A new study by MIT Media Lab suggests that outsourcing basic tasks to AI could reduce our brain activity by up to 55 percent. This “cognitive offloading” may affect our ability to solve problems, recall information, and even shape the language we use. However, there are three approaches you can introduce when using AI to help strengthen your critical thinking skills.

https://flip.it/Z1zlRH

#AI #Health #Brain #Education #Tech

📊 Revealing who you are to chatbots

Using inference with what you ask, how you write, and your phrasing, a…Tags: chatbot, privacy, Straits Times

📰 Source: FlowingData
🔗 Link: https://flowingdata.com/2026/04/20/revealing-who-you-are-to-chatbots/

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence

Daily Digest | 20 April 2026

Your daily dose of Privacy, Data Protection, AI & Cybersecurity news.

5 stories you should not miss.

Read more: https://www.nicfab.eu/daily-digest/

#Privacy #AI #GDPR #Cybersecurity #TechLaw

Now would be an ideal time for @ecosia to consider switching to @MistralAI or @protonprivacy as a service provider for its AI-powered search.

Mistral has demonstrated impressive momentum, rapidly establishing itself as a serious competitor to US-based AI companies.

Proton is renowned for its end-to-end encrypted services and unwavering commitment to user privacy, making it a trusted name in secure digital infrastructure.

#AI #Privacy #SustainableTech

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Ecosia AI chat showing that OpenAI is the service provider.

"Hundreds of Fake Pro-Trump Avatars Emerge on Social Media."
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/business/media/artificial-intelligence-trump-social-media.html

PS: Waiting for the empirical research on whether this tactic is more common on the left or right. But ready to bet it's more common on the right, based on studies of similar kinds of deception. For example:
* From 2025
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2502053122
* From 2024
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07942-8

#AI #Disinformation #SocialMedia #Trump #USPol #USPolitics

MZLA Technologies has announced an open-source AI client to bolster 'digital sovereignty' in enterprises and organisations.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/mozilla-thunderbolt-ai-client?v1

#AI #Mozilla

#Mythos and #Cybersecurity

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/04/mythos-and-cybersecurity.html

#Anthropic #Claude #ClaudeMythos #AI #ProjectGlasswing #Glasswing

This is an omnivoice tts extension for #sillytavern that I hacked together. If you don't know what any of those things mean, you don't need it. If you do, here you go: github.com/fastfinge/omnivoice-sillytavern-extension #AI #tts

FYI: Belgian DPA's guide on AI and privacy: what your data rights actually mean: The Belgian DPA today published its first citizen-focused guide on AI and privacy, covering data rights, profiling risks, and GDPR protections under the AI Act. https://ppc.land/belgian-dpas-guide-on-ai-and-privacy-what-your-data-rights-actually-mean/ #DataRights #Privacy #AI #GDPR #DataProtection

Cyberattacks are spiking across the globe, thanks to Artificial Intelligence. We recently learned the extent of internet security vulnerability when Anthropic deemed its Claude Mythos Preview too dangerous for release because of how well it could spot security flaws. How long with these powerful tool remain in the hands of the “good guys?” @sciencefocus has more:

https://flip.it/XfycLi

#ArtificialIntelligence #Science #Tech #AI #Technology #Anthropic #CyberSecurity

At work they keep saying "I'm one of the best devs" but also harping on how we should all be using the #ai slopamatron much more.

I keep thinking of the legend of Jawn Henry. How many talented people are going to compromise quality, burn out, or worse, when management sets the bar based on a machine that offers infinite instant garbage?

New #Codex features include the ability to use your computer in the background

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/04/new-codex-features-include-the-ability-to-use-your-computer-in-the-background/

#OpenAI #AI #cybersecurity #ChatGPT #AgenticAI #AIAgent #privacy

Pleased to share a page and explainer for the AI tarpit project Science is Poetry, with legal statement, rationale(s), and a few deployment notes:

https://julianoliver.com/projects/science-is-poetry/

The page may grow a bit. Just wanted to get it out the door.

#AI #bigtech

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Title image for the Science is Poetry project page, featuring the word Counteroffensive followed by auto-generated babble on a purple background.

Do you have an unused domain that you would be happy to donate to a counter-offensive against unchecked & unregulated AI crawlers that scrape human-made content to simulate & deceive for profit?

If so, pls reply to this post. Your domain would become an entrypoint to the AI tarpit & Poison-as-a-Service project below, allowing concerned public to choose to use it on their sites, helping make the project more resilient to blacklisting.

https://julianoliver.com/projects/science-is-poetry/

#ai #bigtech #tacticalmedia

Hackers exploit #Marimo flaw to deploy #NKAbuse #malware from #HuggingFace

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-marimo-flaw-to-deploy-nkabuse-malware-from-hugging-face/

#cybersecurity #AI

App Stores Push Users Toward #Nudify Apps, New Research Shows

https://www.404media.co/app-stores-apple-google-nudify-undress-deepfakes/

#privacy #AI #deepfake #nsfw #Apple #Google

"The security problem is far greater than one company and one model. There’s no reason to believe that Mythos Preview is unique. (Not to be outdone, OpenAI announced that its new GPT-5.4-Cyber is so dangerous that the model also will not be released to the general public.) And it’s unclear how much of an advance these new models represent. The security company Aisle was able to replicate many of Anthropic’s published anecdotes using smaller, cheaper, public AI models.

Any decisions we make about whether and how to release these powerful models are more than one company’s responsibility. Ultimately, this will probably lead to regulation. That will be hard to get right and requires a long process of consultation and feedback.

In the short term, we need something simpler: greater transparency and information sharing with the broader community. This doesn’t necessarily mean making powerful models like Claude Mythos widely available. Rather, it means sharing as much data and information as possible, so that we can collectively make informed decisions.

We need globally co-ordinated frameworks for independent auditing, mandatory disclosure of aggregate performance metrics and funded access for academic and civil-society researchers."

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/04/mythos-and-cybersecurity.html

#CyberSecurity #AI #GenerativeAI #Claude #Anthropic #ClaudeMythos

#Gemini can now create personalized #AI images by digging around in #GooglePhotos

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/04/gemini-can-now-create-personalized-ai-images-by-digging-around-in-google-photos/

#Google #photos #privacy

#Google expands #Gemini #AI use to fight malicious ads on its platform

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-expands-gemini-ai-use-to-fight-malicious-ads-on-its-platform/

#malvertising #cybersecurity

ICYMI: IAB Europe webinar shows Europe's agentic ad ecosystem coming alive: On April 14, IAB Europe hosted a two-hour live showcase of agentic AI with demos from PubMatic, Human Security, and Plan.Net Studios for European ad teams. https://ppc.land/iab-europe-webinar-shows-europes-agentic-ad-ecosystem-coming-alive/ #IABEurope #DigitalMarketing #AdTech #AI #Advertising

New #ATHR vishing platform uses #AI voice agents for automated attacks

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-athr-vishing-platform-uses-ai-voice-agents-for-automated-attacks/

#phishing #cybersecurity

🤖 The AI Wearable Ecosystem: Closer than you think. Socially acceptable?

I've been researching how personal AI tech devices are likely to develop ... technical capabilities, form factors, privacy and governance issues etc. I think it looks likely that there won't be one...

📰 Source: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
🔗 Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/1sors65/the_ai_wearable_ecosystem_closer_than_you_think/

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence

#Happy #Mothers #Day by Kaye Menner #2 Wide variety #Prints #GreetingCards & lovely #Products at:

https://kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/2-happy-mothers-day-by-kaye-menner-kaye-menner.html

#cards #ai #art #digitalart #wishes #flowers #floral #text #homedecor #mastoart #fediverse #fediart #fedigiftshop #giftideas #wallartforsale #Art #artforsale #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Artist #FineArtAmerica #PhotographyFeed #VisualArts #CreativeArts

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I created this image for all the Mum's in the world - you all do such a wonderful and often unnoticed very busy job. So HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL THE MUMS ! A soft but vibrant floral arrangement frames the words 'Happy Mothers Day' in elegant script. Soft pastel colors create a dreamy and celebratory atmosphere. THE FINE ART AMERICA LOGO WILL NOT APPEAR ON PURCHASED PRINTS OR PRODUCTS.

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Greeting Card I created this image for all the Mum's in the world - you all do such a wonderful and often unnoticed very busy job. So HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL THE MUMS ! A soft but vibrant floral arrangement frames the words 'Happy Mothers Day' in elegant script. Soft pastel colors create a dreamy and celebratory atmosphere. THE FINE ART AMERICA LOGO WILL NOT APPEAR ON PURCHASED PRINTS OR PRODUCTS.

If you want to see some car crash tv, watch Friday’s episode of #Newsnight.

Liz Kendall (Science and Technology Secretary) being interviewed while being driven around in an #AI operated car (except a human driver has quietly taken over by the end of the interview).

She’s trying to big up the opportunities for business, but states bluntly several times she never uses AI for work, just personal stuff…

The guy sat silently next to her, does this thing with his eyeballs as she talks utter $hit.

Explain this one to your grandpa: Zoom is partnering with World, Sam Altman’s human ID verification company, to make sure people, not robots, are attending meetings. (Hmm, wasn't the point to remove humans from the chat?) Read more from @Techcrunch:

https://flip.it/Wt7EEr

#Tech #AI #Zoom #Technology #SamAltman #ArtificialIntelligence

FYI: Why AI ad agents need taxonomy IDs, not natural language: IAB Tech Lab's Katie Shell explains why taxonomy IDs - not natural language - are the semantic backbone autonomous ad agents need to avoid mismatched buys. https://ppc.land/why-ai-ad-agents-need-taxonomy-ids-not-natural-language/ #AI #AdTech #Marketing #DigitalMarketing #TaxonomyIDs

Mashable: ACLU and other organizations warn Meta against adding facial recognition to smart glasses. “Per Wired, a cavalcade of more than 70 organizations such as the ACLU and Fight for the Future have signed a letter urging Meta to ‘immediately halt and publicly disavow’ its plans to bring facial recognition tech to its growing lineup of smart glasses. In March, a separate group of […]

Tom’s Hardware: Google and Pentagon in talks to run custom AI chips inside classified environments — Google pushes for tight controls for TPUs surrounding use for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons. “Google is reportedly negotiating with the U.S. Department of Defense to deploy Gemini in classified settings, with the talks covering the addition of GPU racks to Google Distributed Cloud […]

Resisting "AI is inevitable" in education

“The article critiques #AI in education as leading to “cognitive surrender,” but reframes it as a matter of trust.”

https://buildcognitiveresonance.substack.com/p/an-illustrated-guide-to-resisting

Sam Altman has a reputation for deception. @nilay_patel spoke with Ronan Farrow about his recent New Yorker piece on the OpenAI head.

From @theverge: https://flip.it/hdU73h

Here's the @NewYorker story in case you missed it: https://flip.it/aawqwV

#OpenAI #SamAltman #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology

#Microsoft pays $2.3M for cloud and #AI flaws at #ZeroDayQuest

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-pays-23-million-for-cloud-and-ai-flaws-at-zero-day-quest/

#cybersecurity

The #Deepfake Nudes Crisis in Schools Is Much Worse Than You Thought

https://www.wired.com/story/deepfake-nudify-schools-global-crisis/

#nsfw #nudify #AI #privacy

Daily Digest | 17 April 2026

Your daily dose of Privacy, Data Protection, AI & Cybersecurity news.

5 stories you should not miss.

Read more: https://www.nicfab.eu/daily-digest/

#Privacy #AI #GDPR #Cybersecurity #TechLaw

it's getting cereal

#unix_surrealism #technomage #openbsd #linux #comic #ai #mastoart #fediart #foss

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Girl is eating cereal. There's some slop in it. Girl: "Master, my fish food is sloppy!" Fish: "Eat something else." Girl examines the pantry. It's all cereal.

The Q.s behind Artificial Intelligence & associated technologies are these:

Can we trust, and should we deploy a technology built on the organised theft of (intellectual) property?

Is AI's original sin actually an indicator of how dangerously disruptive it will actually be?

And as UK politicians (hello Liz Kendall) become cheerleaders for AI, are we merely colluding with a major process of enclosure, intended to further concentrate wealth in the hands of the few?

#AI #politics #economics

ICYMI: Belgian DPA's guide on AI and privacy: what your data rights actually mean: The Belgian DPA today published its first citizen-focused guide on AI and privacy, covering data rights, profiling risks, and GDPR protections under the AI Act. https://ppc.land/belgian-dpas-guide-on-ai-and-privacy-what-your-data-rights-actually-mean/ #Privacy #DataRights #AI #GDPR #DataProtection

The U.K. government has launched its Sovereign AI fund to help support homegrown artificial intelligence startups. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology will allocate £500 million ($675 million). The first companies to receive money and/or access to the AI Research Resource supercomputer network include businesses working on engineering biology, national security and more. Here's the full story from Tech Funding News.

https://flip.it/J.Kuc1

#UKNews #Technology #Tech #DigitalSovereignty #AI