New research reveals weakness in Facebook’s fake news policies
Facebook's design makes it unable to control fake news, suggests a new study.
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Social Media Giant's Efforts to Stymie Antivax Content Had Mixed Results
While Facebook's policy on removing repeat offenders who post COVID-19 vaccine misinformation may have reduced the number of posts in anti-vaccine pages/groups
What Washington should be doing to tackle AI risks
A who’s-who of the tech world appeared in DC on Wednesday for a closed-door meeting to talk to senators about the future of AI regulation.
Gates, Zuckerburg, Musk, other tech giants join senators in closed-door AI forum
Some of the country’s biggest tech titans descended on Washington, D.C., on Wednesday
Senators Want ChatGPT-Level AI to Require a Government License
Under the proposal, developing face recognition and other “high risk” applications of AI would also require a government license.
X, formerly Twitter, to allow paid political advertising again
Presidential candidates now have a new place to try to win over voters: social media site X, formerly known as Twitter.
Trump tweets after Georgia arrest: Indictment spurs return to Twitter, now known as X
After more than three years, Donald Trump has returned to Twitter, now called X, to tweet his booking photo following his arrest in Georgia on 2020 election charges.
AI Firms Under Fire for Allegedly Infringing on Copyrights
New artificial intelligence tools that write human-like prose and create stunning images have taken the world by storm. But these awe-inspiring technologies are not creating something out of nothing...
George Washington U partners with NIST on a $29.9M-supported STEM program
GWU-PREP brings federal funds to a collaboration that could facilitate more comprehensive and diverse tech and science workforce cultivation.
After Dominion case, GOP debate gives Fox News chance to burnish image
With Trump off-stage, moderators Baier and MacCallum see chance to look forward. Their performance could also bolster Fox’s credibility after defamation lawsuit, observers say