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"Prominent voices worry that generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) will negatively impact elections worldwide and trigger a misinformation apocalypse. A recurrent fear is that GenAI will make it easier to influence voters and facilitate the creation and dissemination of potent mis- and disinformation. We argue that despite the incredible capabilities of GenAI systems, their influence on election outcomes has been overestimated. Looking back at 2024, the predicted outsized effects of GenAI did not happen and were overshadowed by traditional sources of influence. We review current evidence on the impact of GenAI in the 2024 elections and identify several reasons why the impact of GenAI on elections has been overblown. These include the inherent challenges of mass persuasion, the complexity of media effects and peopleโs interaction with technology, the difficulty of reaching target audiences, and the limited effectiveness of AI-driven microtargeting in political campaigns. Additionally, we argue that the socioeconomic, cultural, and personal factors that shape voting behavior outweigh the influence of AI-generated content. We further analyze the bifurcated discourse on GenAIโs role in elections, framing it as part of the ongoing โcycle of technology panics.โ While acknowledging AIโs risks, such as amplifying social inequalities, we argue that focusing on AI distracts from more structural threats to elections and democracy, including voter disenfranchisement and attacks on election integrity. The paper calls for a recalibration of the narratives around AI and elections, proposing a nuanced approach that considers AI within broader sociopolitical contexts."
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Chinaโs Got Big Plans for AI โ In the Desert
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Trumpโs Copper Tariff Threats Are Already Raising Factory Costs
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160 Still Missing in Texas!
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Funding Cuts, Then Loss Of Life In Texas - CleanTechnica
They were warned not to cut NOAA funding. They did it anyway. And many innocent lives were lost.George Harvey (CleanTechnica)
๐ซ๐ท๐ฌ๐งReplay: France's President Macron addresses British parliament on state visit (FRANCE 24 English News VIDEO) #Ukraine #Mastodon #Brussels #EC #NukesForUkraine #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
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19 of our editorsโ favorite products are on sale during Amazon Prime Day
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19 of our editors' favorite products are on sale during Amazon Prime Day | Popular Science
Some of our favorite gadgets, home goods, tools, and more are deeply discounted during Amazon's annual Prime Day sale.Stan Horaczek (Popular Science)
Trans athletes can no longer play sports in Indiana starting this month
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Homem Morre Apรณs Ser Sugado por Motor de Aviรฃo na Itรกlia - Gazeta Brasil- Notรญcias do Brasil e do Mundo
Um grave acidente ocorrido na manhรฃ desta terรงa-feira (9) no Aeroporto Orio al Serio, em Bรฉrgamo, no norte da Itรกlia, paralisou completamente as operaรงรตes daGazeta Brasil
Planned Parenthood Scores Temporary Victory Over Trump's Funding Ban - Jezebel
A federal judge granted a 14-day injunction after Planned Parenthood sued the Trump administration, arguing that the Medicaid ban in the โbig, beautiful billโ violates its First Amendment rights.Lauren Tousignant (Jezebel)
AFW - Always Free World is sharing its free Trilogy
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Bloomberg Businessweek Daily: Trump's Tariff Stand
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American Horror Story: Butthurt Foreigner Wants New Party After Bad Bill, Botched Epstein Claims - Jezebel
This story also includes...Andrew Yang. *Shudders*Audra Heinrichs (Jezebel)
"Sixteen months have passed since we showed you how Googleโs algorithm was killing independent websites by favoring big media publishers that were abusing their reputation to sell you bad products.
Since then, Google enforced a new spam guideline called โsite reputation abuseโ by removing entire sections of major websites from their search indexโฆ at least for a few months.
While this drama was unfolding, Google rolled out AI Overviews under the slogan, โLet Google do the searching for you.โ
But are AI Overviews leading you to the best results on the web? Or is this just a new prime spot for selling you products you will regret buying? And how does this change affect the websites that made Googleโs AI possible in the first place?
To find out, we spent weeks conducting research into air purifiers we reviewed (including models that donโt exist) to determine whether Google Search results and AI Overviews are leading consumers to good advice.
It turns out this rabbit hole is deeper than we thought, with ramifications that span major Reddit communities and could be leading you to scams and defamatory hallucinations.
I hope youโre ready for a long read because this article is packed with examples, fresh data and way too many screenshots."
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#AI #GenerativeAI #Google #AISearch #AIOverviews #Disinformation #SearchEngines
Beware of the Google AI salesman and its cronies
Exposing the overly salesy AI Overviews that will push you to buy bad products and exploring the system making it possible.Gisele Navarro (HouseFresh)
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Make it easier to figure out why borg terminated with warning status
User story I have used the script from this section of the documentation to create a backup. At the end, I got an information that terminating with warning status, rc 1 Unfortunately borg included ...meithecatte (GitHub)
What Happens When A Law Firmโs AI Goes Dark? A Column By Jennifer Case
Google's recent outage wasn't just an inconvenience โ it was a wake-up call. As more and more law firms rely on AI tools and AI agents to perform critical tasks, they're potentially creating a dangero...LawSites
The image depicts a quaint village scene during twilight. In the foreground, a red British telephone booth stands prominently on the right side, with a sign above it reading "Car Park and Garden Dog Friendly." Adjacent to the booth, a sign with the name "Volunteer Arkell's" features an illustration of a man in a military uniform. The background showcases a row of traditional stone and brick houses with sloped roofs, typical of rural English architecture. A black van is parked on the left side of the road, and power lines stretch across the sky. The sky is a gradient of blue and pink hues, with the moon visible in the distance. The scene is illuminated by soft lighting, suggesting the time is either dawn or dusk.
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Punk rock has always been political - 54 years ago today
Young rioters fleeing the British Army during the Northern Ireland conflict in Derry, on July 8, 1971.
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1980, Killing Joke used this photo as the cover of their debut album.
#punkrock #postpunk #killingjoke #punkrockhistory
#Idrogeno Pulito: La Scoperta Accidentalmente Dimenticata di Techint Riscrive il Futuro Energetico
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> Una scoperta dimenticata per 20 anni in un'acciaieria Techint rivoluziona la produzione di idrogeno pulito a basso costo. Scopri come Tulum Energy sta trasformando la pirolisi del metano in un game-changer per l'energia globale.
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"It's not just me or '60 Minutes' or you that thinks this is a shakedown," Steve Kroft tells Jon Stewart on The Daily Show. "It's pretty much every reporter that's looked at this case and said 'this is ridiculous.'"
Donald Trump gets immunity for official acts, but Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan doesn't. The Milwaukee County Circuit Judge was arrested in April over allegedly taking Eduardo Flores-Ruiz through a jury door instead of a main exit so that he would avoid ICE, and charged with "knowingly concealing a person for whose arrest a warrant and process had been issued." Dugan pleaded not guilty, arguing immunity from criminal prosecution for judicial acts, but U.S. Magistrate Judge Nancy Joseph rejected this. Here's more from Adam Klasfeld at @allrisenews.
#News #TrumpAdministration #Immigration #USLaw #HannahDugan #ICE
Judges don't have Trump-like criminal immunity, court finds
Wisconsin County Judge Hannah Dugan hoped to benefit from the Supreme Court's immunity ruling, but a federal judge found that was for presidents, not jurists.Adam Klasfeld (All Rise News)
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"As the clock ticks down toward a possible TikTok ban in the U.S., creators, brands, and fans alike are forced to confront a question that once felt hypothetical: What happens when your entire platform could disappear?
For Jessica Hawk, also known as @myteacherfaceโone of the appโs standout creators known for her teacher and child-free by choice contentโthe stakes go far beyond lost views. TikTok has been more than a digital stage; itโs been a career builder, a business engine, and a creative community all rolled into one. Now, with uncertainty looming, creators like @myteacherface are being asked to pivot quickly, think strategically, and reimagine what their future looks likeโpossibly without the very platform that launched them.
In this candid interview, @myteacherface talks about how she is approaching this high-stakes moment. We dig into her strategy for transitioning to other platforms, the ripple effects on brand partnerships and income streams, and how the creator economy might shift in the wake of a ban. She also reflects on the challenges and opportunities that come with moving a deeply engaged community to a new digital homeโand what content creation might look like in a post-TikTok world for Americans.
This isnโt just a story about losing an appโitโs about navigating change in real time, staying creative under pressure, and finding new ways to thrive when governments and algorithms pull the rug out from under us."
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#SocialMedia #TikTok #Censorship #USA
What TikTok Creators Need to Know About a U.S. Banโ@myteacherface Weighs In
Creator @myteacherface shares how sheโs preparing for a possible TikTok ban and what it means for content, income, and the future of creators.New America
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#KDE Plasma 6.3.6 Desktop Environment Is Out Now with Numerous Improvements and Bug Fixes 9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-3-6โฆ
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KDE Plasma 6.3.6 Released with Numerous Improvements and Bug Fixes - 9to5Linux
KDE Plasma 6.3.6 is now available as the sixth point release to the latest KDE Plasma 6.3 desktop environment series with various changes.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
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Tengo cierto 'Cacao Maravillao' con las entradas y las imรกgenes subidas...
Quizรก ya este puesta, pero va de nuevo.
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A difficult but necessary post. The full report of the Dinah Project is out, showing systematic sexual violence by Hamas used on the 7 October massacres (and on hostages afterwards). The many incidents in six different locations suggest this was intentional, not incidental - sexual violence as a weapon.
Clear patterns of sexual violence emerge from the findings, including victims found partially or fully naked with their hands tied, sometimes to trees or poles; evidence of gang rape followed by executions; and severe genital violence. Sexual abuse also continued in captivity โ released hostages reported forced nudity, physical and verbal sexual harassment, sexual attacks and threats of forced marriage.
More harrowing details in the piece: ynetnews.com/article/sjkasv5rxโฆ
Sadly, this report was necessary. Too many people are denying sexual violence was part of these attacks, people who in other circumstances say #BelieveHer. Perhaps it complicates their simplistic 'good guys and bad guys' view of the world, clashing with the narrative of 7 October as an act of liberation.
Needless to say - except on social media - this doesn't justify the ongoing horrific death and destruction in Gaza. (And if that's what you thought I was getting at, please go away.)
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Once again, many of us will agree with the position taken by the Scottish Greens;
as Maggie Chapmen MSP says:
'For a UK Prime Minister to sit there and talk about his shared values with this President should set off alarm bells in every institution and every voter in this country. Cosying up to a racist, misogynistic, climate-wrecking authoritarian like Donald Trump is the last thing we should be doing'!
yet here we are....
greens.scot/news/labour-must-sโฆ
Labour must stop glamorising relationship with Trump
Labour must stop glamorising relationship with Trump - Starmer must stop copying Trump's homework and stand up for real values.Scottish Greens
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Especially the expression "family values", which was used, should be a red-red-red flag. Look at how the Trump government, together with Christian Nationalists and right-wing conservatives propose (and gradually install their view on) family values.
UK - beware.
Mediaโs TikTok Conspiracy Theories Leads to Very Real TIFF Sponsorship Losses
The media pushed conspiracy theories about TikTok being some sort of Chinese brainwashing device. The ensuing sponsorship losses, however, were very real.
Last year, Canada's mainstr
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#Business #Censorship #News #Privacy #Security #Canada #Culture #Juno #losses #Media #money #sponsorship #TIFF #TikTok
Sources: Powell to Heat, Collins to Clips in trade
Powell to Heat, Collins to Clippers in three-team trade - ESPN
The Clippers, Jazz and Heat have agreed to a trade that sends Norman Powell to Miami, John Collins to Los Angeles, and Kevin Love, Kyle Anderson and a 2027 Clippers second-round pick to Utah.Shams Charania (ESPN)
๐ซ๐ท๐ฌ๐งPresident Macron in UK: 'We have to work together in order to defend an efficient multilateralism (DW - German News in English VIDEO) #Ukraine #Mastodon #NukesForUkraine #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
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I ricercatori del Politecnico federale di Losanna (EPFL) e della Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana (SUPSI) hanno identificato un batterio del suolo in grado di mineralizzare il CO2 e formare calcite solida.
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Un batterio del suolo trasforma l'anidride carbonica in rocce minerali
Studio firmato dalla SUPSI e dall'EPFL: ยซPotrebbe avere applicazioni nell'edilizia e nella produzione di materialiยป.Redazione (tio.ch)
๐จ๐ฌ๐ง I would ask every supporter of the Palestinians to read and to retweet my detailed account of the High Court and Appeal Court last Friday on Palestine Action proscription.
It explains exactly what happened and how it affects you.
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#Gaza #Palestine #iran #lebanon #Genocide #geopolitics
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"We Accept Of Course That It Is Draconian: And Deliberately So". - Craig Murray
On Friday 4 July I headed back to the Royal Courts of Justice for the hearing brought by Huda Ammori, a co-founder of Palestine Action, on an application for relief from the proscription order against Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation.craig (Craig Murray)
Natalia Goncharova (Russian, 1881-1962)
The Blue #Cow, c.1911
Oil on canvas, 91.5 ร 93 cm
Albertina Museum GE46DL
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Newspeak, zo noemt Marjan Minnesma de poging van vier ministeries en het Ctgb om pesticiden een beter imago te geven. trouw.nl/duurzaamheid-economieโฆ
Felle reacties op overheidsplan om pesticiden een beter imago te geven
Vier ministeries willen met hulp van reclamebureaus de communicatie over pesticiden bijstellen. Dat leidt tot felle reacties van milieuorganisaties en wetenschappers. โDe overheid moet optreden voor en namens de burgers.โOnno Havermans (DPG Media)
Apple Names Sabih Khan COO as Jeff Williams Plans Retirement - MacStories
Apple announced today that later this month, Sabih Khan is taking over for Jeff Williams as the companyโs Chief Operating Officer.John Voorhees (MacStories)
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And an agreement with Trump isn't worth the paper it's printed on.
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