Topic: media journalism
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Why You Shouldn't Trust AI for Product Advice, Warns Tech CEO
AI systems increasingly prioritize marketing materials over impartial journalism in their responses, potentially leading to biased shopping recommendations. Technology leader Vivek Shah advises users to critically examine the sources behind AI chatbot answers to ensure they receive balanced infor...
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Showrunner Aims to Use AI to Restore Lost Orson Welles Footage
Showrunner is using AI to recreate the lost footage from Orson Welles' *The Magnificent Ambersons*, which was drastically cut by the studio against his wishes. The project combines generative AI with historical research, using Welles' notes and digital face-swapping to approximate the original ca...
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spot on news Launches New FAST Channel 'the latest' for Daily Entertainment & Lifestyle
spot on news GmbH and FAST Channels TV have launched a new free ad-supported streaming channel called "spot on news - the latest," offering global viewers daily entertainment, lifestyle, and news content. The partnership leverages spot on news GmbH's expertise in entertainment journalism and FAST...
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Working With AI Coworkers: The Future of Teams
The article profiles an experiment to build a startup, HarumoAI, staffed primarily by autonomous AI agents, aiming to automate routine workflows and free a human founder for high-level direction. While AI agents offer advantages like 24/7 operation and rapid task execution, they face significant ...
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Apple TV Removes 'The Hunt' Amid Plagiarism Claims
Apple TV has postponed the release of the French series 'The Hunt' due to plagiarism allegations, specifically similarities to Douglas Fairbairn's 1974 novel *Shoot*, and is conducting a review. The plot of 'The Hunt' involves a group of friends on a hunting trip who are attacked by another group...
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Sam Altman Seeks AI Safety Lead to Mitigate Risks
OpenAI is creating a senior "Head of Preparedness" role to anticipate and mitigate severe risks from advanced AI, including threats to mental health and cybersecurity. The role involves building a safety framework to evaluate frontier AI capabilities, model threats, and develop strategies to mana...
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Mad Men's Effects Foreman Hasn't Seen the Controversial 4K Remaster
The 4K remaster of *Mad Men* on HBO Max contained technical errors, including visible shots of the special effects foreman, due to Lionsgate Television sending incorrect files. Shannon Thompson, the show's special effects foreman, oversees atmospheric details like elevator doors and steam, highli...
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How BYD Surpassed Tesla in the EV Race
BYD has surpassed Tesla to become the world's largest seller of electric vehicles, marking a significant shift in the global automotive industry driven by affordability and diverse models. The company's success stems from its vertical integration, leveraging its battery manufacturing origins to c...
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How AIM Revolutionized Online Chat
AIM was a definitive online chat platform that shaped social interactions and internet culture, allowing users to forge identities through screen names and away messages. Despite its massive popularity, internal corporate resistance at AOL limited AIM's potential, as executives failed to monetize...
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Instagram ordered to stop using 'PG-13' teen accounts
The Motion Picture Association has demanded Meta stop using its "PG-13" trademark to describe content restrictions for teen Instagram accounts, calling the comparison inaccurate and misleading. The MPA argues that Meta's use of the rating threatens public trust in its established system and did n...
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