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LinkedIn is taking aim at AI-generated noise with a feature that lets users flag posts as, quote, AI slop. The move is part of a broader platform effort to clean up feeds increasingly cluttered with machine-generated filler. It's a blunt instrument, but it signals that professional networks are finally feeling pressure to act.
Meanwhile, a quieter but more structural argument is gaining traction in security circles. Rather than building ever-smarter deepfake detectors, some researchers are asking whether we should redesign verification systems so that synthetic media simply can't do damage in the first place. It's a shift from reactive to preventive thinking, and it could reshape how we approach digital trust entirely.
And on a lighter note, the puzzle game Lumines, a genuine classic from the original PlayStation Portable, has arrived on iOS and Android. The remastered version includes a free trial, giving a whole new generation of players a chance to lose track of time to hypnotic blocks and a pulsing soundtrack. Some things age remarkably well.
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