@julieshen.bsky.social
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"When AI systems are optimized for persuasion, they may increasingly deploy misleading or false information."
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The levers of political persuasion with conversational artificial intelligence
There are widespread fears that conversational artificial intelligence (AI) could soon exert unprecedented influence over human beliefs. In this work, in three large-scale experiments (N = 76,977 part...
www.science.org
December 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
"When AI systems are optimized for persuasion, they may increasingly deploy misleading or false information."
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
All LLMs struggled on tasks involving false beliefs with newer models scoring only 62 percent accuracy and older models 52 percent accuracy.
spectrum.ieee.org/ai-reasoning...
spectrum.ieee.org/ai-reasoning...
Researchers Are Uncovering Fundamental Flaws in How AI Reasons
As AI takes on agent roles in critical fields, reasoning failures raise risks.
spectrum.ieee.org
December 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
All LLMs struggled on tasks involving false beliefs with newer models scoring only 62 percent accuracy and older models 52 percent accuracy.
spectrum.ieee.org/ai-reasoning...
spectrum.ieee.org/ai-reasoning...
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“Using copyright claims to retaliate against critics is wrong, and it chills public debate about surveillance technology,” EFF’s @jmullin.bsky.social told @arstechnica.com.
He got sued for sharing public YouTube videos; nightmare ended in settlement
Librarian vows to stop invasive ed tech after ending lawsuit with Proctorio.
arstechnica.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:40 PM
“Using copyright claims to retaliate against critics is wrong, and it chills public debate about surveillance technology,” EFF’s @jmullin.bsky.social told @arstechnica.com.
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A little-known nonprofit has been lying to news publishers while funneling millions of paywalled articles to tech companies for AI training. Read my investigation in The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
The Nonprofit Doing the AI Industry’s Dirty Work
The web archive Common Crawl has been quietly funneling paywalled articles to AI companies—and lying to publishers about it.
www.theatlantic.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
A little-known nonprofit has been lying to news publishers while funneling millions of paywalled articles to tech companies for AI training. Read my investigation in The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Americans will likely bear the brunt of 55% of tariff costs by the end of the year, with US companies taking on 22%.
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finance.yahoo.com/news/live/tr...
Trump tariffs live updates: Trump downplays China tensions; Goldman sees US consumers paying 55% of costs
Yahoo Finance is chronicling the latest news and updates on President Trump's plans to impose tariffs on goods from other countries.
finance.yahoo.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Americans will likely bear the brunt of 55% of tariff costs by the end of the year, with US companies taking on 22%.
finance.yahoo.com/news/live/tr...
finance.yahoo.com/news/live/tr...
Many employees "like being able to work from home... for some—such as new entrants—it may not be good for their careers even if they prefer it. On the other side, employers have grown increasingly ambivalent about it..."
knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/the-...
knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/the-...
The Limits to Hybrid and Remote Work
Wharton’s Peter Cappelli and co-author Ranya Nehmeh look at the evolution of hybrid work at Silicon Valley companies, particularly Google.
knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu
October 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Many employees "like being able to work from home... for some—such as new entrants—it may not be good for their careers even if they prefer it. On the other side, employers have grown increasingly ambivalent about it..."
knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/the-...
knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/the-...
"some might see Google canceling its FT subscription as akin to a plagiarist refusing to buy the textbook they’re copying from"
These cuts may save Google mere thousands; they also come as Google faces increasingly strained relationships with news publishers.
Google isn't kidding around about cost cutting, even slashing its FT subscription | TechCrunch
These cuts may save Google mere thousands; they also come as Google faces increasingly strained relationships with news publishers.
techcrunch.com
September 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"some might see Google canceling its FT subscription as akin to a plagiarist refusing to buy the textbook they’re copying from"
"Each incidence of workslop carries real costs for companies ... For an organization of 10,000 workers, given the estimated prevalence of workslop (41%), this yields over $9 million per year in lost productivity."
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hbr.org/2025/09/ai-g...
AI-Generated “Workslop” Is Destroying Productivity
Despite a surge in generative AI use across workplaces, most companies are seeing little measurable ROI. One possible reason is because AI tools are being used to produce “workslop”—content that appea...
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September 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
"Each incidence of workslop carries real costs for companies ... For an organization of 10,000 workers, given the estimated prevalence of workslop (41%), this yields over $9 million per year in lost productivity."
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hbr.org/2025/09/ai-g...
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A California attorney must pay a $10,000 fine for filing a state court appeal full of fake quotations generated by the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT. https://cal.news/3IzCysH
📸 Adriana Heldiz
📸 Adriana Heldiz
September 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
A California attorney must pay a $10,000 fine for filing a state court appeal full of fake quotations generated by the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT. https://cal.news/3IzCysH
📸 Adriana Heldiz
📸 Adriana Heldiz
Leisure and hospitality jobs -176,000
Trade, transportation, and utilities jobs -226,000
Professional and business services jobs -158,000
Manufacturing jobs -95,000
Government jobs -31,000
www.reuters.com/business/us-...
Trade, transportation, and utilities jobs -226,000
Professional and business services jobs -158,000
Manufacturing jobs -95,000
Government jobs -31,000
www.reuters.com/business/us-...
US payrolls benchmark revision estimate suggests labor market weaker than previously thought
The U.S. economy likely created 911,000 fewer jobs in the 12 months through March than previously estimated, the government said on Tuesday, suggesting that job growth was already stalling before President Donald Trump's aggressive tariffs on imports.
www.reuters.com
September 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Leisure and hospitality jobs -176,000
Trade, transportation, and utilities jobs -226,000
Professional and business services jobs -158,000
Manufacturing jobs -95,000
Government jobs -31,000
www.reuters.com/business/us-...
Trade, transportation, and utilities jobs -226,000
Professional and business services jobs -158,000
Manufacturing jobs -95,000
Government jobs -31,000
www.reuters.com/business/us-...
Remote work has become business as usual: "Only 4.1 percent of all firms report a formal policy requiring a minimum number of in-office days...70% of companies do not tally how often employees show up in person":
thehill.com/opinion/tech...
thehill.com/opinion/tech...
thehill.com
August 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Remote work has become business as usual: "Only 4.1 percent of all firms report a formal policy requiring a minimum number of in-office days...70% of companies do not tally how often employees show up in person":
thehill.com/opinion/tech...
thehill.com/opinion/tech...
"Some background on Intel: The company's products business, which designs chips for computers and servers, is large and profitable but not a national-security priority." www.wsj.com/opinion/uncl...
Opinion | Uncle Sam Shouldn’t Own Intel Stock
The Chips Act wasn’t about raising revenue, and an equity share wouldn’t enhance national security.
www.wsj.com
August 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
"Some background on Intel: The company's products business, which designs chips for computers and servers, is large and profitable but not a national-security priority." www.wsj.com/opinion/uncl...
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Real Footage Combined With AI Slop About DC Is Creating a Disinformation Mess on TikTok
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Real Footage Combined With AI Slop About DC Is Creating a Disinformation Mess on TikTok
What is going on in DC? Do not ask TikTok
www.404media.co
August 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Real Footage Combined With AI Slop About DC Is Creating a Disinformation Mess on TikTok
🔗 www.404media.co/real-footage...
🔗 www.404media.co/real-footage...
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Perplexity plans to pay publishers out of a $42.5 million revenue pool for the news that the AI startup uses to answer queries.
Perplexity Is Launching a New Revenue-Share Model for Publishers
Media companies will get paid out of a $42.5 million pool when their articles are used by Perplexity’s web browser.
on.wsj.com
August 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Perplexity plans to pay publishers out of a $42.5 million revenue pool for the news that the AI startup uses to answer queries.
Internet Archive now has federal depository status, joining 1,100+ libraries that make government documents accessible to the public. Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle said the new designation will make it easier to work with the other federal depository libraries.
www.kqed.org/news/1204942...
www.kqed.org/news/1204942...
July 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Internet Archive now has federal depository status, joining 1,100+ libraries that make government documents accessible to the public. Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle said the new designation will make it easier to work with the other federal depository libraries.
www.kqed.org/news/1204942...
www.kqed.org/news/1204942...
Former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden is joining the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as a senior fellow whose duties will include advising on efforts to advance public knowledge through libraries and archives 🎉
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July 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden is joining the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as a senior fellow whose duties will include advising on efforts to advance public knowledge through libraries and archives 🎉
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When Exploding Topics recently surveyed 1,000 web users, nearly 75 percent had personally experienced significant problems with the AI Overviews now generated at the top of many Google searches, but only 7.7 percent always check the source material.
www.inc.com/jessica-stil...
www.inc.com/jessica-stil...
92 Percent of People Don't Check Their AI Answers, a New Report Warns
It's time to talk with your people about best practices for using artificial intelligence.
www.inc.com
July 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
When Exploding Topics recently surveyed 1,000 web users, nearly 75 percent had personally experienced significant problems with the AI Overviews now generated at the top of many Google searches, but only 7.7 percent always check the source material.
www.inc.com/jessica-stil...
www.inc.com/jessica-stil...
We may end up footing the bill for the AI revolution. Harvard’s Electricity Law Initiative researchers found that discounts utility companies give to Big Tech can raise rates paid by consumers. www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1...
We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.
The emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next.
www.technologyreview.com
July 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
We may end up footing the bill for the AI revolution. Harvard’s Electricity Law Initiative researchers found that discounts utility companies give to Big Tech can raise rates paid by consumers. www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1...
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Cyber crooks are increasingly using stolen credit and loyalty cards to sell vacations at discount prices, with “really good customer service.”
Dark Web Travel Agencies Take Flight
As the summer travel season heats up, more cybercriminals are posing as online travel agents, advertising high-end vacation packages at sharp discounts.
on.wsj.com
July 16, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Cyber crooks are increasingly using stolen credit and loyalty cards to sell vacations at discount prices, with “really good customer service.”
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ICE is soon to become the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency in US history, with more money than the federal prison system, the FBI, and the Drug Enforcement Administration combined.
Here's what that will look like, logistically:
Here's what that will look like, logistically:
We asked Trump’s former prisons chief how $45 billion will reshape immigrant detention
We also asked an ACLU attorney, a private prisons expert, and the ex-commissioner of New York City's jails.
www.motherjones.com
July 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
ICE is soon to become the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency in US history, with more money than the federal prison system, the FBI, and the Drug Enforcement Administration combined.
Here's what that will look like, logistically:
Here's what that will look like, logistically:
Danish culture minister, Jakob Engel-Schmidt, said, “In the bill we agree ... that everybody has the right to their own body, their own voice and their own facial features, which is apparently not how the current law is protecting people against generative AI.”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Denmark to tackle deepfakes by giving people copyright to their own features
Amendment to law will strengthen protection against digital imitations of people’s identities, government says
www.theguardian.com
June 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Danish culture minister, Jakob Engel-Schmidt, said, “In the bill we agree ... that everybody has the right to their own body, their own voice and their own facial features, which is apparently not how the current law is protecting people against generative AI.”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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A federal judge rules AI developers can use copyrighted books for training. How will this impact creativity and originality in tech? #AIethics
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/federal-judge-rules-copyrighted-books-are-fair-use-ai-training-rcna214766
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/federal-judge-rules-copyrighted-books-are-fair-use-ai-training-rcna214766
Federal judge rules copyrighted books are fair use for AI training
But, the judge ruled, AI companies shouldn’t be pirating the books they’re training on.
www.nbcnews.com
June 25, 2025 at 9:52 AM
A federal judge rules AI developers can use copyrighted books for training. How will this impact creativity and originality in tech? #AIethics
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/federal-judge-rules-copyrighted-books-are-fair-use-ai-training-rcna214766
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/federal-judge-rules-copyrighted-books-are-fair-use-ai-training-rcna214766
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something I've learned by covering online archives and libraries is that many valuable, free, online resources are maintained by extremely small teams, maybe one volunteer. Asking them to deal with scrapers that behave like DDoS attacks is unrealistic www.404media.co/ai-scraping-...
AI Scraping Bots Are Breaking Open Libraries, Archives, and Museums
"This is a moment where that community feels collectively under threat and isn't sure what the process is for solving the problem.”
www.404media.co
June 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
something I've learned by covering online archives and libraries is that many valuable, free, online resources are maintained by extremely small teams, maybe one volunteer. Asking them to deal with scrapers that behave like DDoS attacks is unrealistic www.404media.co/ai-scraping-...