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AI search engine Perplexity is republishing parts of stories by Forbes and others, with nearly identical words and inadequate attribution, on its Pages feature (Forbes) https://www.forbes.com/sites/sarahemerson/2024/06/07/buzzy-ai-search-engine-perplexity-is-directly-ripping-off-content-from-news-outlets/
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@Techmeme yeah, that's literally how "AI" works. might be less noticeable in other instances, but nonetheless: they steal everything, mix it well, and sell as their own.
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Visually spectacular "sculpted" supercell thunderstorm near Woodrow on high plains of eastern Colorado earlier today (6/8/24). This storm featured a blue-green & ground-scraping shelf cloud (& dust storm beneath) so wide I could not fully capture even with wide angle lens! #COwx
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Facebook bots invading forums where people are trying to have conversations with other people is a genuinely evil development.
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@dangillmor Our blurry boys the other day. They'd been to the vet and had their worming treatment a few hours earlier so were feeling a little out of sorts. They were back to their usual hilarious selves by morning though.
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Here's a list of everyone standing for election who has a Mastodon account: Only 11 candidates so far. If you know of any others, please add it to their candidate page. If you know of anyone standing, please encourage them to join the Fediverse. Big tech has created a lobbying group, attempting to defend itself against infringement claims from artists. They argue that Section 230 should be expanded to include generative technologies. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/big-tech-lobby-ai-use-1235916540/ Next week, @devs is putting on a keynote event featuring a fantastic lineup of announcements and community celebrations. Please join us for the live stream — we promise you have *never* seen a tech keynote like this one, and we have some exciting news we think our friends here on the #Fediverse are really going to like 😁 Set a reminder to watch on https://youtube.com/live/pgNjS1_kOW8?si=_UasGgAv4nkOZsdE 📍🗽 NYC friends, we may have a couple of seats open up to join in person — drop me a line if you can make it. After a terms of service update that infuriated artists, and an initial statement that poured gasoline on the fire, Adobe has made a clear statement about its new use terms. Bought some new #FerraniaFilm to try out. There aren’t that many photos taken with this film on here or Flickr, so I’m not quite sure what to expect. Now I just need to go somewhere interesting… 🥲
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@Gargron My go-to for initial information is the Darkroom, and they have some good comparisons to Ilford and Cinestill stocks:
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wow, absolutely cannot believe my little recipe app won an Apple Design Award! 🤯 excuse me while I go melt in the corner.
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@JustMeDevin ooh. Now I’m desperate to know if the Apple logo lights up like they previously did. If you use Adobe, you really should stop. https://9to5mac.com/2024/06/06/change-to-adobe-terms-amp-conditions/
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@sundogplanets What if we had legislation on the books that NASA or the FAA or the EPA had to do an environmental assessment themselves before they could grant approval? And that it had to be rigorous, complete and public? And that specific enviro standards had to be met before approval could be granted? 👋 If you can see this toot you are on the #Fediverse enjoying #BetterSocialMedia How flippin' awesome is that!? In one or two sentences, tell me one thing that stands out for you personally, one of the reasons you enjoy being here. And if you're ok with me using your answer in promotional material to get more people here, add the tag #TellEveryone 📢
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@jaz One thing I don't see mentioned a lot is how it's not constantly trying to steal my attention and take up more of my time. It's not trying to hook me. All the big social media companies (even LinkedIn) will start making up new things to send you notifications like "here's what you missed" or whatever to make you open their app @jaz |
Like, how is his profile not being indexed by any search-page @Gargron ?
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He isnt. He’s an Egyptian God in disguise.
@Gargron
That's a meme waiting to happen. 😂