Links on Twitter: Google gets Slide, Slate gets Weigel, women get social

The first website went live exactly nineteen years ago today–on August 6th, 1991 http://j.mp/btnerO »

From jetpacks to roboservants: @Wired taps Will Ferrell to guide its "tour of tech that never took off" http://j.mp/a0tSAE »

"As the Slide team joins Google, we’ll be investing even more to make Google services socially aware…" http://j.mp/aHq2RP »

Sourcing, stories, conversation, community–and other merits of "coffeeshop newsrooms" http://j.mp/d8vstX »

Slate launches new blog today, written by @daveweigel http://j.mp/9bm8O9 »

What are Facebook’s social networking patents worth (besides $40 million)? http://j.mp/c04oCz »

In which computers tell the difference between fact and fiction http://j.mp/b2GyZQ (via @on_the_media) http://j.mp/b2GyZQ »

Women spend women 5.5 hours a month on social networking sites; men spend 4 http://j.mp/9UHhkD »

Renee DiResta, Abhiram Reddy, and Josh A. Goldstein

From shrimp Jesus to fake self-portraits, AI-generated images have become the latest form of social media spam

Within days of visiting the pages — and without commenting on, liking, or following any of the material — Facebook’s algorithm recommended reams of other AI-generated content.

Neel Dhanesha

What journalists and independent creators can learn from each other

“The question is not about the topics but how you approach the topics.”

Siwei Lyu and Yan Ju

Deepfake detection improves when using algorithms that are more aware of demographic diversity

“Our research addresses deepfake detection algorithms’ fairness, rather than just attempting to balance the data. It offers a new approach to algorithm design that considers demographic fairness as a core aspect.”