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More on responsibly using LLMs for journalism -> https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/insider/jeffrey-epstein-files-documents.html?unlocked_article_code=1.L1A.kB27.eHaxpXZlcAPZ&smid=url-share
Stunning reporting from NYT: Meta plans to add facial recognition to its smart classes
Meta’s internal memo said the political tumult in the United States was good timing for the feature’s release.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/technology/meta-facial-recognition-smart-glasses.html
New: Researchers found a clever way to reveal AI biases, like the states with the laziest people, or the cities with the best pizza. Look up your city
The researchers systematically asked an LLM to compare two places, for every combination, resulting in the scores we visualized. Check out the full dataset and paper, by Francisco W. Kerche Matthew Zook and Mark Graham.
Sadly Geoffrey A. Fowler was among the hundreds of journalists that The Post laid off last week. A massive loss. But he is continuing his coverage in a newly launched newsletter. Give that a follow!