Isabelle Bousquette / Wall Street Journal:
An AI-generated TikTok parody of reality series Love Island, called Fruit Love Island, averaged 10M+ views across its first 21 episodes after debuting last week  —  ‘Fruit Love Island’ averages over 10 million views for each of its episodes  —  A new viral dating show featuring sexy …

Lulu Garcia-Navarro / New York Times:
Q&A with YouTube CEO Neal Mohan on the platform's dominance, its impact on kids, the suspension and reinstatement of Trump's YouTube account, AI slop, and more  —  YouTube is now the leading way Americans watch video.  Its audience is young; an astonishing 90 percent of American teenagers are on the platform.

John Burn-Murdoch / Financial Times:
Analysis: while social media rewards sensationalism and inflammatory content, LLMs guide people away from extreme positions and towards expert-aligned stances  —  Large language models elevate expert consensus and moderate views, in sharp contrast to social platforms © FT montage/Getty Images …

Stanford University:
A study of 11 leading LLMs finds the models more agreeable than humans when giving interpersonal advice, affirming users' behavior even when harmful or illegal  —  What does it mean to be reasonable?  —  PreferencesShow me... Faculty/Staff Student  —  Along with Stanford news and stories, show me:

Financial Times:
Vinod Khosla says AI is accelerating a shift of wealth and power away from workers, and an income tax overhaul in the US could offset voter fears about job loss  —  Vinod Khosla says voter fears over technology causing job losses will shape upcoming US elections