One difference that strikes me is that the radio discourse was about the impact of content (rather than the medium) while today’s debate (and it’s not just a media one) is about effects of the platform itself having the power to manipulate and target (through learning algorithms)
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App Design Addiction and Children: Moral Panic or Data-Driven Reality?
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The piece uses data to make an argument – is that moral panic? And surely there’s consensus that today’s apps are designed to be addictive, compared to radio in the 40’s. The other thing I wonder about is how to weight nuance on usage, when kids use devices constantly..
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LLMs Generate Fake URLs of Real News Websites
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Yes I’ve found anecdotally it generates fake urls of real news websites (including ours) when referencing information..
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Meta switches outsourcer amid labor dispute legal action
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Sources say Meta is moving to a new outsourcer, Majorel, after facing legal action for working conditions. https://
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Googling Trivia vs Deep Learning: Understanding Knowledge Acquisition
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Hard disagree. Curiosity/thirst for knowledge and Googling trivia in the moment are two vastly different things, and often the latter doesn’t actually provide much depth of understanding. Think Googling is actually an algorithm-initiated distraction.
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Senior AI Expert’s Dismissive Response to Valid Questions
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This is the very question I asked an extremely senior AI person at an event soon after, and instead got shouted at about how terribly dumb the mainstream media and Twitter were..
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Tech Journalism Doesn’t Require Coding Skills
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I’d say this consumer/gadget tech journalist trope is from about 10 years ago. And also you really don’t need to code to be able to competently analyse the tech industry. Just like you don’t need to code if you’re a sociologist/political scientist/ethicist studying impact of tech
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Corporate Control of Essential Infrastructure Raises Global Concerns
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This is why a handful of corporations running essential government infrastructure and services (healthcare, welfare, comms, security) all over the world should make us all nervous..