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WordPress drama, AI in newsrooms and SEO, Snapchat's Big Tech moment - all in this week's Content Aware.
Mood swings and moods swing
Tech leaders having an emotional moment should never effect the ecosystems which rely upon their platforms or algorithms. But what happens when someone very important to the world of websites decides to throw their weight around? Our Rock Steady Rob has a look at the row at WordPress.
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SB 1047
No signature from California Governor Gavin Newsom on SB 1047, the Bill which could have significantly reshaped large AI companies' operations in the state and elsewhere by attempting to assess risk. Instead, he recommends an AI taskforce to investigate and inform future regulations - and prevent an exodus to other states. Meanwhile, in the good news for creatives column, AI companies are now legally obligated to reveal their training data to the public, following the passage of AB 2013 into law.
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Sutton on Zuck's transformation
Ricky Sutton comments on Zuckerberg's shift in demeanour at the recent Meta Connect event, where the Meta boss promoted a future where AI-generated content drives engagement on Facebook and Instagram, and suggesting a move towards "synthetic social media" and the hub of our lives. Concerns raised left and right.
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AI in newsrooms
During INMA's Media Innovation Week in Helsinki last week, attendees were presented with seven different AI case studies, featuring powerhouses like Russmedia and JP Politiken, showcasing how newsrooms are using AI to drive engagement, retain subscribers, and more. Lessons to be learned.
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Meta slapped for password blunder
Meta in Ireland has been slapped with a €91 million fine for, err... storing user passwords in plain text. Yikes.
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SEO + AI
Andrea Volpini, the CEO and co-founder of WordLift, introduces SEOntology - an SEO framework and tool to propose a new SEO standard that could help AI change the industry for the better.
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No Time to lose
Time COO Mark Howard might be doing more deals with AI companies than anyone else in publishing right now. What's his secret? Here he tells all.
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Where's your money at?
Now the first hype waves over OpenAI have well and truly subsided, tech writer Ed Zitron has a calm look into its finances to ponder its long-term sustainability.
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New Mexico vs Snapchat
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has filed a lawsuit against Snapchat, claiming the platform facilitates sexual exploitation and child grooming. Predictably, Snap maintains that it provides a secure environment and is persistently working on improving it, but when internal statistics reveal that as many as 90% of all reported issues are disregarded, it doesn't reflect favourably on their efforts.
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