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🤖 Developer builds OpenAI propaganda machine
🔋 Ukraine War has accelerated research into lithium-ion battery alternatives
🎥 Shorts risks cannibalising core YouTube business, say senior staff
🌐 Google's search for an AI future as it turns 25
💻 Microsoft to remove WordPad after 30 years

🤖 Developer builds OpenAI propaganda machineLINK

A developer created an AI-powered propaganda machine, named CounterCloud, using OpenAI's ChatGPT technology in two months.

The project operated at a cost of less than $400 a month, highlighting the ease and affordability of creating mass propaganda with AI.

The AI system generated convincing disinformation content 90% of the time, raising concerns about the potential impact of AI on democracy and elections.

🔋 Ukraine War has accelerated research into lithium-ion battery alternativesLINK

The war in Ukraine has driven clean energy research in Europe, leading to exploration of alternatives to lithium-ion batteries.

Finnish company Polar Night Energy is developing sand-based batteries that can rival the power of lithium-ion batteries, potentially reducing human rights abuses and environmental harm associated with battery production.

The push for clean energy solutions has fostered collaboration among experts in Europe, resulting in innovations and discussions about setting proper standards for critical minerals mining and processing.

🎥 Shorts risks cannibalising core YouTube business, say senior staffLINK

Senior staff at YouTube are concerned that Shorts, their short-form video platform, could harm the company's core business by drawing audiences away from longer videos.

Shorts has gained over 2 billion users since its launch in 2021, but it has diverted viewers from traditional longer videos, impacting revenue generation.

The shift towards short-form video is driven by phone usage and the success of TikTok, raising concerns about the decline of long-form video consumption on YouTube.

🌐 Google's search for an AI future as it turns 25LINK

Google, now part of Alphabet, has diversified into various tech sectors but faces concerns of falling behind in the AI race.

A leaked memo revealed doubts about Google's AI capabilities, despite the company's announcement of 25 new AI-driven products.

DeepMind, owned by Google, possesses AI program AlphaFold with the potential to accelerate new medication discovery.

💻 Microsoft to remove WordPad after 30 yearsLINK

Microsoft is discontinuing WordPad, a basic text-editing app installed on Windows systems since 1995.

The app will no longer receive updates and will be removed in a future Windows release, as Microsoft offers alternatives like Microsoft Word and Windows NotePad.

This move follows Microsoft's trend of discontinuing older features, such as MS Paint and the Cortana app.

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Meta now allows users to exclude some personal data from training its generative AI models, enhancing data privacy control.LINK

Internet activists, including former Kiwi Farms member "Clay," partnered with adversaries like Liz Fong-Jones to push for removal of the site from servers worldwide.LINK

Argentinian publicist Santiago Barros uses AI to create images of children of those who disappeared during the dictatorship, raising awareness and reminding about the search efforts.LINK

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