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camwilson, 4 days ago to random

The fourth most popular Facebook post by an Australian-run account in the last week is this AI generated image with 200,000+ likes, reacts and comments, according to CrowdTangle

The account has grown to 58,000 followers in a few months by posting dozens of these images a day.

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camwilson, 5 days ago to random

feels like the fact that a defence analyst was allegedly planning to blow up an energy substation in australia "with the intention of advancing the ideological cause of white nationalism", per prosecutors, and had made 3D weapons hasn't gotten a lot of attention https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/09/artem-vasilyev-guns-explosive-chemicals-found-adelaide-alleged-terror-plot-cherry-gardens-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url

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camwilson, 8 days ago to random

this is hilarious. OpenAI, whose GPT model was trained on news publisher's data without permission, is now offering those same publishers to link back to their reporting in exchange for legal access to their back catalogue.

It's like stealing the Coca-Cola recipe, producing your own rip-off version, then offering to credit Coke in your ingredient's section on the can as long as they get access to all the company's other drink recipes too. Geez, thanks!

camwilson, 13 days ago to random

The Facebook post with the most interactions from Australian users in the last week is a AI generated image of children wearing vegetables shared by a WA-based antiques Facebook page (1450,000 likes, 54,000 shares). Seems like most commenters think it's real

camwilson, 13 days ago to random

I've been thinking about this from mid-2022 recently. Without a lot of people noticing, we've moved on from the social web era

camwilson, 18 days ago to random

Off the back of news that Australia is spending a billion to buy a quantum computer, InformationAge's Casey Tonkin reported on rumours in November and quoted one of Australia's leading experts saying it was a "ludicrous waste of money" 👀 https://ia.acs.org.au/article/2023/australia-to-buy-quantum-computer-from-us.html

camwilson, 23 days ago to random

https://webcam.substack.com/p/my-guide-to-ethical-posting-in-2024

camwilson, 24 days ago to random

The Queensland Government made an AI-powered "Virtual Veteran" chatbot for ANZAC Day who pretends to be a 19 year old WW1 vet called Charlie

And, predictably, people are jailbreaking through its guardrails to make it say things that are not in character.

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camwilson, 24 days ago to random

Actually it was because we didn't like that a random dude could just decide to go and slaughter 35 people. And here's an interesting fact: it worked.

camwilson, 28 days ago to random

INTERNET ETIQUETTE QUESTION: Is it cringe to crosspost? I feel like posting to multiple platforms has a bad reputation but with the splintering of Twitter's audience to Threads/Mastodon/BlueSky/LinkedIn/Twitter survivors etc. has this changed?

camwilson, 1 month ago to random

Microsoft Bing's built-in AI wrongly claims that Benjamin Cohen was identified as carrying out the Bondi Junction attack.

It cites a website that wrote about (false) Twitter rumours and a 7NEWS YouTube video that's no longer available.

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camwilson, 1 month ago to random

2. It's not super well known that Martin Bryant was an anti-Semite. Here's an excerpt from Carol Altmann's 2006 book After Port Arthur.

It’s not a surprise either that some of the loudest defenders (who wrongly claim that he didn’t commit the attacks) were also Holocaust deniers 4/4

camwilson, 3 months ago to random

please, please, please, please, please stop using your work Slack or Microsoft Teams or Jabber or whatever to gossip and bitch with your colleagues about work

https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/02/13/work-software-personal-use/

camwilson, 3 months ago to random

NEW: Controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI is still collecting photos with Australians' faces despite being ordered to stop in 2021

Emails, legal documents & the CEO's recent comments show how the company says it's not possible to stop
https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/02/08/clearview-ai-australia-facial-recognition-data/

camwilson, 3 months ago to random

Have you seen those those bizarre, viral AI-generated images of mostly white guys at a BBQ doing salutes to the Australian flag?

They're actually propaganda produced by far-right campaigners for a white nationalist "Australia Month"

https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/01/29/australias-far-right-ai-images-white-nationalism/

camwilson, 3 months ago to random

NEW: Australian Federal Police says it no longer uses controversial facial recognition tech from Clearview AI.

But we can reveal that the AFP is passing on materials to third parties which is being analysed with Clearview's tech that our police aren't allowed to use

https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/01/25/clearview-ai-australian-police-operation-renewed-hope/

camwilson, 3 months ago to random

Fake AI-generated Indigenous art is flooding online platforms run by companies like Adobe, eBay and Etsy.

Indigenous artists say the AI models, trained on their work, is threatening their livelihoods and their cultures
https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/01/19/artificial-intelligence-fake-indigenous-art-stock-images/

camwilson, 4 months ago to random

NEW: People are training AI on photos of Australian women to make explicit images without their consent

Unfortunately victims have little recourse as the law lags behind advances in tech.

https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/01/11/ai-photos-australian-women-explicit-images-consent-civitai/

camwilson, 5 months ago to random

Nine newspapers banning Gaza reporting by staff who signed an open letter calling for better coverage has prompted internal backlash. Speaking to me, journalists say they fear the reputation of mastheads will be damaged by the decision. https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/11/27/nine-editors-hypocrisy-israel-palestine-letter/

camwilson, 6 months ago to random

NEW: A network of anti-vaccine conspiracy theorists have quietly been elected to local councils across WA.

From Karratha to Busselton, councilors — who were advised by their group Stand Up Now Australia to hide their fringe beliefs — hope to use their influence to stop drag story time and 15 minute cities.

https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/11/13/anti-vaxxers-winning-local-elections-western-australia/

camwilson, 6 months ago to random

NEW: Will Shackel made headlines as a teen campaigning to legalise nuclear power.

His group says it's non-partisan but its website has a now-deleted reference to the Liberal Party, shares code with a NSW Liberal MP's website + lists a Liberal Party member as the author ofits FAQ section https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/11/08/nuclear-energy-group-will-shackel-liberal-party/

camwilson, 6 months ago to random

NEW: Adobe is selling AI-generated images of war in Israel-Palestine, and they're already spreading across the internet without any indication that they're fake https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/11/01/israel-gaza-adobe-artificial-intelligence-images-fake/

camwilson, 6 months ago to random

After 2 years and 1748 data breaches reported, guess how many fines have been given out in Australia?

Zero. And, according to the privacy commissioner, that’s the agency’s “regulatory strategy” https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/10/24/data-breach-no-fines-australia-privacy-information-commissioner/?su=OEdlUmpkQ3ZUQ2RlZzErMk1HNWRKZz09

camwilson, 6 months ago to random

Greetings nerds