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“Our customers lost money because of this issue” People often ask why we focus the majority of our data processing pipeline on open source models. This is why. OpenAI screwed up big time yesterday - gpt4o stopped following instructions, even on a version pinned model! Yikes! OpenAI has yet to admit to anything or release a statement. Stable open weights never looked so appealing. I hope the people in this thread (link in comments ????) learned their lesson - OpenAI is not reliable, they care more about milking cash out of their infra than maintaining a stable product for your business!

From the latest technology news to Super Bowl commercials (aka Matthew McConaughey's stupid dinner in the rain), there’s a lot of hype right now around AI agents. Unlike chatbots, these autonomous AI systems can perform complex tasks across platforms and promise to revolutionize industries—including media. I’m excited about agentic AI... but really worried at the same time. You should be too. Here's why. ?? The Opportunity: AI agents can streamline workflows, from managing commercial pre-empts to real-time newsroom fact-checking. Productivity will soar. ?? The Concern: If AI takes over too much, what happens to human workers? Tech leaders like OpenAI's Sam Altman are already exploring universal basic income as a solution to keep sections of humanity from destabilizing. What does Altman know that we don't? Media companies must also prepare for this AI-dominated future ourselves. How will agentic workflows change journalism, production and content creation? How can media organizations adapt to remain relevant and sustainable? Read more in today's featured article on TVNewsCheck. Thank you Rick Ducey, Robert Caulk, and Kurt Christopher for sharing your insights! Article link below.?? ARTICLE LINK: https://lnkd.in/eC27rb7H #AIagents #AI #basicincome #universalbasicincome #SamAltman, #OpenResearch #jobdisplacement #AItechnology #mediaindustry #billionaires #workforceautomation #economicimpactofAI #societalchange, #OpenAI #ChatGPT

The EU is cracking down on DeepSeek's Chinese Chat platform. But don't forget that DeepSeek's model can be (and is) hosted outside of China as well (e.g. Fireworks.ai, HuggingFace) - where "espionage" on the data would have nothing to do with China, and more to do with the country/company where the model is being hosted. Link to full story in the comments ?? #deepseek #crackdown #ban #AIban #chinese #china #ccp

How many organizations have fought with trump during the past 10 days? The Trump admin is really stirring the pot right now...they are fighting with at least 5 different organizations. Let's go Newsplunking, Share-Link in the comments ?? #news #llm #investigative #analytical #newsplunker #ainews #transparency #citation #trump #department #education #congress

Voir's Super Bowl LIX Forecast is in, my apologies to any of the Eagles fans out there ?? share-link in the comments ?? #superbowl #prediction #forecast #chiefs #eagles #philadelphia #kansascity

Have you deleted DeepSeek (yet)? In just the last few weeks, millions of Americans downloaded the new AI app DeepSeek, including journalists. Now experts are advising caution, especially for newsrooms that might be testing and experimenting with the app’s features using personal devices. Key Concerns: ? Data privacy risks under Chinese law ?? ???? ?? ? Potential for information manipulation (yikes!) ?? ? Extensive data collection, including keystroke patterns ????? ? Recent security breaches exposing user data ?? So, what should media companies do? My latest article for #TVNewsCheck includes recommendations from industry experts specifically for news-based organizations. ?????? https://lnkd.in/eWu7sWEG Special thanks to Ian Eck from Pickaxe, Matt Pearl from Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Trevor Wiseman from Griffin Media, Dr. Elin T?rnquist from Emergent Methods, and Joshua Brandau from Nota for sharing their insights for our industry. How many people in your newsroom still have the DeepSeek app installed? Has your IT dept blocked the URL? Or... is DeepSeek R1 not a major concern for your company? #AIinMedia #DataPrivacy #JournalismEthics #MediaTech #InformationSecurity #AIEthics #MediaLeadership #TechNews #DigitalSafety #AIJournalism #DeepSeek #ChinaAI #DataSecurity #TVNewsCheck #DigitalNewsTools #AIJournalismRisks #MediaTechPolicy #InformationWarfare #AIBiasInNews #MediaDataProtection #FutureOfNewsrooms #AIDisruptionInMedia

Check it out, our CEO, Robert Caulk hopped on a geek out with Nicolay Christopher Gerold on the How AI Is Built podcast, where they went deep on context engineering, data structuring (especially with Qdrant), and internet slop. #llm #rag #news #contextengineering

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