Arun Jee

Meta’s AI rules have let bots hold ‘sensual’ chats with kids, offer false medical info The rules for chatbots were approved by Meta's legal, public policy and engineering staff, including its chief ethicist.

Meta has the ability to stoop to any level. So it's not a surprise if Meta does the following:

Meta’s AI rules have let bots hold ‘sensual’ chats with kids, offer false medical info
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एट्रेटा की यात्रा A beautiful tale of an artists’ town

#Etretat is a beautiful coastal town associated with writers, poets and artists in #France. It's known for its chalk cliffs and stunning scenery. The blue waves of the Atlantic wash its feet. You may read my experiences of visiting Etretat on the link below of @puliyabaazi
www.puliyabaazi.in/p/ac7

'द्वारा प्रकाशित'

फेसबुक के पाखंडों व कारनामों का कच्चा-चिट्ठा: सारा विन विलियम की क़िताब 'केयरलेस पीपुल' मेटा की पूर्व ग्लोबल पब्लिक पॉलिसी डायरेक्टर सारा विन विलियम्स अपनी किताब 'केयरलेस पीपुल' में 2013 में म्यांमार में रोहिंग्या मुसलमानों के ख़िलाफ़ नरसंहार और महिलाओं के बलात्कार के लिए फेसबुक की भूमिक...

'केयरलेस पीपुल': एक संस्मरण जो फ़ेसबुक के कारनामों का कच्चा-चिट्ठा है। इसी पर मेरी समीक्षा @thewirehindi.com प्रकाशित। नीचे दिए गए लिंक पर उपलब्ध है। जरूर पढ़ें:
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A collision between a scholar of Ram & a Ram Bhakt. It must have been an interesting experience!

A musical tour of Europe's great cities: Berlin Our series ends in Berlin, the classical music lover’s dream destination, with Berg, Busoni, Bowie and Bernstein.

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Hindi poetry fans (if there are any on here?), don’t miss this iconic video of Sumitranandan Pant courtesy of @alokranj.bsky.social in which he (Pant, not Alok!) reveals that his signature hairstyle was based on a portrait of Napoleon he saw in class 4 😱

Should a Country Speak a Single Language? In India, one of the world’s most polyglot countries, the government wants more than a billion people to embrace Hindi. One scholar thinks that would be a loss.

This piece has some problems, including not explaining language families (which cannot just be redone) and a poor grasp of decolonization.

Still, worth reading.

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Meta Wants to Tilt Its AI to the Right Are Mark Zuckerberg and Meta just trying to dodge a fight with Trump, or will they end up promoting his biases and agenda, too?

मेटा के आर्टिफिशल इंटेलिजेंस का झुकाव अब दक्षिण की ओर होगा। आनेवाला समय हमारे लिए दिलचस्प होने वाला है।
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Opinion | The Tell-All Book That Facebook Doesn’t Want You to Read The “free speech” champion Mark Zuckerberg tries to shut up a critic.

I did not have room in this column to get to all the crazy allegations in "Careless People." It's a book crying out for an @aiannucci.bsky.social adaptation.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/o...

Thank you Ron for sharing this. I am planning to quote you from this in a review of 'Careless People' in Hindi.

इसी महीने मैकमिलन से प्रकाशित पुस्तक 'Careless People' अभी अभी मुझे मिली। इसकी लेखक Sarah Wynn-Williams फेसबुक में सात साल तक कार्यरत थीं। उन्होंने इसमें कम्पनी के काले कारनामों का कच्चा चिट्ठा खोला है। संस्मरण के रूप में भी ये उतना ही रोचक जान पड़ता है. किताब मेरे हाथ में है. पढ़कर इसके बारे में बात करूंगा.
#carelesspeople #careless_people

Indian cinema chain sued by film-goer over lengthy pre-film ads Court orders compensation to be paid to 30-year-old from Bangalore, saying ‘in the new era, time is considered as money, each one’s time is very precious’ For some, the adverts that precede the start of a film are the bane of a trip to the cinema; for…

Indian cinema chain sued by film-goer over lengthy pre-film ads

You don’t need a smartphone: a practical, personal guide to downgrading your device Want to switch to a dumbphone but worry about things like two-factor authentication or map apps? These are my best tips and workarounds

Smartphone or Dumbphone?
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The techbros are selling generative AI to investors on the economic model of a primary school cake sale. Other people provide the essential ingredients and do the crucial work, bearing the costs, and the sellers keep the income. No. I am not their mum and this isn't funding for new gym equipment.

अब अख़बारों के मुख्य पृष्ट पर होगा:

संगम घाट पर 30 लोग मोक्ष को प्राप्त हुए। बाकी का अभी तक पता नहीं चला है। वैज्ञानिक अनुसंधान जारी है।

Up next in our Writers' Habits series is advice from Kayleigh Jayshree to think outside the box.
Thank you, Kayleigh!

I wrote this poem for @wikipedia.bsky.social in 2021. I'll say the same once again:

What a feat
You have achieved
Wikipedia
You are 24...

Insightful. Thank you

Thank you for sharing.

Insightful.
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I'm on a slow and steady mission to read a book from every country in the world.

Here's the mega thread 2.0 where I'll post each new book as I read them.

Happy adventures bookworms!

#ReadTheWorld

Wow! It's a list to be treasured.

Wading Into 2025: How to Begin “We live in chaotic, disastrous times, but amid that madness, we can still find each other and fight for each other.”

I talked with my friends @prisonculture.bsky.social, @deanspade.bsky.social, @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social, and @shaneburley.bsky.social about activism and organizing in 2025 and how we should move into the next phase of struggle.

Insightful.

Baig’s mushaira is the portrait of a #Delhi and a way of life that now solely exists in the collective memory of ‘Dehli-wallahs’. It was a powerful urge to record the city’s older face in photographic detail.

Read my translation of the urdu classic "Dehli ki aakhri shama"

The Ugly Truth About Spotify Is Finally Revealed A year-long investigation by an indie journalist is a call to action

fascinating rundown by Ted Gioia of Spotify's shadiness . www.honest-broker.com/p/the-ugly-t...

“Times lawyers named him in an 18 November court filing as someone who might have “unique and relevant documents” supporting allegations of OpenAI’s willful copyright infringement.

His records were also sought by lawyers in a separate case brought by book authors…”

Suspect in UnitedHealth CEO's killing pleads not guilty to murder, terrorism charges Luigi Mangione, the man accused of fatally gunning down UnitedHealth Group chief executive Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street, pleaded not guilty on Monday to state murder charges that brand him a terrorist.

BREAKING: Suspect in UnitedHealth CEO’s killing Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to New York state murder charges reut.rs/4gQ5F6u