Podcast: AI Slop Summer

We start this week with Jason’s couple of stories about how the Chicago Sun-Times printed a summer guide that was basically all AI-generated. Jason spoke to the person behind it. After the break, a bunch of documents show that schools were simply not ready for AI. In the subscribers-only section, we chat all about Star…

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OnlyFans Will Start Checking Criminal Records. Creators Say That’s a Terrible Idea

OnlyFans will start running background checks on people signing up as content creators, the platform’s CEO recently announced.  As reported by adult industry news outlet XBIZ, OnlyFans CEO Keily Blair announced the partnership in a LinkedIn post. Blair doesn’t say in the post when the checks will be implemented, whether all types of criminal convictions…

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Union Warns Professors About Posting In the ‘Current Climate’

A union that represents university professors and other academics published a guide on Wednesday tailored to help its members navigate social media during the “current climate.” The advice? Lock down your social media accounts, expect anything you post will be screenshotted, and keep things positive. The document ends with links to union provided trauma counseling…

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