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Last December, I was a UX researcher waiting to hear back from an AI training platform. I had applied for research roles at Mercor, done the interviews, and then sat in a queue for weeks. To pass the time I compared every platform that pays experts to train AI models, and every site that claimed…

As AI-generated content becomes easier to produce and harder to distinguish from human writing, digital platforms face a growing challenge: curbing low-value, synthetic content without treating all uses of AI as harmful

It’s roughly 45 seconds into the clip when the salient point is revealed: “This ad was created with AI.”

Some checkout-intercept and referral tools may be billing brands for demand they already had. Here is the math, what recent reporting and litigation allege, and the 30-day test that shows how much of your growth is yours.

backed company OnVibe helps boost social media engagement with relevant content, in-depthinsights and tailored strategies with a conversational, AI-driven platform built for business owners

As small businesses turn to generative AI for labels, menus and advertising, an Omaha-area graphic designer says the technology is reducing opportunities for human creatives.

Inundated with AI-generated responses to industry outreach efforts, agencies are considering how to best address the growing challenge. 

Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke says AI has produced a new kind of lazy work at his company, where employees generate too much and leave coworkers to check it.

Not always, Shopify CEO Tobias Ltke said during an interview on “The Knowledge Project” podcast, released on Tuesday. His take: AI helps employees produce more material, more quickly without taking responsibility for whether it is useful or correct.

LinkedIn’s Chief Product Officer Hari Srinivasan says more than a million people have used its new “seems like AI slop” feedback option within the first two weeks of rollout. The company framed the control as a way for members to shape what they personally see, not as a punitive reporting channel.