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Truth in Online Political Ads: Google tightens restrictions on AI-made political ads.
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Truth in Online Political Ads: Google tightens restrictions on AI-made political ads.

Google, which distributes a large portion of ads on the web, tightened its restrictions on potentially misleading political ads in advance of national elections in the United States, India, and South Africa.

September 13, 20233 min read
Truth in Online Political Ads: Google tightens restrictions on AI-made political ads.
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Truth in Online Political Ads: Google tightens restrictions on AI-made political ads.

Google, which distributes a large portion of ads on the web, tightened its restrictions on potentially misleading political ads in advance of national elections in the United States, India, and South Africa.

September 13, 20233 min read
U.S. Politics Goes Generative: U.S. Republicans released the first AI generated attack ad.
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U.S. Politics Goes Generative: U.S. Republicans released the first AI generated attack ad.

A major political party in the United States used generated imagery in a campaign ad. The Republican Party released a video entirely made up of AI-generated images.

May 3, 20232 min read
U.S. Politics Goes Generative: U.S. Republicans released the first AI generated attack ad.
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U.S. Politics Goes Generative: U.S. Republicans released the first AI generated attack ad.

A major political party in the United States used generated imagery in a campaign ad. The Republican Party released a video entirely made up of AI-generated images.

May 3, 20232 min read
Search War!: Google and Microsoft both announce AI-Powered search.
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Search War!: Google and Microsoft both announce AI-Powered search.

The long-dormant struggle to dominate the web-search business reignited in a display of AI-driven firepower — and hubris. Google and Microsoft announced competing upgrades powered by the latest generation of chatbots. Baidu, too, flexed its natural-language-processing muscles.

February 15, 20233 min read
Search War!: Google and Microsoft both announce AI-Powered search.
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Search War!: Google and Microsoft both announce AI-Powered search.

The long-dormant struggle to dominate the web-search business reignited in a display of AI-driven firepower — and hubris. Google and Microsoft announced competing upgrades powered by the latest generation of chatbots. Baidu, too, flexed its natural-language-processing muscles.

February 15, 20233 min read
Billboards Are Watching: Billboards Target Ads using Face Recognition and AI
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Billboards Are Watching: Billboards Target Ads using Face Recognition and AI

AI-driven signs are deciding what to display based on data harvested from passersby. Companies that sell advertising in public spaces use face analysis and personal data to match ads with potential viewers in real time.

November 30, 20222 min read
Billboards Are Watching: Billboards Target Ads using Face Recognition and AI
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Billboards Are Watching: Billboards Target Ads using Face Recognition and AI

AI-driven signs are deciding what to display based on data harvested from passersby. Companies that sell advertising in public spaces use face analysis and personal data to match ads with potential viewers in real time.

November 30, 20222 min read
U.S. Acts Against Algorithmic Bias: Meta Removes Bias from its Ad Algorithms
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U.S. Acts Against Algorithmic Bias: Meta Removes Bias from its Ad Algorithms

Regulators are forcing Meta (formerly Facebook) to display certain advertisements more evenly across its membership. The United States government compelled Meta to revise its ad-placement system to deliver ads for housing to members regardless of their age, gender, or ethnicity.

June 29, 20222 min read
U.S. Acts Against Algorithmic Bias: Meta Removes Bias from its Ad Algorithms
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U.S. Acts Against Algorithmic Bias: Meta Removes Bias from its Ad Algorithms

Regulators are forcing Meta (formerly Facebook) to display certain advertisements more evenly across its membership. The United States government compelled Meta to revise its ad-placement system to deliver ads for housing to members regardless of their age, gender, or ethnicity.

June 29, 20222 min read
Winning The Google Game: 14 Companies Using GPT-3 to Top SEO
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Winning The Google Game: 14 Companies Using GPT-3 to Top SEO

AI startups are helping writers tailor articles that appear near the top of Google’s search results. At least 14 companies sell access to software that uses GPT-3, the language model from OpenAI, to generate headlines, product descriptions, blog posts, and video scripts.

June 1, 20222 min read
Winning The Google Game: 14 Companies Using GPT-3 to Top SEO
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Winning The Google Game: 14 Companies Using GPT-3 to Top SEO

AI startups are helping writers tailor articles that appear near the top of Google’s search results. At least 14 companies sell access to software that uses GPT-3, the language model from OpenAI, to generate headlines, product descriptions, blog posts, and video scripts.

June 1, 20222 min read
Human Disabilities Baffle Algorithms: Facebook blocked ads aimed at people with disabilities.
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Human Disabilities Baffle Algorithms: Facebook blocked ads aimed at people with disabilities.

Facebook’s content moderation algorithms block many advertisements aimed at disabled people. The social media platform’s automated systems regularly reject ads for clothing designed for people with physical disabilities.

February 24, 20212 min read
Human Disabilities Baffle Algorithms: Facebook blocked ads aimed at people with disabilities.
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Human Disabilities Baffle Algorithms: Facebook blocked ads aimed at people with disabilities.

Facebook’s content moderation algorithms block many advertisements aimed at disabled people. The social media platform’s automated systems regularly reject ads for clothing designed for people with physical disabilities.

February 24, 20212 min read
New Behaviors Derail Old Training: How Covid-19 impacted the AI behind online shopping
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New Behaviors Derail Old Training: How Covid-19 impacted the AI behind online shopping

The pandemic has radically altered online shopping behavior, throwing a wrench into many AI systems. AI inventory trackers, recommendation algorithms, and fraud detection systems trained on pre-pandemic consumer behavior have been flummoxed by the different ways people now browse, binge, and buy.

May 20, 20201 min read

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