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Over one million people have clicked LinkedIn’s AI slop button
LinkedIn’s new “Seems like AI slop” button has been clicked more than a million times since its launch, according to chief product officer Hari Srinivasan, suggesting the platform’s crackdown on AI-generated content is gaining traction. The feature was introduced amid growing concern about the volume of AI-written material flooding the site, and its uptake indicates…
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Salesforce partners not seeing meaningful revenue from Agentforce AI platform, report says
Salesforce partners have yet to see meaningful revenue from Agentforce, the company’s AI agent platform, two years after its launch amid promises of rapid growth. A survey by analyst firm TD Cowen found growing customer curiosity but no partners reporting the technology as a driver of bookings, adding to signs that adoption remains slower than…
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AI companies are burning books, advocates complain to FTC
A coalition of 18 advocacy organisations has formally asked the US Federal Trade Commission to investigate AI companies for buying physical books, scanning them for use as AI training data, and then destroying the originals. The complaint, revealed on Friday, centres on practices by Anthropic and Amazon, and argues the destruction of these texts is…
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You’re Killing Me review – did an AI monkey write this terrible Brooke Shields crime caper?
The Guardian’s television review takes aim at the new six-part Acorn TV comedy drama You’re Killing Me, starring Brooke Shields as a cosy mystery novelist turned amateur sleuth. The critic argues the series squanders its promising “Gilmore Girls meets Murder, She Wrote” premise through lazy plotting and clichéd intergenerational humour, despite acknowledging Shields deserves a…
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Noomi Rapace’s Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Hot Spot’ Is Like ‘Dune’s Deranged Cousin
Director Agnieszka Smoczynska has discussed her new science-fiction thriller “Hot Spot”, starring Noomi Rapace, in an interview with Polygon. The film, which blends detective-mystery elements with surreal, psychedelic imagery, is being described as a stranger, more fragmented cousin to films like “Dune”, prioritising mood and metaphor over a clearly followable plot. Set in a world…
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Nvidia just showed that the harness, not the AI model, is now the real hero
Nvidia has published research suggesting that the “harness” surrounding an AI model — the scaffolding that manages memory, tools and feedback loops — matters far more than the underlying model itself when it comes to completing complex, multi-step tasks. Using a custom harness with an added “supervisor” component to redirect the AI when it goes…
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LinkedIn says its AI slop button is working
LinkedIn says its “seems like AI slop” reporting button, introduced a few weeks ago, is already reducing the amount of low-quality AI-generated content users see. Chief Product Officer Hari Srinivasan said the tool has been used more than a million times, resulting in a 40% drop in views of posts the platform classifies as AI…
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SNAP enrollment dropping faster than expected. Here’s why
Enrollment in the biggest federally funded food aid program in the U.S. dropped by more than 13% in a 12-month span — a decline far steeper than the government estimated as work requirements and other provisions of President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” take hold.
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AI music could never…
This YouTube Short, titled “AI music could never…”, appears to be a quick clip making the case for human musicianship in the face of AI-generated music. The tone suggests a creator or musician showing off a moment of playing, singing or production that’s meant to feel distinctly human and hard to replicate artificially. Beyond the…
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From Apple Music’s AI labeling plan to Spotify’s $1.5B buyback… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up covers five major stories shaping the music industry, spanning artificial intelligence, litigation and corporate finance. The developments highlight the industry’s continuing struggle to balance AI innovation with copyright protection, while major players like Universal, Spotify and Warner reshape their commercial strategies. – Apple Music will add “Made With AI” labels…