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GenAI Used for Complex Search Questions: Dept of the Obvious

Meanwhile, Jamie from our Department of the Obvious, shares a pair of studies about GenAI. The first, from SEO agency HigherVisibility, finds that people use GenAI search for complex questions and conventional search for simple ones.  The second, from academics funded by Microsoft, finds that people with more trust in AI put less effort into checking its results and worries extensive AI use may result in the loss of skills needed to work without it.

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Senate Committee Passes Bill Limiting Teen Use of Social Media

February 11, 2025

Meanwhile, a Senate Committee has passed a bill which requires social media companies to estimate users’ ages and use their findings to block accounts for children under 13 and not use algorithms to recommend content for users under 17.  Prospects in the full Senate and House are uncertain but the bill does have bipartisan support.  The bill faces similar Constitution obstacles as the Texas law, but, then again, the Constitution ain’t what it used to be.

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UK claims right to access encrypted Apple user data

February 11, 2025

The UK Home Office has cited the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA) to justify its claim it has a right to back-door access to the encrypted data of Apple users worldwide. This, which Privacy International has called an “unprecedented attack” that would set a “damaging precedent,” is similar to previous requests for back door access other governments have made and that Apple has refused.

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