We pride ourselves on our journalism being actionable and having real-world impact. In 2024, we continued to do exactly that. Here are some examples 🧶👇
The hardest part is not getting an anonymous phone, but staying off the grid afterwards. Some golden rules:
A young entrepreneur created an AI tool to help public defenders process digital evidence like body cam footage. Now 65 public defender offices are using it. By Axios: https://www.axios.com/2024/11/08/ai-justicetext-public-defenders-tool
Trump’s reelection is almost certain to disrupt the future of reproductive rights in the U.S. Here are some meaningful measures to protect your privacy (and safety):
Meta is letting the US military and defense contractors use its Llama AI model for national security purposes. Via The Verge:
A parent or a friend just shared a social media post with misinfo about the election. Now sure what to do about it? This guide might be useful:
UPDATE: A new bill would force the Department of Veterans Affairs to overhaul its suicide prevention algorithm that favors White men.
Real-world violence can mean new revenue opportunities for Meta: the company saw a 450% increase in Israel-related ad dollars since the attack on October 7th.
Meta has cashed in millions from real-world violence through online advertising, including the war in Gaza and the attempted assassination of Trump. What we found:
Rather than having honest convos on AI, people have been sold the idea that the tech is inevitable, said Maywa Montenegro, an assistant professor at UC Santa Cruz. Because of that, she wrote an AI policy to her class, and got some interesting responses: