Ashley Belanger

Chicago

Senior Tech Policy Reporter at Ars Technica

@arstechnica senior policy reporter, Signal: ashleybelanger.77

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Law clerk fired over ChatGPT use after firm’s filing used AI hallucinations

6 days ago | arstechnica.com | Ashley Belanger

Fake citation, real consequences Law school grad’s firing is a bad omen for college kids overly reliant on ChatGPT. College students who have reportedly grown too dependent on ChatGPT are starting to face consequences after graduating and joining the workforce for placing too much trust in chatbots. Last month, a recent law school graduate lost job his after using ChatGPT to help draft a court filing that ended up being riddled with errors.
New federal employees must praise Trump EOs, submit to continuous vetting

6 days ago | arstechnica.com | Ashley Belanger

Trump will continuously monitor all federal workers for "trustworthiness." With the federal hiring freeze lifting in mid-July, the Trump administration has rolled out a controversial federal hiring plan that critics warn will politicize and likely slow down the process rather than increase government efficiency.
New federal employees must praise Trump EOs, submit to continuous vetting

6 days ago | flipboard.com | Ashley Belanger

Views expressed here represent those of the author and not necessarily of MassLive or The Republican. Readers are invited to share their opinions by …
Texas AG loses appeal to seize evidence for Elon Musk’s ad boycott fight

1 week ago | arstechnica.com | Ashley Belanger

"Victory for free speech" Judge notes "irony" in Texas AG's attempt to silence watchdog for Musk's X. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has failed to reverse a preliminary injunction currently blocking him from probing Media Matters for America (MMFA) in defense of Elon Musk's social media platform X. On Friday, a US appeals court upheld the injunction. In his opinion, senior Circuit Judge Harry T.
Texas AG loses appeal to seize evidence for Elon Musk’s ad boycott fight

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Ashley Belanger

Judge notes "irony" in Texas AG's attempt to silence watchdog for Musk's X. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has failed to reverse a preliminary …
Google Maps can’t explain why it falsely labeled German autobahns as closed

1 week ago | arstechnica.com | Ashley Belanger

The glitch lasted a few hours but caused traffic jams on alternate routes. On Thursday, a Google Maps glitch accidentally made it appear that the most desirable routes on German autobahns and highways were shut down, The Guardian reported. It remains unclear what unleashed a flood of stop signs on Google Maps in the area just ahead of a four-day holiday break when many drivers had travel plans. Maps of roadways in Belgium and the Netherlands were also affected.
Man who stole 1,000 DVDs from employer strikes plea deal over movie leaks

1 week ago | arstechnica.com | Ashley Belanger

Feds reduced maximum infringement amount from "tens of millions" to $40,000. An accused movie pirate who stole more than 1,000 Blu-Ray discs and DVDs while working for a DVD manufacturing company struck a plea deal this week to lower his sentence after the FBI claimed the man's piracy cost movie studios millions. Steven Hale no longer works for the DVD company.
Man who stole 1,000 DVDs from employer strikes plea deal over movie leaks

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Ashley Belanger

1 hour agoThe comedian appeared on CNN on Thursday, where he discussed his experience flying a Boeing 737 plane during the season 2 finale of his HBO show. Comedian/pilot Nathan Fielder criticized the Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday, calling the agency and its response to his show, "The …
Trump allies expect he’ll double down on tariffs after sweeping court block

1 week ago | technewstube.com | Ashley Belanger

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Court blocks Trump’s retaliatory tariffs, amplifying trade war chaos

1 week ago | arstechnica.com | Ashley Belanger

Trump rejects court ruling he can't impose tariffs at his whim. Donald Trump can't impose whatever tariffs he wants on a whim, a federal court ruled Wednesday, issuing an opinion that analysts say has only stoked more trade chaos. The ruling permanently blocked some of the most controversial tariffs and reportedly scrambled Trump's ongoing trade talks with many countries pressured into negotiations by the threat of those tariffs, CNN reported.