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Artificial intelligence
fromFast Company
15 hours agoWhy tech bros are so worried about AI having bad taste
Tech professionals emphasize the importance of 'taste' in an AI-driven world, fearing technology may diminish human judgment and creativity.
Higher education
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
2 days agoWhat to Know About AI and Campus Mental Health (opinion)
Students increasingly rely on AI for mental health support, raising concerns about its effectiveness and safety.
Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoNobody tells you that expecting instant replies is a relatively new social norm - and that an entire generation learned to communicate in ways that never required it - Silicon Canals
Instant communication has created pressure that undermines meaningful relationships, which thrived in a slower-paced era of correspondence.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day agoSix great reads: the OnlyFans legacy, stolen cargo and Meta's creepy' glasses
Leonid Radvinsky's death leaves a void in the leadership of OnlyFans, a platform that has transformed the adult content landscape. His secretive management style and the controversies surrounding the site have raised questions about its future direction and stability.
Photography
#content-moderation
Artificial intelligence
fromEngadget
2 weeks agoMeta will move away from human content moderators in favor of more AI
Meta will drastically reduce human content moderators over the next few years, replacing them with AI-based systems while maintaining human oversight for critical decisions like account appeals and law enforcement reports.
fromThe Atlantic
1 day agoHow Some People Became So Averse to Hype
Anna Holmes defines 'hype aversion' as a reflex against being told what to like, suggesting that popularity can create pressure rather than signal quality. This feeling can lead to a deliberate choice to resist mainstream culture.
Media industry
fromWIRED
1 week agoThere's Something Very Dark About a Lot of Those Viral AI Fruit Videos
"I've spent a lot of time looking at the comment sections on these videos actually, and it does not seem like bots. I clicked on people's profiles, these are real profiles, thousands of followers, no signs of inorganic activity. People just like it."
Television
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
3 weeks agoThe Psychology of Watching Strangers on Social Media
Capgras delusion reveals how disrupted emotional brain circuits cause people to perceive loved ones as imposters, paralleling how social media strips away human warmth and authenticity in digital relationships.
Social media marketing
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week agoIt is no fluke that social media platforms are addictive and causing harm. They were designed that way | Van Badham
Recent court rulings hold tech companies accountable for user harm and deceptive practices, imposing significant penalties for exploitation and addiction issues.
Privacy technologies
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks agoAI allows hackers to identify anonymous social media accounts, study finds
Large language models enable malicious actors to efficiently de-anonymize social media users by matching anonymous accounts to real identities using publicly available information.
Social media marketing
fromCurtis Sliwa & Larry Mendte In The Morning
2 weeks agoThe Pros And Cons Of Major Social Media Apps | 710 WOR | Curtis Sliwa & Larry Mendte In The Morning
Discord and similar social media platforms face criticism for inadequate monitoring of private communications, enabling both harmful activities like terrorist recruitment and positive community building.
Social media marketing
fromPhys
3 weeks agoSocial media influencers increase the toxicity and power of misinformation, research shows
Social media influencers perpetuate misinformation more effectively than regular users due to parasocial relationships with followers and financial incentives tied to engagement.
Mental health
fromThe Conversation
1 month agoIs social media addictive? How it keeps you clicking and the harms it can cause
Platform design features exploit human attention, fostering "automated attachment" and problematic use that challenges claims of personal responsibility and existing regulatory frameworks.
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