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Did your summer feel like an unending barrage of terrible ideas for how to use “AI”? You’re not alone. It's time for Emily and Alex to clear out the poison, purge some backlog, and take another journey through AI hell -- from surveillance of emotions, to continued hype in education and art.
Fresh AI Hell:
Synthetic data for Hollywood test screenings)
NaNoWriMo's AI fail)
- AI is built on exploitation)
- NaNoWriMo sponsored by an AI writing company)
- NaNoWriMo's AI writing sponsor creates bad writing)
AI assistant rickrolls customers)
Programming LLMs with "fiduciary duty")
Canva increasing prices thank to "AI" features)
Ad spending by AI companies)
Clearview AI hit with largest GDPR fine yet)
'AI detection' in schools harms neurodivergent kids)
CS prof admits unethical ChatGPT use)
College recruiter chatbot can't discuss politics)
"The AI-powered nonprofits reimagining education")
Teaching AI at art schools)
Professors' 'AI twins' as teaching assistants)
A teacherless AI classroom)
Another 'AI scientist')
LLMs still biased against African American English)
AI "enhances" photo of Black people into white-appearing)
Eric Schmidt: Go ahead, steal data with ChatGPT)
The environmental cost of Google's "AI Overviews")
Jeff Bezos' "Grand Challenge" for AI in environment)
What I found in an AI-company's e-waste)
xAI accused of worsening smog with unauthorized gas turbines)
Smile surveillance of workers)
AI for "emotion recognition" of rail passengers)
Chatbot harassment scenario reveals real victim)
AI has hampered productivity)
"AI" in a product description turns off consumers)
Is tripe kosher? It depends on the religion of the cow.)
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Music by Toby Menon.Artwork by Naomi Pleasure-Park). Production by Christie Taylor.