Meta can’t beat its rivals on raw AI capability. With its new Muse agent, it doesn’t need to.
- Senior Lecturer in Data Analytics in the Social Sciences, Deputy Director of the Centre for AI, Trust and Governance, University of Sydney
AI systems need ‘situational awareness’ to do the right thing – but recent events show they can get confused.
An “export control directive” for Anthropic’s Fable and Mythos models highlights the chaotic, fast-changing state of AI regulation.
Behind the scenes, digital platforms fragment public discourse while amplifying cynicism, distrust, and rage-driven engagement.
Existing efforts to regulate AI share a limitation: they’re built around intended use, not the messy, creative and often unintended ways it is actually being used.
CrowdTangle helped researchers and journalists track viral online falsehoods. Its closure in a key election year is dangerous
New research shows that even after Facebook made changes to stem the tide of dangerous pandemic misinformation, some accounts continued to thrive.
Facebook used to be a goldmine for news media companies. But since the tech giant changed its algorithm in 2018, news firms have drifted away from Facebook, particularly digital-native publications.
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