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I looked up how bad AI is — using AI. | The Anti-Imperialist Club
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (763+ words) To be honest, I used to be a ChatGPT hater. Maybe I still am." As a journalism major, the idea of asking artificial intelligence to write my papers or stories was absolutely loathsome. I was the one liking the reels…...
Water consumption of factory farming far outpaces that of AI data centers | It Is That Deep
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (603+ words) When artificial intelligence companies began buying up plots of land to build data centers on, there was a loud and swift backlash to this intrusion. A litany of voices claimed data centers require significant quantities of water to function, a…...
Internet moderation models trained on nude images sparks conversation about ethical research
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (752+ words) The internet is not a safe place. Harmful subject matter such as nonconsensual records of nudity and, in extreme cases, child sexual abuse material, gets shared across the internet " and even ends up on the AI models trained to flag…...
Pedophiles find refuge in sex tech | The Innovation Paradox
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (666+ words) In 2020, an American mother awoke to a distressing message from a concerned friend. To her horror, in it lay screenshots from Amazon of a sex doll apparently modeled on her eight-year-old daughter, Kat. The doll replicated Kat's pose, clothing, hair…...
Surge in AI use transforms job recruitment industry, prompts discussions surrounding ethics and risks
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (696+ words) The infiltration of AI in Boston's recruitment industry has sparked debate surrounding the risks of streamlined application processes and dwindling human involvement." Luca Piekarski, a junior at Boston University and chief operating officer of Ascendia, a startup utilizing AI to…...
Love in the time of large language models — the AI intimacy debate | Zoomed In
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (729+ words) If you've recently fallen down a YouTube or TikTok rabbit hole about the rise of "AI-relationships," and then inevitably found yourself scrolling through the r/MyBoyfriendIsAI subreddit, you might be feeling a sudden, existential unease about the future of human…...
Death of the third space | The Way Things Are
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (725+ words) Other people are an inevitability. It is one of the few, reliable certainties in life. Any task, from the most grand to the most mundane scale, requires contact with other human beings. Every action we undertake, whether apparent to us…...
BU professor-led initiative simplifies complex data to spur local change on energy use
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (704+ words) Almost all climate scientists agree climate change is caused by human action, according to NASA. However, as numerous organizations aim to transition to sustainable energy, many people are unsure of how to contribute. The problem " the information pointing to the…...
Generation AI | Lukewarm
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (684+ words) Last week, Gary Sheffer, a former COM professor, spoke as a guest at my COM CO 101 lecture where he discussed his successes and failures during his 13 years as the chief communications officer of General Electric." My peers were either listening…...
TerrierGPT use by students, faculty increases five months since being launched
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (803+ words) Since the launch of Boston University's first generative artificial intelligence platform in May, the University has been assessing the platform's use and performance. Created by BU's AI Development Accelerator team, TerrierGPT acts as a gateway for students, faculty and staff…...