AI is learning from what you said on Reddit, Stack Overflow or Facebook. Are you OK with that?

Post a comment on Reddit, answer coding questions on Stack Overflow, edit a Wikipedia entry or…

Supreme Court puts off ruling on Florida, Texas social media laws

WASHINGTON —  The Supreme Court on Monday said it is putting off a ruling for now on…

Palmer Luckey has reshaped tech’s relationship with the military

A red phone sits on Palmer Luckey’s desk at the Costa Mesa headquarters of his military…

My Memories Are Just Meta’s Training Data Now

In R. C. Sherriff’s novel The Hopkins Manuscript, readers are transported to a world 800 years…

Social media platforms should have health warnings for teens, U.S. surgeon general says

Social media platforms should post warning labels, similar to those now used on cigarette packs, for…

Senior citizen duped of ₹8 lakh in `gift fraud’

A 68-year-old tution teacher here was allegedly cheated of more than ₹8 lakh by a fraudster…

These Dangerous Scammers Don’t Even Bother to Hide Their Crimes

In a series of posts in one Telegram channel, highlighted by Warner, who is also involved…

Meta now has an AI chatbot. AI influence ramps up in social media

When you use Facebook Messenger these days, a new prompt greets you with this come-on: “Ask…

The Latest Online Culture War Is Humans vs. Algorithms

Brands and bots are barred from Spread, and, like PI.FYI, the platform doesn’t support ads. Instead…