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AI-generated content played a much smaller role in global election misinformation than what many officials and researchers had feared, according to a new analysis from Meta. In an update on its efforts to safeguard dozens of elections in 2024, the company said that AI content made up only a fraction of election-related misinformation that was caught and labeled by its fact checkers. During the election period in the major elections listed above, ratings on AI content related to elections, politics and social topics represented less than 1% of all fact-checked misinformation, the company shared in a blog post, referring to elections in the US, UK, Bangladesh, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, France, South Africa, Mexico and Brazil, as well as the EUs Parliamentary elections. The update comes after numerous government officials and researchers for months raised the alarm about the role generative AI could play in supercharging election misinformation in a year when more than 2 billion people were expected to go to the polls. But those fears largely did not play out at least on Metas platforms according to the companys President of Global Affairs, Nick Clegg. People were understandably concerned about the potential impact that generative AI would have on the forthcoming elections during the course of this year, and there were all sorts of warnings about the potential risks of things like widespread deepfakes and AI-enabled disinformation campaigns, Clegg said during a briefing with reporters. From what we've monitored across our services, it seems these risks did not materialize in a significant way, and that any such impact was modest and limited in scope. Meta didnt elaborate on just how much election-related AI content its fact checkers caught in the run-up to major elections. The company sees billions of pieces of content every day, so even small percentages can add up to a large number of posts. Clegg did, however, credit Metas policies, including its expansion of AI labeling earlier this year, following criticism from the Oversight Board. He noted that Metas own AI image generator blocked 590,000 requests to create images of Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, JD Vance and Tim Walz in the month leading up to election day in the US. At the same time, Meta has increasingly taken steps to distance itself from politics altogether, as well as some past efforts to police misinformation. The company changed users default settings on Instagram and Threads to stop recommending political content, and has de-prioritized news on Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg has said he regrets the way the company handled some of its misinformation policies during the pandemic. Looking ahead, Clegg said Meta is still trying to strike the right balance between enforcing its rules and enabling free expression. We know that when enforcing our policies, our error rates are still too high, which gets in the way of free expression, he said. I think we also now want to really redouble our efforts to improve the precision and accuracy with which we act.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/meta-says-ai-generated-content-was-less-than-1-precent-of-election-misinformation-130042422.html?src=rss
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Its been a quiet few news days as everyone seemingly parses deals from Black Friday through to Cyber Monday. But theres always time for a shock announcement: Pat Gelsinger is retiring after over 40 years at the company and close to four years at the chip manufacturers helm. Effective December 1, Gelsinger left his post and his position on the board of directors. The board has created a search committee to diligently and expeditiously find a new CEO. Gelsinger oversaw Intel during a tumultuous time for the company. In late 2022, Intel laid off about 20 percent of its staff in some divisions. This year alone, the company announced it would lay off another 15,000 people or 15 percent of its workforce amid a $10 billion cost-reduction plan. Mat Smith Get this delivered daily direct to your inbox. Subscribe right here! The biggest tech stories you missed PS5 anniversary update adds themes for each generation of the PlayStation Walmart Cyber Monday deals still available Amazon Prime members can play Death Stranding for free on Luna this month AOC is the first Bluesky user with a million followers Shes been active since early 2023. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) became the first individual account with a million followers on Bluesky. The decentralized social network has seen multiple spikes in user numbers since Twitters transformation to X and the recent US election, with its user base tripling in just three months. AOC has been active on the platform long before its post-election surge, posting 437 times since joining the platform in April 2023. Continue reading. Tesla Model 3, Model Y and Cybertruck owners finally get SiriusXM access Its part of the 2024 Tesla Holiday Update. Tesla Tesla is finally adding SiriusXM integration to its best-selling models. The long-requested feature is coming to the Model 3, Model Y and Cybertruck (the three most popular EVs in the US) as part of the 2024 Tesla Holiday Update. After receiving the update, owners will see SiriusXM in the media sources menu. Youll need Tesla Premium Connectivity ($10 monthly or $100 annually) or an active Wi-Fi connection for access. Continue reading. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/general/the-morning-after-intels-ceo-just-suddenly-retired-121545207.html?src=rss
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Three years after buying Crunchyroll for over $1 billion, Sony plans to capitalize on its purchase (and piss off countless anime fans) by shutting free users out of one of its most popular series. The company said that starting soon, youll need a paid subscription to watch past the first 206 episodes of One Piece. Cue the obvious jokes about locking a show about pirates behind a paywall. (Yo ho!) Crunchyroll will use a tiered rollout to block free members from most of the anime, which has been in production since 1999. On December 23, the Water 7 to Fishman Island story arcs will become paywalled. On January 20, Punk Hazard to Whole Cake Island (and six specials) will be locked behind subscriptions, followed by Reverie and Wano Kuni to Egghead Island on February 17. Until Sonys new content lockdown takes effect, free users can (as they always have been able to) watch the entire series with ads. Snippets of One Piece are also available on Hulu and Netflix (the latter also hosts the live-action version). But Hulus library only reaches episode 384, while Netflixs goes to 238. The series currently has over 1,100 episodes. Sony is reportedly in talks to buy Japanese publisher Kadokawa. In addition to games like Elden Ring, Dark Souls and Bloodborne, the studio produces anime like Overlord and The Rising of the Shield Hero. If todays news is any indication, watching much anime in the West that doesnt go through Sony may soon require the digital equivalent of the Straw Hat Pirates.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/crunchyroll-will-soon-paywall-most-of-one-piece-214652714.html?src=rss
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