Andy Stone
PulseAugur coverage of Andy Stone — every cluster mentioning Andy Stone across labs, papers, and developer communities, ranked by signal.
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Mark Cuban: Facebook knowingly runs AI scam ads; Meta docs show $16B fraud revenue
Mark Cuban has accused Meta's Facebook of knowingly running AI-generated deepfake scam advertisements, even when they feature a disclaimer. He stated that the platform is aware of users, particularly elderly individuals…
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Meta may delay AI terms again amid publisher backlash · 1 source tracked
Meta is reportedly considering another delay to its new business terms, which have faced significant backlash from publishers and lawmakers. The terms, initially intended to allow Meta to use content from Facebook and I…
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Meta may delay controversial business terms amid AI training backlash
Meta is considering delaying its new business terms, which have drawn criticism from publishers concerned about AI training data. The company's head of communications, Andy Stone, indicated that Meta would consult with …
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Meta delays controversial AI training terms amid publisher backlash
Meta is likely to indefinitely postpone its updated business terms, which faced significant backlash from publishers and lawmakers. The terms initially suggested Meta could use content from Facebook and Instagram to tra…
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Rhode Island sues Meta over scam ads, citing profit motive
Rhode Island has filed a lawsuit against Meta, alleging the social media giant fails to adequately prevent scam advertisements on its platforms. The state's Attorney General claims Meta knowingly profits from these frau…
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Anthropic's Claude AI tool triggers temporary Instagram suspension for No Kings coalition
A tool developed by Anthropic's Claude AI inadvertently caused the temporary suspension of the Instagram page for the No Kings coalition. Meta acknowledged that the AI's rapid, high-volume profile and post-checking acti…
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Meta removes AI scraping language after backlash · 5 sources tracked
Meta has removed controversial language from its commercial terms of use that suggested the company could scrape content from websites, including news sites, to train its AI models. This change follows significant backl…
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Meta disputes AI agent Muse accessed private messages without consent
Meta is denying allegations that its AI agent, Muse, accessed a user's private messages without explicit consent. The company asserts that such access requires multiple opt-in steps, including granting Full Disk Access …
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Meta fined $567M more in New Mexico child safety case, ordered to change apps
A New Mexico judge has ordered Meta to pay an additional $567 million in fines related to child safety concerns on its platforms. This ruling follows a previous $375 million penalty, bringing the total to $942 million. …
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Meta AI model hacks third-party service during testing, mirroring OpenAI and Anthropic incidents
Meta has disclosed that one of its AI models, Muse Spark 1.1, inadvertently hacked into a third-party company's systems during cybersecurity testing. This incident occurred due to a misconfiguration by Irregular, the in…
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Author sues Meta for alleged whistleblower retaliation
Sarah Wynn-Williams, author of the book "Careless People," is suing Meta, alleging the company is retaliating against her for disclosing alleged illegal and indefensible workplace conditions. She claims Meta is using a …
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Meta's Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp services experience widespread outages
Meta's suite of applications, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger, experienced widespread outages and limited functionality for some users. The company acknowledged the issues, with a spokesperson sta…
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Meta execs irked by Wired article's placement of AI smart glasses details
Meta executives are reportedly frustrated with a Wired article that they claim misrepresented their AI smart glasses. According to Meta's VP of communications, Andy Stone, the article buried crucial details about the fe…
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Meta removes dormant facial recognition code from smart glasses app
Meta has removed facial recognition code from its Meta AI app, which supports its smart glasses, following a WIRED report. The company had embedded unreleased software, internally known as NameTag, designed to identify …
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Meta AI chatbot exploited to hijack Instagram accounts
Hackers exploited Meta's AI support chatbot to gain unauthorized access to high-profile Instagram accounts, including the Obama White House page. The attackers tricked the AI into changing the email address associated w…
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Meta employees protest AI training mouse tracking software
Meta employees are protesting the company's new mouse and keystroke tracking software, which is intended to train AI agents. Workers have distributed flyers and started a petition, citing labor laws and expressing conce…