Tech Meme

Lora Kolodny / NBC News: Researchers detail the rise of sextortion of young users on TikTok, Instagram, and other apps, driven by Yahoo Boys, an informal West African cybercriminal gang  —  “Yahoo Boys” is an informal network of cybercriminals who have gained cultural clout over the last several years in West Africa. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Will Knight / Wired: The Biden admin plans to use the Defense Production Act to require companies to inform the Commerce Department when they start training high-powered AI models  —  The Biden administration is using the Defense Production Act to require companies to inform the Commerce Department when they start training high-powered AI algorithms. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: X plans to build a new “Trust and Safety center of excellence” in Austin, TX, aiming to hire 100 full-time moderators to fight child sexual exploitation content  —  – Employees will be full-time, primarily focused on CSE content  — X CEO Yaccarino to testify before Senate committee next week Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: X blocks searches about Taylor Swift as a “temporary action and done with an abundance of caution”, days after explicit AI-generated images of her flooded X  —  Singer’s name yielded error messages Saturday, days after her fans swarmed the social-media platform vowing to ‘protect Taylor Swift’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

Vittoria Elliott / Wired: Interview with Meta Oversight Board member Pamela San Martín on preparing Meta for a critical year in elections, the weaponization of social platforms, and more  —  WIRED spoke with a member of Meta’s Oversight Board about how the company plans to handle elections around the world in 2024. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Vittoria Elliott / Wired: Interview with Meta Oversight Board member Pamela San Martín on preparing Meta for a critical year in elections, the weaponization of social platforms, and more  —  WIRED spoke with a member of Meta’s Oversight Board about how the company plans to handle elections around the world in 2024. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: DJ Novotney, an Apple VP of hardware engineering who led work on home devices and helped start Apple’s electric vehicle project, is leaving for Rivian  —  – DJ Novotney, VP of hardware, helped start Apple’s car project  — Apple has seen multiple senior leaders leave in recent months Lees verder op Tech Meme

Vittoria Elliott / Wired: Interview with Meta Oversight Board member Pamela San Martín on preparing Meta for a critical year in elections, the weaponization of social platforms, and more  —  WIRED spoke with a member of Meta’s Oversight Board about how the company plans to handle elections around the world in 2024. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tim Harford / Financial Times: With high-stakes elections in 2024, some experts are worried that a piece of disinformation potentially involving a deepfake might soon have a calamitous impact  —  It’s only a matter of time before disinformation leads to disaster  —  Not long after Eric Hebborn was murdered … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Vittoria Elliott / Wired: Interview with Meta Oversight Board member Pamela San Martín on preparing Meta for a critical year in elections, the weaponization of social platforms, and more  —  WIRED spoke with a member of Meta’s Oversight Board about how the company plans to handle elections around the world in 2024. Lees verder op Tech Meme