The Internet Was Better When It Was Terrible

The Internet Was Better When It Was Terrible

Listen to this article Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (NOA) using AI narration. This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. “Was the internet really this bad?” I wondered to myself as I read the September 1995 issue of The Atlantic. I was reading …

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AI Scams, Spam, Hacking, Are Ruining the Internet

AI Scams, Spam, Hacking, Are Ruining the Internet

When logging on to HBO Max at the end of May, people noticed something strange.  Usually when someone logs into the site, HBO asks them to verify that they are human by solving a captcha — you know, the little “I am not a robot” checkbox or the “select all squares with stoplights” image grids …

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Ohio State researchers developing AI to make the internet more accessible

Ohio State researchers developing AI to make the internet more accessible

Ohio State researchers are currently developing an AI software to make the internet more accessible to those with disabilities. Credit: Dreamstime | TNS [Original caption: One thing both skeptics and enthusiasts alike can agree on: Artificial intelligence will have a banner year in 2024.] An artificial intelligence software currently in development called Mind2Web is looking …

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OpenAI connects ChatGPT to the internet

OpenAI connects ChatGPT to the internet

Image Credits: OpenAI OpenAI’s viral AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT, can now browse the internet — in certain cases. OpenAI today launched plugins for ChatGPT, which extend the bot’s functionality by granting it access to third-party knowledge sources and databases, including the web. Available in alpha to ChatGPT users and developers on the waitlist, OpenAI says that …

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