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1 week, 2 days ago

WIRED’s 2024 Year-in-Review Quiz: From AI Slop to Human Brain Implants

Wired

2024 was another year defined by generative AI, with software features put into the hands of millions of people worldwide and unavoidably built into popular services, like Google Search. While some AI tools, like ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode and Google’s NotebookLM, were delightful to interact with, the prevailing narrative remained on the technology’s inherent flaws, with rampant hallucinations and continued …

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Did AI Misinformation Impact Elections In 2024? A Look At US, Europe, UK, India Polls

ABP News

Fears of AI-generated misinformation ran rife ahead of this historic election year. "AI makes it easier to create these illustrations, but I don't see it as a game changer, and it won't sway voters," Dr. Sacha Altay, a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Zurich's Digital Democracy Lab, told Logically Facts. European and U.K. elections saw little meaningful AI …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

The Hindu’s Daily Quiz - December 20, 2024

The Hindu

Daily Quiz: On popular words, phrases of 2024 Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit YOUR SCORE 0 /5 RETAKE THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | If the Barbenhimer phenomenon defined the summer of 2023, this word was the tune of the season this year. YES NO Answer : Brat SHOW ANSWER 2 / 5 | After a …

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4 weeks ago

"The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim" is another barrel-scraping twist on Tolkien

Salon

For all “Lord of the Rings” fans disappointed by the “Game of Thrones”-ification of their favorite franchise with Prime Video’s middling “Rings of Power” series, the announcement of a new feature-length film based on J.R.R. “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” is set 183 years before the events of Jackson’s films, but takes place in a …

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1 month ago

Oxford Word Of The Year 2024 Is ‘Brain Rot’ — You Know What It Is If You Are Into Doomscrolling

ABP News

Oxford Word of the Year 2024: How much time do you spend scrolling YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, and Facebook videos? Oxford’s language experts reviewed public input, voting results, and language data to conclude that “brain rot” best encapsulates the collective experience and concerns of the past year. Definition And Origin OUP defines ‘Brain Rot’ as "the supposed deterioration of a …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

A new culture war is brewing — and Coca-Cola's AI Christmas ad is at the center

Salon

The concept of a sociopolitical “culture war” has become so expansive that it feels, at times, reductive. For instance, Alex Hirsch, the creator of the beloved Disney series “Gravity Falls,” joked online that Coca-Cola’s signature red color scheme was now “made from the blood of out-of-work artists,” while other social media commentators described the “Coca-Cola just put out an ad …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Fake AI ‘slop’ posts about Elon Musk surge on Facebook after election

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Numerous examples of AI-generated …

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2 months ago

Chris Evans is squandering his movie stardom with films like Red One

The Independent

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. By this point we’re used to Johnson being a harbinger of …

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55 years ago

The Guy Behind the Fake AI Halloween Parade Listing Says You’ve Got It All Wrong

Wired

This Halloween, crowds lined the streets in central Dublin and waited for a parade to begin. They’d gathered after a website called MySpiritHalloween.com published an AI-generated article promoting the festivities. Since the generative AI boom began, a class of SEO entrepreneurs has started pumping out AI-generated content on websites and across social platforms, in efforts to make money off online …

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2 months, 1 week ago

AI Slop Is Flooding Medium

Wired

AI slop is flowing onto every major platform where people post online—and Medium is no exception. Medium CEO Tony Stubblebine and other executives at the company have described the platform as “a home for human writing.” But there is evidence that robot bloggers are increasingly flocking to the platform, too. Earlier this year, WIRED asked AI detection startup Pangram Labs …

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55 years ago

Politics: Ahead of the election, Harris tries to appeal to Black and Hispanic voters, with help from Obama

Slate

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Kamala Harris’s voter outreach to black and Hispanic men; the close races for Republican senators in Nebraska, Texas, and Florida; and the conspiracy theories that endanger FEMA and aid for hurricane victims. Here are some notes and references from this week’s show: Breakfast Club Power: We The People: An Audio …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump is drowning in the misinformation swamp he helped create

CNN

A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. When corrected by a moderator, Donald Trump doubled down: “The people on television say their dog was eaten by the people that went there.” “They’re eating the dogs,” quickly became a punchline among commentators who understand that the whole story about Haitian immigrants eating people’s pets in Ohio was …

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55 years ago

Adam Sandler's Love You: The Netflix comedy special does something astonishing.

Slate

It needs to be said that, despite his current rehabilitation in the pop culture ferment, Adam Sandler has mostly starred in slop. The comedy special is being framed as the next chapter in Sandler’s ongoing cultural coronation: more grist for the glow-up. Sandler was the perfect complement to the Safdies’ one-of-a-kind sensory delirium—a world where everyone is perpetually taking a …

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55 years ago

Emily in Paris Season 4: Why I can’t quit this silly, stylish, stupid Netflix show.

Slate

There’s a moment in the newest season of Emily in Paris that perfectly captures my feelings about this insipid yet strangely alluring Netflix show. Played by Collins as an eternally upbeat ingenue, Emily is an American marketing maven working for a French firm led by Sylvie, a Miranda Priestly–style siren who looks endlessly chic even as she delivers lines like …

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8 months ago

The cultured wars: Why lab-grown meat is inspiring bipartisan hate

Salon

Ron DeSantis wants to “protect meat.” This is something the governor of Florida — a Republican who was previously, and perhaps fittingly, dubbed “Meatball Ron” by former president Donald Trump — has made clear for months, first while railing against ESG frameworks and a California law that requires farmers to provide more room for breeding pigs, and then eventually in …

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8 months ago

The Kentucky Derby could be a wet one. Early favorites Fierceness, Sierra Leone have won in the slop

The Independent

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. That kind of weather could benefit six horses that have won in …

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8 months ago

Filly Thorpedo Anna goes wire to wire to dominate soggy 150th Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs

Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Thorpedo Anna capped her biggest victory with one impressive burst. The filly went wire to wire in the 150th Kentucky Oaks on Friday, pulling away from a charging Just F Y I to win by 4 3/4 lengths in the slop at Churchill Downs. Thorpedo Anna’s quick splits in her longest race over a muddy surface made …

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9 months ago

My Breakout-Prone Skin Loves This Worth-Every-Penny European Sunscreen

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“I found out about this sunscreen while looking on YouTube. A little pricy but worth it for me!” — Sherry Kobel “As I got sunburn easily, I switched to physical/ mineral sunblock for better sun protection - but usually physical sunblock are so oily/ greasy which made me feel uncomfortable all the time and unable to put on more after …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Boy Parts author Eliza Clark interview: ‘Everything’s become bland – people just don’t want the slop anymore’

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. And I think people just don’t want the slop …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Why are we so passionate about our culture's food?

LA Times

If there’s one thing I’m going to do, it’s talk about people talking about food. This week, I’m venturing into even choppier waters to dive into #slopgate, an unfortunate trending topic on X, formerly known as Twitter, that started when a French user described Mexican food as “slop on a tortilla.” This sparked heated conversation online about the quality of …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Gisele Fetterman, wife of US senate candidate, is much more than a surrogate

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “So I think he’s shown what he’s experienced, but a lot of people saw …

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2 years, 11 months ago

NRL 2022: Ex-WAG Phoebe Burgess is sunburnt in beach photos

Daily Mail

She always looks picture-perfect and primped to perfection on Instagram. Former rugby league WAG Phoebe Burgess made a rookie error before hitting the beach on Tuesday: she forgot to slip, slop, slap before bathing in the sun Phoebe rocked a number of summery outfits, and also offered her fans some inspiration for how to 'stack' necklaces. It's not the first …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Asim Riaz shares a shirtless pic to flaunt his toned physique, girlfriend Himanshi Khurana reacts. See here

Hindustan Times

Bigg Boss 13 star Asim Riaz on Friday shared a shirtless picture of himself, showing off his muscular frame. Asim Riaz and Himanshi Khurana have worked in a number of music videos together. Himanshi Khurana and Asim Riaz starred on Bigg Boss 13 together. Addressing the rumours while speaking to Hindustan Times, Himanshi said: “Pehle logon ko hamare relationship pe …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Review: Amy Adams and Glenn Close act up a storm in Netflix’s woefully misguided ‘Hillbilly Elegy’

LA Times

The Times is committed to reviewing theatrical film releases during the COVID-19 pandemic. Vance’s newly published “Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis” was swiftly seized upon as a major, even prophetic work. that every person in the world is a “good Terminator, a bad Terminator or neutral.” J.D.’s mother, Beverly, is surely one of the …

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WIRED’s 2024 Year-in-Review Quiz: From AI Slop to Human Brain Implants

Did AI Misinformation Impact Elections In 2024? A Look At US, Europe, UK, India Polls

The Hindu’s Daily Quiz - December 20, 2024

"The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim" is another barrel-scraping twist on Tolkien

Oxford Word Of The Year 2024 Is ‘Brain Rot’ — You Know What It Is If You Are Into Doomscrolling

A new culture war is brewing — and Coca-Cola's AI Christmas ad is at the center

Fake AI ‘slop’ posts about Elon Musk surge on Facebook after election

Chris Evans is squandering his movie stardom with films like Red One

The Guy Behind the Fake AI Halloween Parade Listing Says You’ve Got It All Wrong

AI Slop Is Flooding Medium

Politics: Ahead of the election, Harris tries to appeal to Black and Hispanic voters, with help from Obama

Trump is drowning in the misinformation swamp he helped create

Adam Sandler's Love You: The Netflix comedy special does something astonishing.

Emily in Paris Season 4: Why I can’t quit this silly, stylish, stupid Netflix show.

The cultured wars: Why lab-grown meat is inspiring bipartisan hate

The Kentucky Derby could be a wet one. Early favorites Fierceness, Sierra Leone have won in the slop

Filly Thorpedo Anna goes wire to wire to dominate soggy 150th Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs

My Breakout-Prone Skin Loves This Worth-Every-Penny European Sunscreen

Boy Parts author Eliza Clark interview: ‘Everything’s become bland – people just don’t want the slop anymore’

Why are we so passionate about our culture's food?

Gisele Fetterman, wife of US senate candidate, is much more than a surrogate

NRL 2022: Ex-WAG Phoebe Burgess is sunburnt in beach photos

Asim Riaz shares a shirtless pic to flaunt his toned physique, girlfriend Himanshi Khurana reacts. See here

Review: Amy Adams and Glenn Close act up a storm in Netflix’s woefully misguided ‘Hillbilly Elegy’