Swifties searching for Taylor Swift content on X are back on after a temporary block over the weekend. The pop star’s name was briefly unsearchable on the social media platform amid a scandal involving AI-generated explicit photos. X reinstated searches for “Taylor Swift” on Monday evening. The ability to search the pop star’s name “has been re-enabled … Read more
Swifties searching for Taylor Swift content on X will come up empty right now. The pop star’s no longer searchable on the social media platform. Those going on X, formerly Twitter, and typing Swift’s name will instead be greeted with the message “Something went wrong. Try reloading.” At the bottom of the search page reads another message, … Read more
Getty Images/PM Images It’s 2024, which means that the next presidential election is looming on the horizon. As if election season didn’t present enough challenges, this year, there’s a new factor to consider — generative AI. Both AI-generated images and text can look so realistic that it can be difficult to distinguish what’s real from what’s … Read more
Writer Sarah Stankorb is one such author. This summer, she published Disobedient Women: How a Small Group of Faithful Women Exposed Abuse, Brought Down Powerful Pastors, and Ignited an Evangelical Reckoning. Summaries appeared on Amazon within days. One, which she suspects was based on an advance copy commonly distributed to reviewers, appeared the day before … Read more
Controversial rapper Kanye West may have caused more problems for himself with his recent apology to Jews. The Yeezy founder said he was sorry for his past anti-Semitic actions, noting that he did not intend to hurt or “demean” anyone with his comments. However, shortly after West posted his message, fans began accusing him of … Read more
ROME — Pope Francis on Thursday called for an international treaty to ensure artificial intelligence is developed and used ethically, arguing that the risks of technology lacking human values of compassion, mercy, morality and forgiveness are too great. Francis added his voice to increasing calls for binding, global regulation of AI in his annual message … Read more
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Those who subscribe to Snapchat’s $3.99 plan can use the feature by tapping the “AI” button from the toolbar on the right side of the camera interface. This opens up a window where users can type a text prompt or choose from one of the premade options, like “a futuristic disco” or “a rocket preparing … Read more
SOPA Images/Contributor/Getty Images The introduction of custom AI-generated wallpapers was a big development on the Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, and now Google is giving a little AI love to its Chrome browser. It was just a few days ago that Google announced a “Help Me Write” AI feature was headed to Chrome. … Read more
Bumble for Friends — the platonic offshoot of Bumble — introduces a couple updates: AI-generated icebreakers, and a new way to organize group get-togethers. Using AI chatbots to get dates isn’t new, but now Bumble for Friends is incorporating the technology to help users get to know a potential pal. According to the press release, … Read more
Earlier this year, Meta-owned WhatsApp started testing a new feature that allows users to generate stickers based on a text description using AI. When users search “Palestinian,” “Palestine,” or “Muslim boy Palestine,” the feature returns a photo of a gun or a boy with a gun, a report from The Guardian shows. According to The … Read more