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2023-05-27

AI Is Turning Fraud Up To 11

My latest for KnowTechie covers the wise of AI powered fraud. I also touched on some of this issues in a recent essay about how AI is empowering greed and stupidity.

Beware of AI scams: The dark side of the digital utopia we didn't sign up for

Modified videos impersonating President Joe Biden have been circulating online, promoting

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Mason Pelt dot commaosnpelt
2023-05-26
Mason Pelt dot commaosnpelt
2023-05-20

AI Grief Tech Sure Seems Predatory

My latest for KnowTechie is a criticism of "grief tech," the growing number of AI chatbots that are trained with data of deceased loved ones. These tools, almost all seem as predatory as a Victorian-era séance.

Grief tech seems predatory as a Victorian-era séance

AI’s have simple objectives of satisfying a user. Large language models are prone to 

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Mason Pelt dot commaosnpelt
2023-05-18

Montana Sort Of Banned TikTok

On May 17th, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed into law a bill that technically makes it illegal for TikTok to operate in the state. The bill is however clearly illegal.

Montana outright banned TikTok for everyone — is that legal?

The law prohibits app stores from allo

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Mason Pelt dot commaosnpelt
2023-05-13

Elon Musk Uses Bad Press To Shield Himself From Worse Press

Yesterday I wrote an article for KnowTechie speculating that Elon Musk's Tweet that Twitter would have a new female CEO was cover for really bad press. Today, I added two updates.

Elon Musk teases a new Twitter CEO, what is he hiding?

I don’t know what story Musk is specifically trying to d

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Mason Pelt dot commaosnpelt
2023-05-10

Twitter Is Losing Utility For Customer Service

I published an article for Know Techie about several airlines that no longer offer customer support via Twitter DM. Expect more companies to follow suit, as Twitter becomes expensive and uncertain.

Airlines abandon Twitter customer service amid high API fees

Airlines, Air France, KLM, and Ryanair no l

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