Blake Dodge

1 month ago | piratewires.com | Blake Dodge

pirate wires #136 // paid influencers, foreign bot armies, and a biblical flood of AI-generated content — how much of our internet is real? and is there any way to save ourselves from slop?

2 months ago | businessinsider.com | Blake Dodge |Rebecca Torrence

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . States have long kept centralized databases to monitor prescriptions for potentially addictive drugs. Now, abortion pills are being monitored in the same way in some parts of the US. Last May, Louisiana passed a law to monitor misoprostol and mifepristone, the two pills commonly used to induce abortions.

Dec 25, 2024 | businessinsider.com | Blake Dodge

Former OpenAI employee Suchir Balaji alleged the startup violates copyright laws. His death in November reignited a debate about how top AI companies affect humanity. In an interview with BI, Balaji's mom shared his initial hopes for AI, and why they were dashed. In October, Suchir Balaji made waves when he spoke against OpenAI. In an interview with The New York Times, he discussed how powerhouse AI companies might be breaking copyright laws.

Dec 17, 2024 | businessinsider.com | Hugh Langley |Blake Dodge

Verily, an Alphabet spinoff, plans to raise money and focus its strategy on healthcare AI in 2025. It plans to sell tech tools that other companies can use to build AI models and apps. The changes are underway as Verily separates itself from Alphabet and looks to mature as a company. Verily Life Sciences plans to reorient its strategy around AI in 2025, just as it marks its 10th anniversary as a company under Alphabet.

Dec 10, 2024 | businessinsider.com | Blake Dodge

On Monday, OpenAI released Sora, an AI video-generator, with hopes of helping creators. One such creative, YouTuber Marques Brownlee, wants to know if his videos were used to train Sora. "We don't know if it's too late to opt out," Brownlee said in his Monday review of Sora. On Monday, OpenAI released its video generator Sora to the public.