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ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>New York Times: A.I. Is Getting More Powerful, but Its Hallucinations Are Getting Worse. This link goes to a gift article. “More than two years after the arrival of ChatGPT, tech companies, office workers and everyday consumers are using A.I. bots for an increasingly wide array of tasks…. The newest and most powerful technologies — so-called reasoning systems from companies like OpenAI, […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/06/new-york-times-a-i-is-getting-more-powerful-but-its-hallucinations-are-getting-worse/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/06/new-york-times-a-i-is-getting-more-powerful-but-its-hallucinations-are-getting-worse/</a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Mashable: U.S. Copyright Office has registered 1,000+ works enhanced by AI. “A January 2025 report from the Office stated that hundreds of AI-enhanced works had been registered, a spokesperson for the U.S. Copyright Office told Mashable. Now, we know that more than 1,000 such works have been registered.”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/06/mashable-u-s-copyright-office-has-registered-1000-works-enhanced-by-ai/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/06/mashable-u-s-copyright-office-has-registered-1000-works-enhanced-by-ai/</a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ICYMI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICYMI</span></a> - <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SNL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SNL</span></a> <br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/saturdaynightlive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>saturdaynightlive</span></a> <br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/weekendupdate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weekendupdate</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> Shares <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AIGenerated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIGenerated</span></a> Image of Himself as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pope</span></a><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj8lVuEUjlI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=Vj8lVuEUjl</span><span class="invisible">I</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Diddy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diddy</span></a>’s Trial Kicks Off, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USNavy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USNavy</span></a> Loses <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FighterJet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FighterJet</span></a><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWb03wGXOwY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=wWb03wGXOw</span><span class="invisible">Y</span></a></p><p>Michael Longfellow on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RealID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RealID</span></a><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsRaQ6a2s9U" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=dsRaQ6a2s9</span><span class="invisible">U</span></a></p><p>Two <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Applebees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Applebees</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Barflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Barflies</span></a> Darlene and Duke<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeAvG1FrUqg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=oeAvG1FrUq</span><span class="invisible">g</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Tubefilter: Will gen AI make YouTube’s next Elsagate?. “Like the OG Elsagate vids, these feature kid-bait characters like Minions, Thomas the Tank Engine, and even Elsa herself. There are cute cats and dogs, too. Except those dogs and cats are likely to be the subjects of horrific transformations, and Elsa–again, just like the old days–is likely to be kitted out in lacy lingerie, with a […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/04/tubefilter-will-gen-ai-make-youtubes-next-elsagate/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/04/tubefilter-will-gen-ai-make-youtubes-next-elsagate/</a></p>
HarbouchaNews<p>Trump Sparks Controversy with AI Papal Image Days After Pope Francis's Death</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PopeFrancis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PopeFrancis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AIgenerated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIgenerated</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TruthSocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TruthSocial</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VaticanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VaticanNews</span></a></p><p><a href="https://eng.harbouchanews.com/2025/05/trump-sparks-controversy-with-ai-papal.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">eng.harbouchanews.com/2025/05/</span><span class="invisible">trump-sparks-controversy-with-ai-papal.html</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>MakeUseOf: Pinterest Is Finally Fighting Back Against AI Slop. “Pinterest has, for some time now, been facing complaints that AI slop is ruining the user experience. However, thankfully, Pinterest is now tackling the problem of AI slop by labeling images it suspects are generated by or modified with AI.”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/03/makeuseof-pinterest-is-finally-fighting-back-against-ai-slop/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/03/makeuseof-pinterest-is-finally-fighting-back-against-ai-slop/</a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Mashable: BBC and Agatha Christie estate respond to ‘deepfake’ controversy. “On Wednesday, BBC Maestro — a similar service to Masterclass — launched a new writing course taught by the best-selling novelist of all time. There’s a catch: the author, genre-defining mystery writer Agatha Christie, died 50 years ago, and was thus unavailable to participate. Instead, BBC Maestro used an […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/03/mashable-bbc-and-agatha-christie-estate-respond-to-deepfake-controversy/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/03/mashable-bbc-and-agatha-christie-estate-respond-to-deepfake-controversy/</a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>The Conversation: Forensics tool ‘reanimates’ the ‘brains’ of AIs that fail in order to understand what went wrong. “We are computer scientists who study digital forensics. Our team at the Georgia Institute of Technology has built a system, AI Psychiatry, or AIP, that can recreate the scenario in which an AI failed in order to determine what went wrong. The system addresses the […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/02/the-conversation-forensics-tool-reanimates-the-brains-of-ais-that-fail-in-order-to-understand-what-went-wrong/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/02/the-conversation-forensics-tool-reanimates-the-brains-of-ais-that-fail-in-order-to-understand-what-went-wrong/</a></p>
Werner Kratz<p>Cheesa <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/cheese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cheese</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/K%C3%A4se" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Käse</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planet</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/chatgpt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chatgpt</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/aigenerated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aigenerated</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Ars Technica: AI-generated code could be a disaster for the software supply chain. Here’s why.. “AI-generated computer code is rife with references to non-existent third-party libraries, creating a golden opportunity for supply-chain attacks that poison legitimate programs with malicious packages that can steal data, plant backdoors, and carry out other nefarious actions, newly published […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/01/ars-technica-ai-generated-code-could-be-a-disaster-for-the-software-supply-chain-heres-why/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/01/ars-technica-ai-generated-code-could-be-a-disaster-for-the-software-supply-chain-heres-why/</a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>The Conversation: People trust legal advice generated by ChatGPT more than a lawyer – new study. “People who aren’t legal experts are more willing to rely on legal advice provided by ChatGPT than by real lawyers – at least, when they don’t know which of the two provided the advice. That’s the key finding of our new research, which highlights some important concerns about the way the […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/29/the-conversation-people-trust-legal-advice-generated-by-chatgpt-more-than-a-lawyer-new-study/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/29/the-conversation-people-trust-legal-advice-generated-by-chatgpt-more-than-a-lawyer-new-study/</a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Gizmodo: Lawyer for MyPillow Founder Filed AI-Generated Brief with ‘Nearly 30’ Bogus Citations. ” Eric Coomer, who previously worked for the election vendor, has accused [Mike] Lindell of having defamed him with his paranoid rantings about the 2020 presidential election having been rigged against Trump. In a situation that is already adequately stupid, there is always room for things to […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/28/gizmodo-lawyer-for-mypillow-founder-filed-ai-generated-brief-with-nearly-30-bogus-citations/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/28/gizmodo-lawyer-for-mypillow-founder-filed-ai-generated-brief-with-nearly-30-bogus-citations/</a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Wall Street Journal: The Hottest AI Job of 2023 Is Already Obsolete. “Two years ago, prompt engineering was one of the buzziest jobs in tech, fetching salaries of up to $200,000 on the promise of becoming any company’s ‘AI Whisperer.’ Now, the role is basically obsolete thanks to the breakneck speed of AI development and companies’ own maturity in terms of understanding how to use the […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/28/wall-street-journal-the-hottest-ai-job-of-2023-is-already-obsolete/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/28/wall-street-journal-the-hottest-ai-job-of-2023-is-already-obsolete/</a></p>
sensualisteThe white top - so under-rated <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AI?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AIart?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AIart</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AIartwork?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AIartwork</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AIgenerated?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AIgenerated</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AIgeneratedart?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AIgeneratedart</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AIartsociety?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AIartsociety</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sensualiste?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sensualiste</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/digitalart?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#digitalart</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/digitalartwork?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#digitalartwork</a>
sensualisteAnn Boleyn (Her name was originally spelt ‘Bolen’) at her last supper before her execution <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/annboleyn?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#annboleyn</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/history?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ai?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ai</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aiart?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aiart</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aiartwork?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aiartwork</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aiartsociety?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aiartsociety</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aigenerated?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aigenerated</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aigeneratedart?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aigeneratedart</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sensualiste?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sensualiste</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/digitalart?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#digitalart</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/digitalartwork?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#digitalartwork</a>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>The Conversation: AI is inherently ageist. That’s not just unethical – it can be costly for workers and businesses. “Although age has become a protected characteristic in UK law, ageist norms and practices persist in many not-so-subtle forms. Ageism can affect both young and old, but when it comes to technology, the impact is overwhelmingly skewed against older people. So-called […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/25/the-conversation-ai-is-inherently-ageist-thats-not-just-unethical-it-can-be-costly-for-workers-and-businesses/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/25/the-conversation-ai-is-inherently-ageist-thats-not-just-unethical-it-can-be-costly-for-workers-and-businesses/</a></p>
David August<p>Did you know that in 1952, Vladimir Putin met with Gene Kelley and Debbie Reynolds to ask them to change “Singing in the Rain” to make it about people being carefree while their democracy slid into a dictatorship, literally singing their way through a self coup? They declined his offer. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/satire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>satire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AIGenerated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIGenerated</span></a></p>
FlohEinsteinWhy can't you eavesdrop on what Ents are talking?<br> <a href="https://pix.kohler.is/discover/tags/tolkien?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tolkien</a> <a href="https://pix.kohler.is/discover/tags/lotr?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lotr</a> <a href="https://pix.kohler.is/discover/tags/dadjoke?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dadjoke</a> <a href="https://pix.kohler.is/discover/tags/encryption?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#encryption</a> <a href="https://pix.kohler.is/discover/tags/aigenerated?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aigenerated</a>
初音ミク<b>初音ミク DJ</b> / あき / April 22, 2025 12:37 PM<br><br><a class="hashtag" href="https://mikuobsession.net/tag/aigenerated" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AIgenerated</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://mikuobsession.net/tag/初音ミク" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#初音ミク</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://mikuobsession.net/tag/dj" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DJ</a><br><a href="https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/129577674" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/129577674</a><br><a href="https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/28501390" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/28501390</a><br>⚠ There are 15 images.
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Voice of San Diego: As ‘Bot’ Students Continue to Flood In, Community Colleges Struggle to Respond. “Ever since the pandemic forced schools to go virtual, the number of online classes offered by community colleges has exploded. … But it has also given rise to the incredibly invasive and uniquely modern phenomenon of bot students now besieging community college professors like [Professor […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/21/voice-of-san-diego-as-bot-students-continue-to-flood-in-community-colleges-struggle-to-respond/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/21/voice-of-san-diego-as-bot-students-continue-to-flood-in-community-colleges-struggle-to-respond/</a></p>
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