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YouTube to begin testing a new AI-powered age verification system in the US - The Economic Times
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28d ago
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YouTube is testing an AI-powered age-verification system in the US to identify adults and minors based on their viewing history. This system will only affect users logged into their accounts and impose restrictions on minors. If inaccurately flagged as a minor, users can verify their age with identification. The initiative aims to enhance safety measures while maintaining privacy. Concerns about potential privacy infringements and free speech violations have been raised by some digital rights groups.
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UK regulator to probe 34 porn sites over age-checks - The Economic Times
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1m ago
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The UK's media watchdog, Ofcom, is investigating 34 pornography websites to ensure compliance with new age-check rules aimed at preventing children from accessing harmful online content. The Online Safety Act, effective since July 25, mandates age verification measures like facial imagery or credit cards. Websites failing to comply risk fines of up to £18 million. The new regulations, while praised by campaigners, have spurred a significant increase in VPN downloads to bypass restrictions.
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Google, Meta at loggerheads over age-verification methods for child users - The Economic Times
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2m ago
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Google and Meta differ in their approaches to verifying children's ages online due to regulations in Europe and India. Google proposes using encrypted digital IDs for age verification, while Meta suggests leveraging app store mechanisms. Google warns that Meta's method could expose sensitive data, lacking device consistency and excluding shared devices. India's legal framework currently lacks clear rules, complicating immediate implementation of comprehensive age verification systems. Both companies aim to comply with local requirements in India, their largest market.
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Youtube Announces New Generative AI Products To Usher An Era Where Anyone Can Be A Creator
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1y ago
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YouTube has announced a suite of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, including Dream Screen and YouTube Create, to help creators generate new ideas and edit content more easily. Dream Screen allows creators to add AI-generated video or image backgrounds to their Shorts by typing an idea into a prompt. YouTube Create is a mobile app that offers editing tools, effects, filters, and royalty-free music to produce videos on the platform. YouTube is also testing AI-powered dubbing, assistive search for soundtrack selection, and generative AI for video ideas. The aim is to make content creation more accessible for creators.
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Tech industry group sues Arkansas over new social media laws - The Economic Times
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2m ago
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NetChoice, a tech industry group, sued Arkansas over two new social media laws restricting content and enabling parents to sue over content linked to child suicides. Arkansas had earlier passed an age-verification law, which was blocked by a federal judge alongside similar laws in other states. The new regulations mandate social media platforms to prevent harmful content and restrict features causing addiction. NetChoice argues these laws are unconstitutionally vague and infringe on content freedom for adults and minors.
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BrowserStack launches AI agent suite to automate, simplify software testing - The Economic Times
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2m ago
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BrowserStack has introduced a suite of AI-powered agents integrated into its software testing platform to enhance productivity and efficiency in software testing. The BrowserStack AI suite includes five agents tackling test planning, authoring, maintenance, accessibility, and visual review. These tools reportedly increase productivity by up to 50% and reduce test creation time by over 90%. The AI agents leverage a unified data store for context-aware insights, making them distinct from generic solutions. BrowserStack’s platform supports over 50,000 teams globally.
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Grok Imagine under fire for explicit Taylor Swift deepfakes: Report - The Economic Times
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1m ago
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Elon Musk's xAI is under scrutiny for its Grok Imagine video generator, which allegedly created explicit deepfakes of Taylor Swift without explicit user prompts. The issue raises ethical concerns about AI safeguards and potential misogyny. Critics highlight a lack of robust age verification, while the Ministry of Justice plans to ban harmful deepfakes. Despite claims of adhering to ethical standards, xAI acknowledges Grok Imagine's partial nudity outputs were unintended and not guaranteed.
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Meta to add new AI safeguards after report raises teen safety concerns - The Economic Times
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10d ago
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Meta is implementing new safeguards on its AI products to protect teenagers, following reports of inappropriate interactions between chatbots and minors. The company is training AI systems to avoid flirty or harmful conversations and restricting access to specific AI characters for teens. These temporary measures are part of Meta's effort to develop safer, age-appropriate AI experiences. The changes come after scrutiny and backlash from US lawmakers over Meta's AI policies, prompting an ongoing probe.
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Google rejects app store age verification for online content
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2m ago
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Google has rejected Meta's proposal for app store age verification, citing ineffectiveness and privacy risks. They argue that sharing age data with developers, even for benign apps, poses dangers to children and doesn't adequately protect underage users on devices like desktops or shared family gadgets. Google asserts that age verification should focus on specific websites or apps, not at the operating system level. Apple's App Store shares similar reservations against Meta’s proposal.
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YouTube backlash begins: “Why is AI combing through every single video I watch?”
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27d ago
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YouTube's plan to use AI for age verification has sparked backlash from tens of thousands of YouTubers, who are concerned about privacy and the potential misuse of their personal data. The AI system, which estimates user age to restrict underage viewing, requires government or credit ID to lift restrictions. Critics, including privacy experts, argue it's invasive and unreliable, risking exposure of sensitive data. A Change.org petition nearing 50,000 signatures highlights the demand for digital freedom and transparency.
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TikTok set to lay off 300 employees in content moderation, trust & safety teams: FT report - The Economic Times
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18d ago
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TikTok is reportedly laying off 300 employees in London, primarily in content moderation and security roles, according to the Financial Times. The layoffs align with the company's strategy to centralize expertise in specific locations, affecting trust and safety teams across the UK and Asia. Additionally, TikTok is exploring technological advancements like large language models (LLMs) and has implemented age verification in response to the UK's new Online Safety Act, amid plans to boost revenue growth.
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