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Congress Fast-Tracks Controversial Anti-NCII Law, But Privacy Advocates Warn of Blowback

April 29, 2025 by Edward Silha

A bill designed to curb the spread of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII), whether real or AI-generated, is on the brink of becoming law. Known as the Take It Down Act, the legislation commands online platforms to delete such material within 48 hours of being notified by victims. It’s expected to clear the House of Representatives and head swiftly to the White House, where President Donald Trump has pledged to sign it into law, aligning with First Lady Melania Trump’s strong support.

Backed by survivors of digital abuse—many of them minors—the law has stirred intense emotion and urgency on Capitol Hill. Their advocacy spotlighted the devastating impact of fake sexual content and revenge porn, which can proliferate across the internet in minutes, leaving permanent scars on victims. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog, Tech In General Tagged With: deepfake legislation, digital privacy, Donald Trump, Electronic Frontier Foundation, encryption, free speech, NCII, online censorship, Take It Down Act, tech regulation

AI Fails Office Test: Your Job Is Safe (For Now)

April 27, 2025 by Edward Silha

If you’ve been losing sleep over the idea of AI replacing you at work, you can relax — your job is safe, at least for now. It’s not that artificial intelligence doesn’t have ambitions; it’s just that it’s nowhere near capable enough to pull it off.

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University recently ran a fascinating — and unintentionally hilarious — experiment. They created a mock software company entirely staffed by AI “agents,” which are essentially autonomous AI programs designed to complete tasks independently.

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Filed Under: AI, Blog, Tech In General Tagged With: AI, AI limitations, AI research, artificial intelligence, Carnegie Mellon, future of work, job security, office culture, tech experiments, workplace automation

New Grads, Meet the Algorithm: How AI and a Wobbly Economy Are Reshaping Your First Job Hunt

April 24, 2025 by Edward Silha

For college seniors eagerly anticipating that first step onto the career ladder, reality is hitting like a brick wall. The tech jobs they studied for? Drying up. Entry-level finance and consulting gigs? Not what they used to be. Even internships are getting scarce. Blame a shaky economy, cautious employers, and a new coworker who doesn’t need coffee breaks: generative AI.

Openings for junior software engineers have dropped significantly, with large tech firms proudly touting AI’s ability to make human workers “more efficient” — a phrase that sounds suspiciously like “more replaceable.” Some companies have even flirted with slashing starting salaries, convinced that AI can shoulder a chunk of the workload previously reserved for fresh recruits.

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Filed Under: AI, Blog, Tech In General Tagged With: AI, career advice, college graduates, economic uncertainty, entry-level jobs, Gen Z, hiring trends, job market, remote internships, tech industry layoffs

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