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1 baby sexual abuse pictures had been present in AI practising statistics setsIt's a shocking demonstration of how little we comprehend about the big amounts of data generative AI fashions are informed on. (WP $) + The largest AI photograph working towards facts set, LAION, has been briefly taken offline while it scrambles to respond. (404 Media)

2Apple's headset could be competent as early as February 2024Then we'll discover the reply to the massive question: who will purchase it? (Bloomberg $)+ These minuscule pixels are poised to take augmented reality by using storm. (MIT expertise evaluation)

three TikTok moderators are struggling to check Israel-Gaza contentThe massive issue is a scarcity of native language knowledge in content material moderation groups. (The Guardian)+ Meta's oversight board has said AI is leading the company to remove too many posts regarding the battle. (Quartz)+ search engines like google support to increase misinformation. (Scientific American $)

4 the U.S. pumped more oil than some other nation in historical past in 2023Sounds dreadful, however the truth beneath the headline is advanced. (The Atlantic $)+ Fossil-fuel emissions are over 1,000,000 times improved than carbon elimination efforts. (MIT technology review)

5 what is going to Ozempic's next act be? 💊These kinds of medication are being studied as cures for everything from addiction to liver disorder to infertility. (NYT $) + Weight-loss injections have taken over the information superhighway. but what does this imply for individuals IRL? (MIT technology evaluation)

6 YouTube is likely one of the remaining bastions of impartial journalism in IndiaAnd even then, journalists who run their own channels work with few protections and a lot of worry. (leisure of World)

7 X went down for more than an hourIt's now not the most effective primary outage for the web site in fresh days both. (The Verge)+ How Twitter died in 2023. (Engadget)

8 Science fiction is kinda ruining the worldBillionaires grew up reading dystopian novels, and now they're decided to make them a reality. (Scientific American $)

9 What happens to our planet when the solar dies?read this for a in shape helping of viewpoint over the vacations(!) (Quanta $)

10 How 2023 went down on social mediaIt wasn't a antique year in honesty, but there have been nevertheless quite a lot of lolz—and drama—to go around. (NYT $)

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