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Journalist, content creator, communicator, tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor

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This story is amazing! There's one source -- quoted in the Guardian, BBC, Newsweek et al -- who runs a sex-toy company called Peaches and Screams and provides quotes on everything from how to walk your dog to how to change your pillow.

Via @robwaugh.bsky.social

pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d...

14.04.2025 13:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 27 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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How AI โ€œexpert sourcesโ€ have duped journalists and four tips on how to avoid being the next victim When it comes to doing interviews, I always tell students they need to do them in person.ย  In response, they often look at me like Iโ€™m asking them to use a teletype machine or some semโ€ฆ

How AI โ€œexpert sourcesโ€ have duped journalists and four tips on how to avoid being the next victim. (h/t @robwaugh.bsky.social for an awesome story)

dynamicsofwriting.com/2025/04/16/h...

16.04.2025 12:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Virtual reality: The widely-quoted media experts who are not what they seem Press Gazette investigation into the widely-quoted national media experts who either do not exist, or whose credentials have not been checked.

Virtual reality: The widely-quoted media experts who are not what they seem

great reporting from @pressgazette.co.uk @dominicponsford.bsky.social @robwaugh.bsky.social

pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d...

09.04.2025 10:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

With TikTok shutting down I am taking all my video content back to Plurk

16.01.2025 15:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 229 ๐Ÿ” 14 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Great list and good to see Cold Sweat in there!

04.01.2025 16:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐—ข๐Ÿฏ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฑ% ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—–-๐—”๐—š๐—œ.

OpenAI did not disclose this in the video. Sam said they didnโ€™t target the test.

Never trust a staged demo.
Never trust a product you havenโ€™t tried.
Never trust OpenAI.

21.12.2024 22:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 389 ๐Ÿ” 55 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25 ๐Ÿ“Œ 15

What's truly insane is that once AI fully drowns the internet in shit, they will sell us a new AI search engine to navigate the turd oceans

20.12.2024 09:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The proofreading tool in Google Docs just told me to change 'such as' to 'like'. Clearly this AI has never worked on a newspaper

03.12.2024 14:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The gen alpha/brainrot slang is out of control: my children are singing a song that goes, 'Last rizzmas, I gave you my gyatt'

02.12.2024 10:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Very good

28.11.2024 22:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Very true!

18.11.2024 14:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Many years ago when they were both at drama school, before he acquired the red nose and the slightly alarming demeanour

18.11.2024 14:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just testing this thing out with a fun fact. I know someone who went on a date with CBeebies icon Mr Tumble

18.11.2024 14:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0