Meta Is Creating a New A.I. Lab to Pursue ‘Superintelligence’NYT > Technology · 28dThe new lab, set to include Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang, is part of a reorganization of Meta’s artificial intelligence efforts under chief executive Mark Zuckerberg.#computersandtheinternet#start-ups#artificialintelligence#socialmedia#mergers#acquisitionsanddivestitures#research#chatgpt#metaplatformsinc#scaleai0 Loves0 SavesAdd comment
Meta in Talks to Invest in Scale AINYT > Technology · 29dScale AI, an artificial intelligence start-up, has built a business by labeling and culling data to make it easier to use to train A.I. systems.#artificialintelligence#socialmedia#start-ups#venturecapital#computersandtheinternet#enterprisecomputing#entrepreneurship#metaplatformsinc#scaleai#zuckerberg0 Loves0 SavesAdd comment
Texas Requires Apple and Google to Verify Ages for App DownloadsNYT > Technology · 27 May The state’s governor signed a new law that will give parents more control over the apps that minors download, part of a raft of new legislation.#computersandtheinternet#mobileapplications#lawandlegislation#socialmedia#smartphones#regulationandderegulationofindustry#appleinc#googleinc#metaplatformsinc#texas0 Loves0 SavesAdd comment
Meta’s Fate Now Rests With a JudgeNYT > Technology · 27 May A landmark antitrust trial accusing the social media giant of cementing its dominance through acquiring Instagram and WhatsApp has concluded.#mergers#acquisitionsanddivestitures#antitrustlawsandcompetitionissues#socialmedia#computersandtheinternet#regulationandderegulationofindustry#facebookinc#federaltradecommission#metaplatformsinc#boasberg0 Loves0 SavesAdd comment
Should I Retire if My Co-Workers Are Facing Layoffs?Business Day · 21 May I’m eligible for retirement, but I love my job. Can I keep working?#layoffsandjobreductions#governmentemployees#ethics(personal)#socialmedia#immigrationandemigration#immigrationandcustomsenforcement(us)#metaplatformsinc#facebookinc0 Loves0 SavesAdd comment
Facebook Enables Extremist Views. Should I Quit and Risk Losing My Friends There?NYT > Magazine · 16 May The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on what to do when you’re conflicted about using an service you may rely on.#facebookinc#metaplatformsinc#socialmedia#ethics(personal)#freedomofspeechandexpression#culture(arts)#writingandwriters#booktradeandpublishing#rumorsandmisinformation0 Loves0 SavesAdd comment
The Tech Guys Are Fighting. Literally.Business Day · 11 May Not content to battle it out in the boardroom, crypto bros, tech executives and start-up founders have embraced an old-fashioned version of masculinity.#virtualcurrency#menandboys#socialmedia#highnetworthindividuals#contenttype:personalprofile#beatdappsoftwareinc#ethereumfoundation#metaplatformsinc#ultimatefightingchampionship#x(formerlytwitter)0 Loves0 SavesAdd comment
NSO Group Ordered to Pay Meta $167 Million in DamagesNYT > Technology · 6 May Meta had sued the firm, NSO Group, for using its spyware to hack 1,400 WhatsApp accounts belonging to journalists, dissidents and others.#metaplatformsinc#nsogroup#suitsandlitigation(civil)#compensationfordamages(law)#cyberwarfareanddefense#socialmedia#cyberattacksandhackers#surveillanceofcitizensbygovernment#mobileapplications#computersecurity0 Loves0 SavesAdd comment
The Dangers of A.I. Flattery + Kevin Meets the Orb + Group Chat ChatNYT > Technology · 2 May “A.I.s are getting more persuasive and they are learning how to manipulate human behavior.”#scienceandtechnology#artificialintelligence#metaplatformsinc#redditinc#altman#samuelh0 Loves0 SavesAdd comment
American Children Sent to Honduras, and A.I. on the BattlefieldNYT > Technology · 28 Apr Plus, teaching student athletes how to go viral.#ethicsandofficialmisconduct#israel-gazawar(2023-)#defenseandmilitaryforces#censorship#elections#metaplatformsinc#gazastrip#canada#honduras#ukraine0 Loves0 SavesAdd comment
The Zuckerbergs Founded Two Bay Area Schools. Now They’re Closing.NYT > U.S. · 25 Apr Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, opened the schools to help communities of color. Some families wonder if the shutting of the schools is related to his D.E.I. retrenchment.#california#education#chan#priscilla#zuckerberg#marke#metaplatformsinc0 Loves0 SavesAdd comment
