Vicki Turk
@vickiturk.bsky.social
London-based journalist writing mainly about tech. Recent bylines: The Observer, The Guardian, Wired. Previously features editor at Wired and Rest of World.
Just one nugget: Recent tech innovations (email, texting) have tended to push us to shorter communications. But AI chatbots are known for writing long - and one suggestion is that we may pick this habit up if we're exposed to such writing (even if we're not using AI ourselves!)
April 30, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Just one nugget: Recent tech innovations (email, texting) have tended to push us to shorter communications. But AI chatbots are known for writing long - and one suggestion is that we may pick this habit up if we're exposed to such writing (even if we're not using AI ourselves!)
Felt this too - particularly irked me how they just declared the victim "a bully" based on a couple emojis
April 2, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Felt this too - particularly irked me how they just declared the victim "a bully" based on a couple emojis
- Some prompts ("A person running") gave results where gender/skin color/age were obfuscated by blur effects, lighting, etc - possibly an attempt at bias mitigation?
Much more to dig into in our investigation here! www.wired.com/story/openai...
Much more to dig into in our investigation here! www.wired.com/story/openai...
OpenAI’s Sora Is Plagued by Sexist, Racist, and Ableist Biases
WIRED tested the popular AI video generator from OpenAI and found that it amplifies sexist stereotypes and ableist tropes, perpetuating the same biases already present in AI image tools.
www.wired.com
March 24, 2025 at 9:54 AM
- Some prompts ("A person running") gave results where gender/skin color/age were obfuscated by blur effects, lighting, etc - possibly an attempt at bias mitigation?
Much more to dig into in our investigation here! www.wired.com/story/openai...
Much more to dig into in our investigation here! www.wired.com/story/openai...
- Everyone's young, slim, conventionally attractive
- Sora seemed to struggle with the concept of "An interracial relationship"
- It interpreted "A Black person running" fine, but "A white person running" was sometimes a Black person in a white shirt
- Sora seemed to struggle with the concept of "An interracial relationship"
- It interpreted "A Black person running" fine, but "A white person running" was sometimes a Black person in a white shirt
March 24, 2025 at 9:52 AM
- Everyone's young, slim, conventionally attractive
- Sora seemed to struggle with the concept of "An interracial relationship"
- It interpreted "A Black person running" fine, but "A white person running" was sometimes a Black person in a white shirt
- Sora seemed to struggle with the concept of "An interracial relationship"
- It interpreted "A Black person running" fine, but "A white person running" was sometimes a Black person in a white shirt
Reposted by Vicki Turk
Anyway, if MailOnline are going to stick their story behind a paywall then I'm going to make mine available for free for 24 hours. So have a read, stick this in your WhatsApp group, and just help me spread the word about where to get the real thing.
www.londoncentric.media/p/harry-pott...
www.londoncentric.media/p/harry-pott...
Harry Potter and the unpaid tax bill
A London Centric investigation reveals one of the capital's most garish gift shops owes hundreds of thousands of pounds in unpaid taxes — and uncovers its mysterious owners.
www.londoncentric.media
March 13, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Anyway, if MailOnline are going to stick their story behind a paywall then I'm going to make mine available for free for 24 hours. So have a read, stick this in your WhatsApp group, and just help me spread the word about where to get the real thing.
www.londoncentric.media/p/harry-pott...
www.londoncentric.media/p/harry-pott...