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Below is a list of all the correct answers to this week’s quiz, along with links to the actual news stories behind the quiz’s questions.
- Last week, users of the social site Tumblr began complaining that their content was receiving limited visibility for what reason?
Correct answer: Posts were incorrectly being flagged as “mature content.”
Link to article: Tumblr’s content filtering systems have been falsely flagging posts as “mature” – Users blame AI
- On Friday we learned that Meta is in talks to purchase Play AI. What is the company’s main product?
Correct answer: Voice cloning technology.
Link to article: Meta in talks to acquire voice cloning startup Play AI
- Last week Anthropic said that nearly all AI models will do what to keep from being shut down?
Correct answer: Blackmail the engineers in charge.
Link to article: Anthropic says most AI models, not just Claude, will resort to blackmail
- On Friday it was reported that OpenAI has hired the entire team behind the startup Crossing Minds. What does Crossing Minds do?
Correct answer: Provides AI recommendation systems to e-commerce businesses.
Link to article: OpenAI hires team behind AI recommendation startup Crossing Minds
- Last week, Facebook announced that it’s making what change to its video policy?
Correct answer: All videos will be shared as reels, regardless of length.
Link to article: Facebook announces that all videos on its platform will soon be shared as reels
- On Thursday, TechCrunch reported that this billionaire is courting Trump, now that POTUS’s divorce with Musk is all but finalized.
Correct answer: Jeff Bezos
Link to article: Jeff Bezos is reportedly courting Trump after public spat with Musk
- Late last week, the company behind Snapchat announced that its acquiring Saturn, which produces what?
Correct answer: A calendar app for high school and college students.
Link to article: Snap is acquiring Saturn, a calendar app used at thousands of high schools
- What is Offerwall, which Google officially launched on Thursday?
Correct answer: A new tool that allows publishers to generate revenue without relying on ads.
Link to article: As AI kills search traffic Google launches Offerwall to boost publisher revenue
- On Monday, we learned that Amazon has instituted what change?
Correct answer: That it’s doubling the amount of ads on Prime Video–to 7 minutes per hour.
Link to article: Amazon Ramps Up Enshittification With Even More Ads On Prime Video
- On Thursday, EFF reported this about Hungary’s upcoming Gay Pride celebrations?
Correct answer: They’ve criminalized Pride marches and will use facial recognition technology to identify participants.
Link to article: Ahead of Budapest Pride, EFF and 46 Organizations Call on European Commission to Defend Fundamental Rights in Hungary