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Major technology companies are introducing new rules aimed at curbing low-quality, mass-produced AI-generated writing, often called 'AI slop', that has been flooding online platforms. The guidelines are expected to require clearer labelling of machine-generated content and tighter limits on automated publishing. Observers say the move reflects growing pressure on platforms to protect content quality as generative AI tools make it cheap to produce large volumes of text.
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Meta has announced plans to use photos that users upload to its platforms to help generate targeted advertising content with artificial intelligence. The move would let advertisers tap into personal images for ad creation and targeting, raising fresh questions about privacy and consent. Discussion is focused on what the policy means for user data and whether people can realistically opt out.
- 3YouTube launches AI editing assistant for creators▼YouTube unveils AI editing assistant, new insight tools for creators
YouTube has announced an AI-powered editing assistant along with new insight tools aimed at helping creators produce and improve their content. The announcement, reported by Mashable, signals YouTube's continued push into artificial intelligence features for its creator community. The new tools are expected to streamline video editing and give creators deeper data about their audiences and performance.
- 4Meta turns to AI to fix its trust problem▼Meta has an AI solution to its misunderstood trust problem
Meta is presenting artificial intelligence as a way to address a long-standing trust problem with its platforms, arguing that public concerns about the company are often misunderstood. The move comes as scrutiny of social media companies' handling of misinformation, privacy and content moderation remains intense.
- 5Meta’s Muse AI Agent Raises Distribution Control Questions▼Meta’s Muse AI Agent Tests Who Controls Digital Distribution
Meta has introduced Muse, an AI agent whose rollout is prompting debate over who controls digital distribution as AI systems increasingly mediate how users reach content and services. According to Forbes, the agent tests existing gatekeeping structures on the internet, raising questions about whether platforms, publishers or AI companies will set the terms of access going forward.
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The Times of India reports that AI-generated low-quality content — so-called 'AI slop' — is increasingly appearing in children's social media feeds. The piece highlights concerns that algorithmically produced videos and images, often bizarre or low-value, are being served to young users with little oversight, raising fresh worries among parents about what children are watching online and how platforms moderate synthetic content.
- 7Artist joins Mastodon after growing tired of AI art platforms●I seem to have squirrelled my #introduction post (I promise I'm good at _some_ computer things :-D), so here we go again
A software developer and artist has introduced herself on Mastodon after accidentally burying her first introduction post, saying she is tired of the 'slopification' of most art platforms and plans to share her human-made artwork there instead. She works with computers by day but has recently been learning new things on the side.
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Genocide Watch is raising the question of whether lessons from content moderation could guide the oversight of artificial intelligence. The discussion comes as governments and civil society search for workable frameworks to regulate AI systems, with content moderation long serving as one of the few tested models for governing large-scale online platforms and their harms.
- 9Deepfake nudes flood social media as crackdowns emerge▼Deepfake nudes are flooding social media. Here's what's being done about it
Social media platforms are being flooded with AI-generated deepfake nude images of real people, often women and teenagers, created without their consent. Regulators and tech companies are responding with new tools to detect and remove such content, along with proposed laws that would criminalise the creation and sharing of non-consensual synthetic sexual imagery, though enforcement remains uneven across platforms and countries.
- 10Articore to present at AI & Technology Virtual Investor Conference●Articore to present at the AI & Technology Virtual Investor Conference
Articore Group, the company behind the artist platform Redbubble, is scheduled to present at an upcoming AI & Technology Virtual Investor Conference. The announcement gives the company a chance to outline its strategy and outlook to investors, with a focus on how it is applying artificial intelligence across its marketplace business. Details of the presentation's specific content or date have not been widely reported.