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Internal safety experts at OpenAI have publicly opposed the launch of a new “adult mode” for ChatGPT, questioning the company’s ability to keep minors from accessing explicit content. The dissent follows the departure of a senior safety executive who had opposed the feature, and a second former staff member who warned parents not to rely on OpenAI’s assurances. A recent bug that let minors see graphic erotica further fuels concerns, prompting OpenAI to pledge a monitoring plan while critics remain skeptical about its effectiveness. Weiterlesen

At Meta Connect in San Francisco, three new smart‑glass models were unveiled, but live demonstrations stumbled. Cooking influencer Jack Mancuso’s query to a Ray‑Ban Meta device went unanswered, and a WhatsApp video call between CTO Andrew Bosworth and CEO Mark Zuckerberg failed. Bosworth later clarified on Instagram that the glitches stemmed from a mismanaged surge of device traffic that overwhelmed a development server and a display‑sleep bug, not the venue’s Wi‑Fi. He emphasized that the products remain functional despite the demo hiccups. Weiterlesen

Meta's Chief Technology Officer, Andrew Bosworth, detailed the technical mishaps that disrupted the company's recent smart‑glasses showcase. A live cooking demo suffered a massive traffic overload that effectively DDoS'd Meta's own servers, while a separate video‑call demonstration failed due to an unexpected display‑sleep bug. Bosworth clarified that the issues were software‑related, not hardware defects, and confirmed that the problems have been resolved ahead of broader product rollout. Weiterlesen