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There was also the widely shared - and debunked - video from 2022 in which Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky appeared to tell Ukranians to "lay down arms".

And the rise of companies over the last 15 years and bandied about the word algorithm and not knowing what it means in any mathematical sense. people in my world dont want to take responsibility for whatever the algorithm does, and apply it to a.i., thats a terrifying possibility. terrifying. not least because as a.i. systems go into the defense infrastructure ultimately theyll be in charge of nuclear weapons, and if we allow people to say that thats a separate entity from the person who is wiel...

Together by an algorithm? if i showed you an advert that was ai generated, lets say a year ago, you would see the joints. you would see that it was to some extent manufactured. if i showed you the same process today, a year on, you might not be able to see it. and going forward, i think you definitely wont be able to see it. you will not be able to determine what is manufactured algorithmically and what is done naturally. should advertising and marketing companies be clear with their clients whe...

In terms of netjobs. ihti wall, it will be probably negative in terms of net jobs.— wall, it will be probably negative in terms of net jobs. in terms of net “obs. ai can be used to create in terms of net jobs. ai can be used to create complete _ in terms of net jobs. ai can be used to create complete advertising - to create complete advertising campaigns but i am just wondering this, will consumers be able to see the difference between one crafted by advertising agencies or when that has bee...

Once it has been unleashed and that has already happened. >> its already happened. i also think that the language around how we deal with these issues has got to change a little bit. >> what does that mean? >> it needs are so focused on the idea of an algorithm, kind of what is going on in a irate now. what is an algorithm? it means almost anything, it has almost become meaningless. its not really an algorithm or tech issue, its a business model issue. if you go back and look at yellow journalis...

Activist. >> an algorithm at its basis is just a string of math equations to take a piece of data, do certain things to it, and give us an output. you can call it instructions. >> reporter: instructions that use the information it gleans from all your prior clicks, likes and comments, to taylor your feed to your wants so you spend more time on the app. >> there are companies built around advertising dollars. how do i sell an advertisement for more money? you got to have either more users or you ...

Of, theyre necessary to organize and navigate the internet itself. >> there are good algorithms and there are bad algorithms -- >> reporter: i think they argue that theres no such thing. that the algorithm does its work which is organize information and return information that youve requested. >> you can organize information algorithmically and not subject children to materials they dont want to hear. they hide behind section 230 to not make the kind of decisions that every other well-run mature...

Of in their effects and you can stop it. >> reporter: blumenthal recently reintroduced the bipartisan legislation with republican marsha blackburn of tennessee after congress failed to act on it last session. >> there are a couple of very important elements. first of all, give kids more options to disconnect from the algorithm. make the algorithm more transparent. give parents more control and a reporting mechanism when they see harms. >> reporter: the bill is one of several floating around capi...

Accountable for. >> so meta, which is the parent company of facebook and instagram, they filed a brief in support of google, and the lawyers argue that so-called targeted recommendations reflect nothing more than how online services organize and display content. theyre arguing that these algorithms, that you say cause harm, that they should get rid of, theyre necessary to organize and navigate the internet itself. >> there are good algorithms and there are bad algorithms -- there are safe algori...

Companies. >> lets all of us line up -- >> reporter: this attorney hired line holders so his clients could get inside to hear the arguments. >> tammy has been a hero. >> reporter: at issue, a 27-year-old law called section 230. >> it dates from a time when tech or the internet was nascent, vulnerable to action that could block it, shut it down entirely. >> reporter: courts have held that section 230 shields internet companies from most of the responsibility for what users post on their sites. >>...