Alys Brooks
Freelance writer, reporter, and developer. she/her/hers. @transjournalists.org member. @MarquetteU alumna. Words @rewirenewsgroup.com, CapTimes, Door County Knock
- While guardrails based on the model itself interpreting the message are inherently unreliable, it’s striking how poor a job xAI does even when reporters try to activate them. (Also, because I suspect people might wonder: The reporters used photos of themselves and each other in the testing.)
- New: Together with colleagues I’ve been testing Grok. The chatbot still produces sexualized images — even when told the subjects don’t consent. even when told the photos will be used for public humiliation. even when told the subjects are survivors of abuse. www.reuters.com/business/des...
- Small correction: this should say X and xAI, as they are separate entities.
- My piece, published last week, looked at the communities that trans people built online over the years across various protocols, platforms and technologies. I'm grateful to moderators and administrators who spoke to me for the piece! www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
