‘Things may get ugly’: Meta’s new AI Muse is about to make the internet more annoying

image via bbc.com
image via bbc.com

"There's going to be a huge escalation of the problems we're already having with bots," says Calli Schroeder, director of the AI and Human Rights Program at the Electronic Privacy Information Center (Epic) in the US. "What happens if bots send 600 inquiries to a website a day, when normal humans might only send two?" says Shroeder. "Businesses and individuals are going to have a lot to deal with."

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260930-metas-new-ai-is-about-to-break-the-internet

Big Tech is cutewashing its AI agents

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image via Fast Company

We are firmly in the era of the anthropomorphic AI mascot, and according to multiple researchers and designers I spoke with, the trend makes perfect sense. In moments when tech companies want to encourage mass market adoption of an unfamiliar service, they’ve historically turned to friendly, approachable design.

https://www.fastcompany.com/91620091/big-tech-is-cutewashing-its-ai-agents