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Your medical provider might be recording your mental health care visits " The Markup
5+ hour, 44+ min ago (1730+ words) Challenging technology to serve the public'good. Mental health providers are increasingly using AI technology to record conversations, raising privacy concerns among patients and practitioners. By Roxsy Lin for American Community Media In 2024, Kaiser Permanente announced the rollout of Abridge. Described…...
Websites break California privacy law at "industrial scale," survey finds " The Markup
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (716+ words) Challenging technology to serve the public'good. Tech companies like Google, Facebook and Microsoft are ignoring data controls mandated under California law, researchers say. By Colin Lecher A new audit has found that websites across the internet may be failing to…...
The Markup wins SABEW Award for Best in Business Journalism " The Markup
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (533+ words) Challenging technology to serve the public'good. The 18-month-long investigation about how Tinder, Hinge, and their corporate owner kept rape under wraps won in the technology reporting category. By The Markup The Markup's collaborative investigation "Dating App Cover-Up: How Tinder, Hinge,…...
It was John Wayne's political club. Now it's spending millions on online influence " The Markup
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1322+ words) Challenging technology to serve the public'good. The Lincoln Media Foundation has spent big to push "local" conservative messaging By Colin Lecher A conservative organization with decades of influence in California has quietly turned attention, and millions of dollars, to a…...
California colleges spend millions on faulty AI systems: 'The chatbot is outdated" " The Markup
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1270+ words) Challenging technology to serve the public'good. Community colleges are spending millions on AI-powered chatbots that students say often give inaccurate answers. Many might see upgrades this'year. By Martin Romero However, they struggle to consistently provide clear and accurate answers, leaving…...
He saw an abandoned trailer. Then, he uncovered a surveillance network on California's border " The Markup
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1776+ words) Challenging technology to serve the public'good. Southern California residents are noticing new license plate readers that appear to be operated by the Border Patrol. Some have had confusing encounters with'agents. By Wendy Fry and Khari Johnson On a cracked two-lane…...
Mamdani to kill the NYC AI chatbot we caught telling businesses to break the law " The Markup
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (810+ words) Challenging technology to serve the public'good. New York mayor says terminating the "unusable" bot will help close a budget'gap By Colin Lecher and Katie Honan, THE CITY In a press conference this week on New York City"s $12 billion budget…...
We're basically pushers:' How a battle over kids on social media is unfolding in two California courtrooms " The Markup
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (1178+ words) Challenging technology to serve the public'good. Lawsuits in California federal and state court are unearthing documents embarrassing to tech companies " and may be a tipping point into federal regulation. By Colin Lecher The Meta researcher's tone was alarmed.' "oh my…...
How we tested and evaluated AI-generated dance videos " The Markup
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (1239+ words) Challenging technology to serve the public'good. Have you read this article yet? You may want to start here. Artificial intelligence models can produce lifelike video footage with a simple text prompt. But these tools still struggle with generating realistic videos…...
Our video tests prove generative AI still sucks at dancing. See for yourself " The Markup
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (1838+ words) Challenging technology to serve the public'good. Dancers say their craft can't be duplicated by AI. Our tests show they're right " for'now. By Khari Johnson, Levi Sumagaysay, and Mohamed Al Elew "It would miss the cultural and social importance, and without…...