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Spotify threatens industry with ad-skipping tool: "Skip Ahead" is available for Premium users in selected markets, and enables them to skip entire ad breaks, intros, sponsorship messages. in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] callous_trog@lemmy.zip 0 points 6 days ago

Spotify owns megaphone. Megaphone embeds the ads in podcasts. It's sort of not in their interest to offer this feature. However, YouTube has this feature already. I'd guess they are mostly trying to stay competitive?

A cybersecurity researcher covered a Toyota in an AI-generated pattern to confuse Flock cameras in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] callous_trog@lemmy.zip 131 points 1 week ago (17 children)

Seems like a great way to get rear ended by a Tesla autopilot driver.

AI assistant hacks gym website in first known Australian autonomous cyber attack: Andrew asked his personal assistant to book him a spot in one of his gym's coveted morning classes. in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] callous_trog@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 week ago

It's more about the misalignment than the poor security. The guy wanted something simple and the agent broke the law fulfilling the request. How long until somebody tells a very capable agent "make money" with no further context? Cue scamming old people, fraud, hacking.

Stack Overflow drops to 1,442 questions in July, down 99% from 2014 peak in c/programming@programming.dev

[–] callous_trog@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 week ago

First AI came for those who answer questions, next it'll come for those who ask questions! Crazy how quickly the whole process is being automated away.

Stack Overflow drops to 1,442 questions in July, down 99% from 2014 peak in c/programming@programming.dev

[–] callous_trog@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ƿell ſpoken!