cast the fallout in frantic…
Tech firms must remove ‘revenge porn’ in 48 hours or risk being blocked, says Starmer
PM says measure, also applied to deepfake nudes, is needed owing to a ‘national emergency’ of online misogyny Deepfake nudes and “revenge porn” must be removed from the internet within 48 hours or technology firms risk being blocked in the UK, Keir Starmer has said, calling it a “national emergency” that the government must confront.…
‘It’s the most urgent public health issue’: Dr Rangan Chatterjee on screen time, mental health – and banning social media until 18
The hit podcaster, author and former GP says a failure to regulate big tech is ‘failing a generation of children’. He explains why he quit the NHS and why he wants a ban on screen-based homework A 16-year-old boy and his mum went to see their GP, Dr Rangan Chatterjee, on a busy Monday afternoon.…
New rules on social media could target ‘doomscrolling’ and ban for under-16s, Starmer says – UK politics live
Prime minister says outcomes of consultation on social media ban should be implemented quickly as technology minister says Australia-style ban is not inevitable In his Q&A with journalists, Keir Starmer was also asked to respond to a report by the BBC’s James Landale saying he is looking at plans to raise defence spending to 3%…
TikTok could be forced to change app’s ‘addictive design’ by European Commission
Preliminary EU ruling says app shifts brains of users into ‘autopilot mode’, with concerns for children and vulnerable adults Business live – latest updates TikTok could be forced into changes to make the app less addictive to users after the EU indicated the platform had breached the bloc’s digital safety rules. The EU’s executive arm…
Condemnation of Elon Musk’s AI chatbot reached ‘tipping point’ after French raid, Australia’s eSafety chief says
A number of countries including Australia are investigating X over Grok-produced sexualised deepfakes Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, says global regulatory focus on Elon Musk’s X has reached a “tipping point” after a raid…
Elon Musk calls Spanish PM a ‘tyrant’ over plan to ban under-16s from social media and curb hateful content
Pedro Sánchez says urgent action needed to protect children from ‘digital wild west’, drawing anger from owner of X Spain has proposed a ban on social media use by teenagers as attitudes hardened in Europe against the technology, drawing personal insults against the prime minister from Elon Musk. The government is preparing a series of…
Pinterest sacks two engineers for creating software to identify fired workers
Digital pinboard business cutting 15% of workforce as it invests heavily in AI Pinterest has fired two engineers who created a software tool to identify which workers had lost their jobs in a recent round of cuts and then shared the information, according to reports. The digital pinboard business announced significant job cuts earlier this…
French headquarters of Elon Musk’s X raided by Paris cybercrime unit
Prosecutors’ announcement comes amid a hardening of European attitudes to social media firms Prosecutors have raided the French headquarters of Elon Musk’s social media platform X and summoned the tech billionaire and the company’s former chief executive for questioning as part of an investigation into alleged cybercrime. “A search is under way by the cybercrime…