Axios
AI, social media drive democracies to a tipping point (Axios)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Tue, 10/10/2023 - 07:42Meta news leader Campbell Brown exits company, marking end of era (Axios)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Tue, 10/03/2023 - 13:17News execs lobby lawmakers on AI protections (Axios)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Tue, 10/03/2023 - 13:16How AI can put mistakes into overdrive
A new study of more than 750 strategy consultants showed that AI helped them produce better content, more quickly in many tasks—but the consultants were "less likely to produce correct solutions" by attempting tasks of similar difficulty which fell outside the AI model's capabilities.Of the consultants asked to develop new ideas—a challenge within GPT-4's known capabilities—those who received both AI access and guidance "consistently" performed better than those given AI access only.
Streamers launch first official trade group
The world's biggest streaming companies are coming together to launch the industry's first coalition, the Streaming Innovation Alliance (SIA). The streaming industry has faced few regulatory threats over the past decade, but that's changing as more television consumption moves to digital. The new group is led by two former policymakers acting as senior advisers: former Representative Fred Upton (R-MI) and former Democratic Federal Communications Commission Acting Chair Mignon Clyburn [a member of the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society Board of Directors].
Texans to vote on statewide broadband funding in November
Texas could have nearly $5 billion directed toward expanding broadband availability statewide if voters approve a state constitutional amendment on the ballot in November. Texas will receive more than $3.3 billion in federal money—more than any other state—to help expand broadband access.
AI predicts how judges are likely to rule (Axios)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Tue, 09/12/2023 - 09:43Your new car's options now come with a monthly fee
Car buyers must now decide which connected services they want to add.
TikTok eyes more social networking features (Axios)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Tue, 09/05/2023 - 14:04Airborne telemedicine
As airlines upgrade their in-flight Wi-Fi systems, they often tout the passenger experience benefits, like faster internet browsing or bett
Remote workers' connection to companies' missions hits record low (Axios)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Mon, 08/28/2023 - 12:52The FCC's new power over prison call costs (Axios)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Fri, 08/25/2023 - 13:47Newsrooms grapple with rules for AI
Leading media organizations are issuing guidance on leveraging artificial intelligence in the newsroom at the same time they're making licensing deals to let AI firms use their content to train AI models.
Media heavyweights form new research group to support free press
A group of prominent media, tech and research executives have raised nearly $3 million to launch an independent policy research center focused on addressing global internet issues, such as disinformation, algorithmic accountability, and the economic health of the news industry. While the Center for News, Technology & Innovation (CNTI) is not designed to lobby or advocate on behalf of specific policy proposals, it does hope to influence future internet policy toward maintaining an open internet and an independent press.