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Posts by Rob Waugh

This story is amazing! There's one source -- quoted in the Guardian, BBC, Newsweek et al -- who runs a sex-toy company called Peaches and Screams and provides quotes on everything from how to walk your dog to how to change your pillow.

Via @robwaugh.bsky.social

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How AI “expert sources” have duped journalists and four tips on how to avoid being the next victim When it comes to doing interviews, I always tell students they need to do them in person.  In response, they often look at me like I’m asking them to use a teletype machine or some sem…

How AI “expert sources” have duped journalists and four tips on how to avoid being the next victim. (h/t @robwaugh.bsky.social for an awesome story)

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Virtual reality: The widely-quoted media experts who are not what they seem Press Gazette investigation into the widely-quoted national media experts who either do not exist, or whose credentials have not been checked.

Virtual reality: The widely-quoted media experts who are not what they seem

great reporting from @pressgazette.co.uk @dominicponsford.bsky.social @robwaugh.bsky.social

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With TikTok shutting down I am taking all my video content back to Plurk

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Great list and good to see Cold Sweat in there!

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𝗢𝟯 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝟳𝟱% 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗥𝗖-𝗔𝗚𝗜.

OpenAI did not disclose this in the video. Sam said they didn’t target the test.

Never trust a staged demo.
Never trust a product you haven’t tried.
Never trust OpenAI.

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What's truly insane is that once AI fully drowns the internet in shit, they will sell us a new AI search engine to navigate the turd oceans

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The proofreading tool in Google Docs just told me to change 'such as' to 'like'. Clearly this AI has never worked on a newspaper

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The gen alpha/brainrot slang is out of control: my children are singing a song that goes, 'Last rizzmas, I gave you my gyatt'

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Very good

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Very true!

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Many years ago when they were both at drama school, before he acquired the red nose and the slightly alarming demeanour

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Just testing this thing out with a fun fact. I know someone who went on a date with CBeebies icon Mr Tumble

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