Hacker News with Generative AI: Community Impact

Tell HN: Effects of the front page on a non-profit (ycombinator.com)
A few days ago I posted Vets Who Code[0] on HN[1]. It got put into the second chance pool and made the front page yesterday.
Hacker News, Non-Profit, Community Impact
17 points by mooreds 23 days ago | 1 comments
Crawlers impact the operations of the Wikimedia projects (wikimedia.org)
Since the beginning of 2024, the demand for the content created by the Wikimedia volunteer community – especially for the 144 million images, videos, and other files on Wikimedia Commons – has grown significantly. In this post, we’ll discuss the reasons for this trend and its impact.
Wikimedia, Content Consumption, Community Impact
9 points by ColinWright 24 days ago | 0 comments
The racist AI deepfake that fooled and divided a community (bbc.co.uk)
When an audio clip appeared to show a local school principal making derogatory comments, it went viral online, sparked death threats against the educator and sent ripples through a suburb outside the city of Baltimore. But it was soon exposed as a fake, manipulated by artificial intelligence - so why do people still believe it’s real?
Artificial Intelligence, Fake News, Racism, Community Impact, Ethics
34 points by cmsefton 203 days ago | 21 comments
The racist AI deepfake that fooled and divided a community (bbc.com)
When an audio clip appeared to show a local school principal making derogatory comments, it went viral online, sparked death threats against the educator and sent ripples through a suburb outside the city of Baltimore. But it was soon exposed as a fake, manipulated by artificial intelligence - so why do people still believe it’s real?
Artificial Intelligence, Deepfakes, Racism, Social Media, Community Impact
36 points by dabinat 203 days ago | 14 comments
Addiction Activists Say They're 'Reducing Harm' Locals Say They're Causing It (thefp.com)
Addiction, Activism, Community Impact, Local Issues, Controversy
16 points by Jimmc414 377 days ago | 22 comments