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AI Is Learning From Your Social Posts

Plus: Why We Need to Control AI Agents Now

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Sam Siam
July 03, 2024

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AI is transforming everything, including scams. From voice cloning to personalized phishing and deepfake blackmail, scammers are using AI to enhance their tricks. Learn about the latest AI-driven scams and how to protect yourself. Stay vigilant against voice clones pretending to be loved ones, personalized spam emails, identity fraud, and deepfake threats.

Automated bots are about to become everywhere, potentially causing major disruptions. Remember the 2010 "flash crash," where trading bots wiped out $1 trillion in value? That was just a taste of what AI agents acting on their own can do.

AI agents can turn plain-language goals into real-world actions, from helping with customer service to causing widespread damage. As they start running indefinitely and interacting with the world on their own, we need urgent regulations and oversight to prevent chaos.

Whenever you post a comment on Reddit, answer coding questions on Stack Overflow, or share a photo on Facebook or Instagram, you’re unknowingly helping to train AI models. This means your contributions are making AI smarter and more conversational.

These platforms are now struggling to balance the benefits of AI advancements with user privacy and satisfaction. Stack Overflow, for example, has seen a surge in AI-generated answers, leading to mixed reactions from its community. Reddit is also grappling with the influx of AI-generated content, leaving moderators to decide what should stay and what should go.

Cloudflare just rolled out a game-changing feature to stop AI companies from scraping your website content. This no-code tool, available to both free and paid users of Cloudflare's CDN, uses advanced AI to detect and block bots trying to lift your content. Even when bots try to disguise themselves as regular browsers, Cloudflare's system catches on. Plus, the tool updates in real-time to keep up with new scraping techniques and lets you report any new bots you encounter. This is a big win for anyone looking to protect their digital content from unauthorized AI use.

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Andreessen Horowitz is all-in on crypto, betting big on its potential beyond scams and speculation. This spring, the VC firm hosted its Crypto Startup Accelerator, providing $500,000 in funding, 10 weeks of intensive training, and access to top resources for 25 promising startups. As these founders gathered in London, a16z aimed to prove that crypto can redefine the tech landscape and deliver era-defining software businesses.

The Bittensor (TAO) blockchain has been placed in "safe mode" after massive wallet thefts totaling $19.2 million. The Opentensor Foundation halted all transactions to investigate the breaches, affecting the network's operations and causing a significant drop in TAO's market value. With the blockchain paused for at least 24 hours, the team is working to identify the root cause and secure the network.

Rumors are swirling again about cryptocurrency integration in Grand Theft Auto 6, thanks to a viral tweet claiming Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDT support. However, Rockstar Games has not confirmed any crypto involvement in the game. While the hype continues, no official announcements have been made, leaving fans to speculate until the game's anticipated 2025 release.

With the 2024 U.S. presidential elections approaching, decentralized prediction markets like Polymarket are booming. These platforms let users bet on political outcomes using blockchain technology, offering a chance to profit from their predictions. Discover how these markets work, the current trends, and how you can get involved in this rapidly growing space. Learn about the most popular bets, including the odds on Biden and Trump, and see how public sentiment is shaping up in these high-stakes predictions.

MARKETING

Meta is at it again, this time testing ads right in your Facebook notifications. Yep, you read that right—ads popping up alongside your regular alerts, with no way to opt out. These "Sponsored" notifications have started appearing for some Android users, and they don't even seem targeted. It's a frustrating change that could in our opinion clutter your notifications even more.

Google's Gary Illyes recently shed light on the frustrating "crawled but not indexed" errors. This issue, where Google crawls a page but doesn’t index it, has several causes. In an interview from the SERP Conf 2024, Illyes offered insights that can potentially help debug and fix these errors. Here's the full breakdown.

Learn how AI models like ChatGPT are changing search behaviors, how Google is responding with AI summaries, and why it's crucial for founders to adapt their strategies. Discover the new era of Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and how it can help your business thrive in the evolving digital landscape.

Performance marketing is evolving, and staying ahead means knowing the latest trends. From the rise of podcasts and the direct-to-consumer shift to the booming influencer marketing industry, discover how these trends are shaping digital marketing strategies for the year ahead.

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