Rob Waugh

This story is amazing! There's one source -- quoted in the Guardian, BBC, Newsweek et al -- who runs a sex-toy company called Peaches and Screams and provides quotes on everything from how to walk your dog to how to change your pillow.

Via @robwaugh.bsky.social

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How AI “expert sources” have duped journalists and four tips on how to avoid being the next victim When it comes to doing interviews, I always tell students they need to do them in person.  In response, they often look at me like I’m asking them to use a teletype machine or some sem…

How AI “expert sources” have duped journalists and four tips on how to avoid being the next victim. (h/t @robwaugh.bsky.social for an awesome story)

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Virtual reality: The widely-quoted media experts who are not what they seem Press Gazette investigation into the widely-quoted national media experts who either do not exist, or whose credentials have not been checked.

Virtual reality: The widely-quoted media experts who are not what they seem

great reporting from @pressgazette.co.uk @dominicponsford.bsky.social @robwaugh.bsky.social

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With TikTok shutting down I am taking all my video content back to Plurk

Great list and good to see Cold Sweat in there!

𝗢𝟯 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝟳𝟱% 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗥𝗖-𝗔𝗚𝗜.

OpenAI did not disclose this in the video. Sam said they didn’t target the test.

Never trust a staged demo.
Never trust a product you haven’t tried.
Never trust OpenAI.

What's truly insane is that once AI fully drowns the internet in shit, they will sell us a new AI search engine to navigate the turd oceans

The proofreading tool in Google Docs just told me to change 'such as' to 'like'. Clearly this AI has never worked on a newspaper

The gen alpha/brainrot slang is out of control: my children are singing a song that goes, 'Last rizzmas, I gave you my gyatt'

Very good

Very true!

Many years ago when they were both at drama school, before he acquired the red nose and the slightly alarming demeanour

Just testing this thing out with a fun fact. I know someone who went on a date with CBeebies icon Mr Tumble