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Cecily Mauran

@cecilym.bsky.social

Tech Reporter covering AI @mashableofficial.bsky.social '20 @columbiajournalism.bsky.social. "Technology is cyclical" - Dennis Duffy. Signal: cecilym.01

223 Followers  |  433 Following  |  30 Posts  |  Joined: 07.07.2023  |  1.6253

Latest posts by cecilym.bsky.social on Bluesky

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Trump's AI Action Plan revives regulation showdown between states, feds The AI moratorium is back.

Oh you thought the AI moratorium was dead? mashable.com/article/trum...

23.07.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Love and Mercy (Remastered)
YouTube video by Brian Wilson - Topic Love and Mercy (Remastered)

Love and mercy, Brian Wilson I will love you forever www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k_f...

11.06.2025 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It was a pleasure talking to @karenhao.bsky.social about her new book 'Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI.' This is requisite reading for anyone who follows OpenAI or cares about AI's impact on humanity (not hyperbole, as Karen shows)

19.05.2025 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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OpenAI responds to criticism of ChatGPT's Studio Ghibli-style images There's a very specific reason why OpenAI says it's okay.

NEW: OpenAI responds to the #StudioGhibli controversy
mashable.com/article/open...

28.03.2025 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Los Angeles fires: How to help from afar From monetary donations to sharing trusted information, there's a lot you can do to help.

LA fires: how to help from afar, including Mutual Aid Los Angeles' amazing database of resources and @gofundme.com's verified fundraising campaigns mashable.com/article/la-f...

12.01.2025 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Golden Globes, CES, Meta's new hellscape, LA fires, TikTok ban β€” it's one of those weeks that has felt like a lifetime. Am I missing anything?

10.01.2025 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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OpenAI's plan to make ChatGPT the 'everything app' has never been more clear The new ChatGPT features are greater than the sum of their parts.

How do all of the OpenAI announcements fit together? It's all part of the plan to make ChatGPT the "everything app." mashable.com/article/open...

18.12.2024 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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OpenAI makes ChatGPT Search available to everyone starting now Will it be your default search option?

Within ONE HOUR of each other Google (Veo 2) and OpenAI (free ChatGPT Search) both announced something new. OpenAI also demoed how to make ChatGPT Search the browser default. Real Housewives have nothing on this level of drama. mashable.com/article/open...

16.12.2024 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Kevin Weil: "I can't believe we're only halfway through the 12 days of OpenAI"

Me neither bro

13.12.2024 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why is ChatGPT's Santa Mode only for ages 13 and up? So... who is this for exactly?

S/O to @mikeleepearl.bsky.social for this Santa Mode discovery mashable.com/article/why-...

12.12.2024 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

oops, maybe I've totally lost it after 6 days of livestreams and the deluge of nonstop Big Tech AI announcements

12.12.2024 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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OpenAI brings video to ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode AVM finally gets vision capabilities

BREAKING: Santa Claus sends cease and desist to OpenAI for unauthorized use of his voice for ChatGPT's Santa Mode πŸ˜‰

mashable.com/article/open...

12.12.2024 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cast away An image tagged cast away

It's day 6 of OpenAI livestreams
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12.12.2024 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Apple releases iOS 18.2, Google announces Gemini 2.0, and still an OpenAI livestream to go. Give me strength

11.12.2024 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This totally captures what I've been struggling to articulate in the wake of the election. Great story!

05.12.2024 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Necessary reading material from @bcmerchant.bsky.social

05.12.2024 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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OpenAI announces ChatGPT Pro with a $200 monthly price tag Plus, the full version of o1.

🎢 On the first day of launches, OpenAI gave to thee: ChatGPT Pro for hefty fees 🎢 (really proud of that lede) mashable.com/article/open...

05.12.2024 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sora reportedly shipping as part of '12 Days of OpenAI' livestream marathon 12 days of livestreams, 12 product announcements, and some slop made by ChatGPT

Sora? ChatGPT agents? Full o1 version? These are things that are reportedly in the pipeline, but we might also see more minor announcements like Santa voice for AVM, model tweaks, safety features, etc. Who's gonna be watching? mashable.com/article/sora...

05.12.2024 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If I'm a coastal grandmother why am I not RETIRED? Seriously, why am I not retired?

04.12.2024 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sora reportedly shipping as part of '12 Days of OpenAI' livestream marathon 12 days of livestreams, 12 product announcements, and some slop made by ChatGPT

[sigh] I'm already exhausted mashable.com/article/sora...

04.12.2024 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The plot thickens with ChatGPT and "David Mayer" mashable.com/article/chat...

03.12.2024 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's giving... Tuesday

03.12.2024 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What's going on with ChatGPT and the name 'David Mayer'? Who is David Mayer and why won't ChatGPT say his name?

For a slow Sunday after Thanksgiving, why not investigate a mini ChatGPT mystery? mashable.com/article/chat...

01.12.2024 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

😒

01.12.2024 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Well this is one way to ensure people don't read writers' articles. Has anyone else seen this garbage from Yahoo?

22.11.2024 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Movie idea inspired by recent move to CT suburbia: the world of landscaping companies in the vein of Caddyshack

22.11.2024 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I watch TikTok on mute and it's fantastic I'm saying the quiet part out loud.

Turning the mic back on to share something I wrote where I was extremely vulnerable and confessed to browsing TikTok on mute. And I know I'm not alone. There are dozens of us! mashable.com/article/watc...

20.11.2024 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

3/3 Everyone was confused and questioning their identity in relation to other social groups and it was this weird tribal land grab playing out in real time. This is exactly what Twitter/Threads/Bluesky feels like right now.

07.07.2023 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

2/3 Halfway through my freshman year they built a new dining hall to replace the old one, and for the first few weeks it was the weirdest social experiment because no one had their β€œestablished” sections...

07.07.2023 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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