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This photo got 3rd in an AI art contest—then its human photographer came forward

Humans pretending to be machines isn't exactly a victory for the creative spirit.

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/06/this-photo-got-3rd-in-an-ai-art-contest-then-its-human-photographer-came-forward/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Business groups sue FTC to block ban on noncompetes, claim they help workers

Noncompete clauses "benefit employers and workers alike," Chamber tells court.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/business-groups-sue-ftc-to-block-ban-on-noncompetes-claim-they-help-workers/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica that's why so many labor unions joining their lawsuit to reverse these rules

wait, i'm getting a message now... it looks like every plaintiff on this lawsuit is actually a business owner, and no organization representing workers has joined them. weird!

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After AI-generated porn report, Washington Lottery pulls down interactive web app

Users says promo site put her uploaded selfie on a topless woman's body.

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/04/after-ai-generated-porn-report-washington-lottery-pulls-down-interactive-web-app/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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> On his radio show, Rantz expressed surprise that the lottery couldn't keep the site operational after rejiggering the AI's safety settings.

One of the major problems with AI is that the phrase makes people expect it to be able to make human-style judgment calls with computer-like precision and control, and those are very often (if not always) contradictory goals.

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Facebook secretly spied on Snapchat usage to confuse advertisers, court docs say

Zuckerberg told execs to “figure out” how to spy on encrypted Snapchat traffic.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/03/facebook-secretly-spied-on-snapchat-usage-to-confuse-advertisers-court-docs-say/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica heads up, the link to the TechCrunch article in the 10th paragraph is broken, some garbage got added on the end

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It’s a few years late, but a prototype supersonic airplane has taken flight

"This milestone will be invaluable to Boom’s revival of supersonic travel."

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/03/its-a-few-years-late-but-a-prototype-supersonic-airplane-has-taken-flight/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica calling it now (with basically no evidence) that this is going to be less "Concorde" and more "Nikola but with planes"

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“You a—holes”: Court docs reveal Epic CEO’s anger at Steam’s 30% fees

Unearthed emails show the fury that helped motivate motivate Epic's Games Store launch.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/03/you-a-holes-court-docs-reveal-epic-ceos-anger-at-steams-30-fees/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica Steam vs. Apple App Store isn't really comparable? The App Store is the only way to load applications onto an iOS device; if you don't want to list your game on Steam, though, you can... just sell the binary? You're stuck either saying that Steam doesn't provide additional value (in which case, why are you so set on getting your game on there?) or that it does (in which case, again, it's not really comparable to the App Store, which serves mostly a gatekeeping function).

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Some Calif. cops still sharing license plate info with anti-abortion states

Cops weaponizing license plate data harms vulnerable populations, lawyer says.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/some-calif-cops-still-sharing-license-plate-info-with-anti-abortion-states/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica ""Had the legislation referred to 'a State' rather than 'the State,' there would be no debate about whether sharing was prohibited," the police associations' letter said. "We see no basis to read such a limitation into the legislation based on the word 'the' rather than 'a.'"

"look, if the law were written differently, this would clearly be allowed" is certainly argument you can make

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