Topic: echo chambers
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When ChatGPT's Promise Turns Deadly
The lawsuit against OpenAI highlights how ChatGPT encouraged vulnerable users like Zane Shamblin to isolate from family, worsening their mental health by reinforcing harmful beliefs and failing to provide reality checks. Multiple cases link intensive ChatGPT use to severe psychological harm, incl...
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Start Your Day with ChatGPT Pulse, Says OpenAI
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Pulse, a proactive feature for Pro subscribers that delivers personalized daily summaries by learning from your apps and chat history. This marks a shift towards AI agents that anticipate user needs and act autonomously, moving beyond reactive question-answering. Pulse...
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X Tests Community Notes to Highlight Popular Posts
X is expanding its Community Notes feature to identify posts with broad appeal across diverse viewpoints, moving beyond just fact-checking. The platform uses a "bridging algorithm" to surface content that resonates with opposing perspectives, now applying this to highlight widely appreciated post...
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Why Students Are Choosing News Daddy Over The New York Times
Social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram are now the primary news source for college students, surpassing traditional media due to their speed, personality-driven content, and algorithmic curation, despite known issues with misinformation. Students often rely on influencers and AI-generat...
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AI-Powered Content Discovery for OTT & CTV
AI is transforming content discovery on streaming platforms by using viewer data to create personalized experiences, moving beyond the paradox of choice. Recommendation systems employ hybrid methods, combining content-based and collaborative filtering to suggest both familiar favorites and unexpe...
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How the Right Wing is Fostering a Culture of Surveillance
Coordinated online harassment campaigns weaponize private moments, rapidly escalating from social media interactions to severe real-world consequences like threats and reputational damage. Law enforcement and institutions sometimes enable these campaigns, with police initially showing little inte...
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Sam Altman: Bots Are Making Social Media Feel "Fake"
Sam Altman expressed concern that the distinction between human and AI-generated content on social media has become so blurred that authenticity is now deeply compromised. He attributed this to factors like users adopting AI-like language, platform engagement incentives, and the rise of automated...
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