Richardson described the reversal as a rule change at 'the 11th hour' that left a room of supporters stunned and forced the company back into private status despite having, in his telling, followed the playbook.
Along the way, I've done what I think a lot of AI power users eventually wind up doing: I've gone into the personalization and settings and told the chatbot to be neutral, direct, and just-the-facts. I don't want a chatbot that tells me "That is a brilliant idea!" every time I explore a tweak to my business strategy. They're not all brilliant, I assure you. And I don't want a lecture about how if I truly have shoulder issues I should see a "real" physical therapist. I'm an adult. I'm not outsourcing my judgment to a robot.
When Stephen Colbert asked the Oscar-winning performer and writer how she felt about "the coming AI revolution," Thompson didn't hold back: "Intense irritation." Her target? Microsoft Word's Copilot feature, which constantly offers to rewrite her work. "When I've written something and put it into a Word document, it's constantly saying, 'Would you like me to rewrite that for you?'" Thompson said.
DuckDuckGo has released a new setting that allows users to hide AI-generated images, aligning with its philosophy of being 'private, useful, and optional.' This feature empowers users to filter content based on personal preferences, ensuring they can curate their search experience, whether they want AI-generated images visible or filtered out.
The same origin paradigm is simple but devastating: Every website and app exists in its own completely isolated universe, preventing direct data sharing.
"Screenshots are the most universal method of capturing digital information... It's this portable data format... there's nothing else that's quite so portable that you can move between any piece of software."
