Discord is switching to expiring links for files shared off-platform
- Discord is changing its approach to file hosting in an effort to crack down on malware.
- It will also work to curb the wider use of Discord as an unofficial file hosting service.
- According to BleepingComputer, the platform will start to use temporary file links that will expire after 24 hours for user content shared outside of Discord.
- A spokesperson for Discord has said the switch will help their safety team to “restrict access to flagged content, and generally reduce the amount of malware distributed”.
- This change is expected to go into effect by the end of the year.
- For more, please visit the Engadget’s website.
Musk says his new AI chatbot has ‘a little humour’
- Elon Musk has launched an AI chatbot called Grok on his social media site X (formerly Twitter) after only two months of training.
- Mr Musk boasted that Grok “loves sarcasm” and would answer questions with “a little humour”.
- The AI chatbot has access to up-to-date information from the X platform.
- Early signs suggest the chatbot suffers from similar problems to other AI tools.
- On X, Mr Musk posted a demonstration of how Grok would respond to being asked how to make cocaine.
- Grok responded with, “just a moment while I pull up the recipe… because I’m totally going to help you with that”, and listed generalised rather than useable information, alongside sarcastic suggestions, before warning against the idea.
- The feature is only available for select users currently in beta format.
- For more, please visit the BBC News website.
Queen’s University says swastika incident ‘did not happen’ on campus
- The university issued a statement on Friday in response to comments made by the government’s independent advisor on antisemitism, Lord Mann.
- Lord Mann said the incident happened after the student wore a Jewish religious symbol around their neck.
- He questioned the university’s statement that was posted on social media, stating: “How do they know where this hasn’t happened? The simple answer is that they do not know,”
- Queens University have encouraged anyone that is aware of or has been affected by any anti-Semitic behaviour to engage with the university and the PSNI directly.
- For more, please visit the BBC News website.
