Trump’s Space Academy could change the space race
With America’s space ambitions only continuing to grow, Trump is turning his focus to the industry’s workforce that could keep the US ahead of adversaries like China. In both his terms in office, aside from immigration and anti-wokeness, President Donald Trump’s focus has increasingly turned towards the space front. In...
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AI songs to be banned from Australian charts
After months of escalating concerns that AI music is flooding streaming platforms like Spotify, the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) has said it will be banning any tracks that are not human-made from the charts. The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) has announced that songs made predominantly using AI tools...
Vinted users complain AI is causing unfair suspensions
The resale app is the latest platform facing backlash for its use of automated tools. Thousands of Vinted sellers have said they were suspended unfairly or permanently banned after automated fraud detection deemed them to be using the app inappropriately. The BBC reported that several users feel the platform’s integrated...
What’s going on with Meta glasses?
In the UK, Meta’s AI smart glasses have been banned in courts, restaurants, and pubs, largely due to privacy concerns and reports of wearers secretly filming others without their knowledge. What might it mean for the tech’s future? As of last week, Meta’s AI smart glasses have been banned in...
Microdramas are fuelling exploitation in the entertainment industry
The booming world of rapid, vertical mini dramas has generated a multi-million dollar mobile entertainment industry. It’s also fuelled worker exploitation, low wages, and suffocating schedules. Is TV getting dumber? In today’s post-literate society – an era Rose Horowitch deftly explores in a recent piece for The Atlantic – how...
How TikTok failed to take down Perez Hilton’s livestream
The celebrity blogger was hospitalised after allegedly harming himself on a TikTok livestream. Now the platform is reckoning with the consequences. Last Tuesday, celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton (born Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr.) appeared on a TikTok livestream naked, covered in a red substance that appeared to be blood, and...
AI detection is coming to Substack
Substack is rolling out a new AI detection feature able to scan posts, notes, replies, and comments. Substack is one of the last safe havens for organic human-written content, right? This week, the beloved writing platform announced its imminent integration with AI detection software Pangram. It will allow users to instantly scan a post, comment, note, or reply – anything over 100 characters – for the presence of text generated...
Does V.A.R suggest the future of super technology isn’t so black-and-white?
The intense backlash against digital interventions in sport proves we’re still slow to trust the tech designed to help us. For all the promises made about Video Assistant Referee (V.A.R) technology, if this World Cup has proved one thing it’s that people don't want perfect decisions. They’d rather have decisions they truly believe in. V.A.R has, over the course of this summer, become football’s most controversial player. Recent flashpoints involving Argentina...
Toy Story 5 comes for big tech, but does the moral lesson land?
The latest instalment in the beloved franchise tackles a new villain: the iPad. But what does ‘Toy Story 5’ get wrong about kids and screentime? Since the first film dropped way back in 1995, Toy Story has warmed hearts and raised minds with its ragtag group of friends. Each iteration of the franchise – like every good kids movie – has presented a moral lesson, often taught with the assistance of a...
HR teams are constantly battling AI generated grievances
HR teams are reporting being bogged down by overly lengthy grievances framed around legal precedents that don’t even exist. Rearing its head on a daily basis, the culprit is generative AI. Have you ever felt so aggrieved you couldn’t articulate yourself properly? Maybe you considered letting AI be angry for you? If the answer is yes, and your choice of battleground was email, you may be one of a growing number...
