Platformer @platformer

Big tech and democracy, from @CaseyNewton and @ZoeSchiffer. platformer.news San Francisco Joined September 2020

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Platformer @platformer

2 years ago

For subscribers today: - YouTube opens its doors to deepfakes - Newer AI companies are heavily restricting the use of their tools. Social networks are taking a different approach - Good post about a cowboy platformer.news/p/youtube-open…

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Platformer @platformer

2 years ago

For subscribers today: - How Musk is borrowing from X to build Grok - From servers to people, Musk is looking across his empire to catch up in AI - Good Facebook post platformer.news/p/how-musk-is-…

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Platformer @platformer

2 years ago

For all followers today: - How OpenAI is building a path toward AI agents - Building a GPT-based copy editor showcases their promise — but the risks ahead are real - Good thread about Shakespeare platformer.news/p/how-openai-i…

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Platformer @platformer

2 years ago

For subscribers today: - The case for a little AI regulation - Not every safety rule represents "regulatory capture" — and even challengers are asking the government to intervene - Good post about Halloween platformer.news/p/the-case-for…

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Platformer @platformer

2 years ago

For all followers today: - Biden seeks to rein in AI - An executive order gives AI companies the guardrails they asked for. Will the US go further? - Good skeet about an e-scooter crash platformer.news/p/biden-seeks-…

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Platformer @platformer

2 years ago

For subscribers today: - Twitter is dead and Threads is thriving - One year after Elon Musk let that sink in, an elegy for the platform that was — and some notes on the one that is poised to succeed it - Good post about gay Halloween parties

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Platformer @platformer

2 years ago

For all followers today: - The states sue Meta over child safety - Everyone agrees there's a teen mental health crisis. Is this how you fix it? - Good post about getting married platformer.news/p/the-states-s…

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Platformer @platformer

2 years ago

For subscribers today: - How to see the future using DALL-E 3 - To understand how quickly AI is improving, forget ChatGPT — use an image generator - Good post about alarms platformer.news/p/how-to-see-t…

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Platformer @platformer

2 years ago

For all followers today: - Inside Discord’s reform movement for banned users - Most platforms ban their trolls forever. Discord wants to rehabilitate them - Good post about work emails platformer.news/p/inside-disco…

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Platformer @platformer

2 years ago

For subscribers today: - Why no one can deplatform Hamas - Other challenges of moderating content in wartime - Good post about carving pumpkins platformer.news/p/why-no-one-c…

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Platformer @platformer

2 years ago

For subscribers today: - How one former Twitter employee could beat Elon Musk in court - Former engineer Yao Yue discusses being fired over a tweet — and her success in getting the NLRB to file its first formal complaint against X - Good post about nachos platformer.news/p/how-one-form…

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Platformer @platformer

2 years ago

For subscribers today: - How to use future AI interfaces today - Raycast, GPT-4, and life after the web - Good post about pumpkin basketball platformer.news/p/how-to-use-f…

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Platformer @platformer

2 years ago

For subscribers today: - Should Meta change its policy on deepfakes? - It looks like the Oversight Board thinks so. Will its eventual decision matter? - Good post about phones platformer.news/p/should-meta-…

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Platformer @platformer

2 years ago

For subscribers today: - How authoritarian governments are using generative AI - A new report finds at least 16 countries using synthetic media to mislead their citizens — and the number is growing fast - Good post about the McRib platformer.news/p/how-authorit…

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Platformer @platformer

2 years ago

For all followers today: - Taylor Lorenz on her extremely online history of the internet - Notes on selling books via Instagram stories, fighting with Elon, and which platform is best at shielding users from harassment - Good skeleton platformer.news/p/taylor-loren…

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Platformer @platformer

2 years ago

For subscribers today: - Why fact-checking fails to stop deepfakes - Labeling posts only goes so far — but that doesn't mean platforms should give up - Good post about 2021 platformer.news/p/why-fact-che…

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Platformer @platformer

2 years ago

For subscribers today: - The campaign against government’s influence over tech - An effort to stop agencies, academics and platforms from speaking to each other has implications for next year’s presidential election - Good post about treats platformer.news/p/the-campaign…

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Platformer @platformer

2 years ago

For subscribers today: - Generative AI is already testing platforms’ limits - A phony Tank Man, and a flood of garbage books, hint at the challenge to come - Good post about shareholder value platformer.news/p/generative-a…