LLM slop is really bad. Consider the report we put in Daily Links earlier today, "Google Pulls Down Hey Hi (AI) Chatbot After It Accuses Senator of Terrible Crime" (changed to "Google Sweating After ...

A Dartmouth University study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows how advanced AI can corrupt polls and surveys at a scale ...

You know those obnoxious social media accounts that flood your messages with spam? Those might not be scammers after all, but a legitimate new business backed by one of the most powerful venture ...

Applying for a job has never been easier—or more inhuman. In a few clicks, you can upload your resume to any job board. But that convenience means more people are applying to each posted job. "We see ...

iOS 26 includes an anti-spam feature that can protect you from getting bombarded with text message spam on your iPhone. You just have to activate it. It’s easy. Here’s what to do to save yourself from ...

This week on the r/GamingLaptops subreddit, moderators are taking a stand and speaking out against an influx of suspiciously pro-MSI spam comments. Since the goal of the moderation team is to keep ...

Did something feel…off about the whole Cracker Barrel debacle to you? Did you, in the midst of the endless stream of outrage directed at the Southern country-style restaurant, pause and think, ...

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether Live Nation LYV subsidiary Ticketmaster has done enough to stop armies of bots from buying and selling tickets on its platform. The investigation, ...

The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against Live Nation and Ticketmaster on Thursday, alleging the platform engaged in illegal ticket resale tactics and deceived both artists and consumers ...

X enthusiast and Reddit shareholder Sam Altman had an epiphany on Monday: Bots have made it impossible to determine whether social media posts are really written by humans, he posted. The realization ...