Snapchat, the messaging platform by Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy and Reggie Brown, reached a milestone with more than 3 million users of its paid plan, Snapchat+. The social media app, admired by many celebrities, can be used for various industries, such as businesses, education, and the arts. New features have been and continue to be added, including custom notification sounds, chat wallpapers, gifting plans, an AI Chatbot and more. 57 percent of Snapchat+ users come from the United States; 10 percent from the U.K; 5 percent from Saudi Arabia, Australia, and Canada. Verizon users will soon be able to purchase Snapchat+ through the +Play subscription store.
Deepfakes are becoming increasingly accessible, allowing anyone to place an image or video of someone without their consent onto the body of a porn actor. As the tech spreads, Noelle Martin and other advocates fight for legal protection and removal of explicit content, calling for a global solution amid fears of deeper harms to primarily women. Join in the fight and take action against nonconsensual deepfake porn.
. OpenAI, the leading artificial intelligence research laboratory, have unveiled their latest technology: ChatGPT. 'Jailbreaking' the chatbot gives users the power to ask anything, however, this poses potential danger in regards to the safety of users, given that it can also be used to spread misinformation or false claims. It is essential to remember that ChatGPT is an AI and follows user instructions, thus, caution is needed when dealing with this technology. Mhairi Aitken, an ethics fellow, emphasises that there are no hidden abilities or thought processes, and developer mode should only be enabled in a responsible manner.
Explore the evolution of tech policy from Obama's optimism to Harris's vision at the Democratic National Convention. What's next for Democrats in tech?