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Meta to train AI on Newsmax content amid election lawsuit history

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Meta plans to use content from the far-right media outlet Newsmax to train its AI models. This content includes archived material related to the 2020 election, which previously led to lawsuits against Newsmax by Smartmatic and Dominion. These lawsuits were settled for over $100 million combined. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about AI models learning from potentially biased or misleading content, impacting the reliability of AI-generated information.

RANK_REASON Article discusses a company's decision to use specific media content for AI training, which has implications for misinformation and AI ethics, but does not announce a new product or research.

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Meta to train AI on Newsmax content amid election lawsuit history

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🫠 Meta will train its AI on far-right media outlet ｢ Newsmax was ultimately sued by both Smartmatic and Dominion. The cases were settled for over $100 million c

    🫠 Meta will train its AI on far-right media outlet ｢ Newsmax was ultimately sued by both Smartmatic and Dominion. The cases were settled for over $100 million combined after judges issued several rulings favorable to the plaintiffs. The 2020 election coverage that resulted in the…

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