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>> Well, yeah. It's just I thought, you know, I don't know. Maybe the computer
would would do something to it or you know, like how computers like change things sometimes like it's like there's
it's like a glitch or oh ate my homework file or you know like um
>> what >> YouTube started rolling out that July
15th update that everyone thought was about demonetizing all AI content or
reaction channels, but no, that's all still fair game. The update was actually
about better identifying mass-produced and repetitious content, which as
pointed out by Garbage Day's Ryan Broadick, very often means AI slop, like
the videos posted by this account, which includes multiple reposts of AI baby
videos, which are reposted from another AI slop account. I don't know, maybe the
person who runs that channel actually had their baby accidentally launched
into space and this is their way of processing the trauma. Who can say? But
that account is gaining hundreds of thousands of subscribers every day. So,
it's a good thing YouTube is stepping in. The platform is making a minor
update to their repetitious content policy to make it clear that when they
say repetitious content, that means
content that is repetitive or mass- prodduced. You see, now when they said
repetitious, they meant repetitive. Why
do we have both of those words? And to make it extra clear that we're talking
about repetitious content, they're renaming the policy from the repetitious
content policy to the inauthentic content policy. I think an AI wrote
this. Great news, guys. Another company is jumping on the anti-PAM bandwagon,
too. And hilariously, it's Meta. They gave an update on their efforts to
combat spam, which they originally announced in April. Since then, they've
taken action on around 500,000 spammy
accounts and took down around 10 million
profiles impersonating notable people and brands, which is impressive because
Facebook doesn't seem to have gotten better at all. XAI says that Grock won't
do that whole Mecca Hitler thing anymore
or check to see what Elon said before giving its opinion on controversial
topics following some tweaks to the chatbot system prompt. And that's good
because Grock has got a prestigious new government job now in the form of a $200
million XAI contract with the Pentagon.
We need like a modern Ernest joins the military, but it's Grock. Please blow up
the comments if you get that reference so I don't feel 103 years old. XAI also
released a new companions feature for Grock, which lets you interact with 3D
avatars, including an anime girl with a not safe for work mode. Grock's Twitter
account advertised how that avatar Annie can speak Japanese, leading at least one
person to ask the important question of how this will help Japan have more
children. Something that's very important to Elon. Or it used to be, as
Grock admits, this might even exacerbate the issue. But but at least we're all
done with the Hitler thing. So Valve has delisted hundreds of adultonly games
from Steam after updating its developer rules to include a ban on content that
may violate the rules and standards set forth by Steam's payment processors,
which traditionally do not have genitals. So it makes sense. Payment
processor uh seems like games that are about uh sibling connections and
non-consensual stuff is is the main target of the ban wave. But overall, the
rules here are unclear. This being the first major restriction of adult content
on Steam since fully uncensored games were first allowed on the platform back
in 2018. Now, it's not necessarily related, but another big factor
contributing to content gating like this is the UK's online safety act going into
effect earlier this year, which has led Reddit to announce it will now verify
the age of its UK users and has forced other platforms into putting age checks
in place by the end of this month. Reddit insists it will only verify users
age, not identity. Although it does
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do anyways. Xbox games previously only available on console can now be streamed
to the Xbox PC app, but only by Xbox
insiders with a Game Pass Ultimate subscription and only for games that
they own. By which I mean games that they have purchased a license to use,
which could be revoked at any time. This is pretty cool. And also yet another
reason no one needs an actual Xbox console. Microsoft's mad that people
keep buying them. They're saying, "Ah, stop that. Get a PS5. It's better.
Google is updating search with upgraded models in AI mode and the ability to
call businesses on behalf of all users
in the US. This might seem familiar to you if you remember Google Duplex, a
feature of Google Assistant announced at the IO conference in 2018. The audience
loved it, but like Google Glass, it was a little ahead of its time. Now, it's
2025 and Google is also adding AI summaries to news stories in the home
feed of the Google app on iOS and Android, helpfully feeding you AI slop
before you've even searched anything. So, I think the time is right. The US
appears to be lifting restrictions on the sale of AI chips to China, according
to NVIDIA, who claimed the government has assured them that licenses will be
granted. Uh, good luck. Uh, and AMD also
said, "Oh, yeah, us too. Yeah, we're to we're count us in. Commerce Secretary
Howard Lutnik confirmed that this is all part of the trade deal with China in
exchange for exports of rare earth minerals to resume. Although with
Lutnik's track record, he may totally just be guessing is part of the China
deal. I think that's what they were saying. Major global automaker
Stellantis is ending development of its hydrogen-powered vehicles because the
infrastructure and technology just pose too many problems to solve compared to
EVs. Even considering how cool it would feel to be driving around a tiny wheeled
version of the Hindenburg. And even though that would still probably be
safer than stepping foot in a cyber truck. And a YouTuber is facing the
possibility of paying fines or going to jail for up to 3 years for covering
Android handhelds, which apparently constitutes promoting pirated
copyrighted materials by the Italian government. The YouTuber Once were nerd,
who is from Italy, which you can tell by the way that his shirt is, had officials
show up at his home in April and seize more than 30 Android consoles made by
companies like Anne Bernick and Anne Bernick, I don't know. The issue appears
to be that many of these handhelds sometimes come with micro SD cards
pre-filled with copyrighted ROMs, which is piracy. But I mean, come on. An
Italian pirate. What would that even sound like? Y misimo.
Prepare to walk the plank after you taste me mommy's spicy meatballs. Like
they'd give you a good last meal first. Hey, that was the last meal of this
episode. But thankfully, in all likelihood, you will still be alive on
Friday. So come on back for more tech news. And hey, maybe I'll whip up some
of me mama's spicy meatballs, too. You know, just for me though, because
this is a video.