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I found a nice web client that looks really good!
Now I don't have to keep 3 Mastodon tabs pinned in my browser anymore lol
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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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#AI #GenerativeAI #Disinformation #Elections #Politics #Misinformation #MassPersuasion #Microtargeting #MediaEffects
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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!
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #breaking #breakingnews
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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)
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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)
Yes they do, they can take down ChatGPT. It's not mysterious or anything, they can just pull the plug and the automated brainwashing machine will stop.
They don't have to stay in business.
They don't have to stay in *this* business.
They have options but they'd rather people die than they have to change, same as every other entitled rich person.
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"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."
housefresh.com/beware-of-the-gโฆ
#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)
Joรฃo Pedro scores twice vs. boyhood team, Chelsea beats Fluminense 2-0 to reach Club World Cup final
https://apnews.com/article/club-world-cup-fluminense-chelsea-score-d73c82eb7f03a839e36fcd6bb3ca2c52?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Trust in Riddle: Fritz credits girlfriend after Wimbledon win sets up semifinal vs. Alcaraz
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Homeland Security ends mandatory shoe removal at airport screening
TSA has been requiring travelers to take off their shoes since 2006.Ayesha Ali (ABC News)
Football: Mbappรฉ drops criminal complaint against PSG
https://www.africanews.com/2025/07/08/football-mbappe-drops-criminal-complaint-against-psg/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Football: Mbappรฉ drops criminal complaint against PSG | Africanews
Kylian Mbappรฉ has withdrawn his moral harassment complaint against his former employer, Paris Saint-Germain. The player had demanded โฌ55 million in unpaid salaries and bonuses from the club for the past year.Africanews
Si tratta della prima carta per la valle che disponeva unicamente di un piano valanghe e riguarda in particolare i riali della Bavona โ Poco meno di una decina gli edifici in zona rossa
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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)
Mike Brown is excited about the potential and the pressure of being Knicks coach
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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
Judge orders mental evaluation for Venezuelan man convicted of killing Laken Riley
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Trump administration pulls back plan to rewrite asbestos ban
The Environmental Protection Agency said in a court filing Monday that it will now defend the Biden administrationโs ban of chrysotile asbestos, which is used in products like brake blocks and sheet gaskets.PBS News
Mondiale per club, Chelsea in finale: 2-0 al Fluminense, decide la doppietta dellโex Joao Pedro
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Mondiale per club, Chelsea in finale: 2-0 al Fluminense, decide la doppietta dellโex Joao Pedro
La squadra di Maresca batte la formazione brasiliana con due reti del giocatore cresciuto in maglia tricolor. Affronterร la vincente fra Psg e Real MadridFranco Vanni (Calcio - La Repubblica)
Sarri vietato ai giornalisti, presentazione a porte chiuse: โLe domande inviatele per emailโ
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Pubblicato su Calcio e sport @calcio-e-sport-repubblica
Sarri vietato ai giornalisti, presentazione a porte chiuse: โLe domande inviatele per emailโ
Cambio di programma in casa Lazio: la presentazione di giovedรฌ 10 luglio del nuovo allenatore sarร effettuata senza la presenza dei giornalisti. Il club comuniโฆa cura della redazione Sport (Calcio - La Repubblica)
These Texas twins shared made-up games and story time. They died together at Camp Mystic
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OpenAI's Sam Altman Talks Talent War, Trump and Musk
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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
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