Wednesday, October 02, 2024

Interesting. It’s not just physical or financial harm?

https://natlawreview.com/article/damages-social-media-lawsuits-understanding-psychological-and-financial-effects

Damages in Social Media Lawsuits: Understanding the Psychological and Financial Effects of Social Media Harm

Social media harm is a significant concern for users of all ages. However, studies have identified particular mental health concerns among children and teens who use social media platforms, and social media companies are now facing social media addiction lawsuits across the country from families who are grappling with the effects of social media harm.

These lawsuits are important for a couple of reasons. First, if successful, they will ensure that companies like Meta (Facebook and Instagram), Google (YouTube), ByteDance (TikTok), and Snap (Snapchat) are held accountable for developing and promoting high-risk online social media platforms. Second, they provide families of young users affected by social media harm the opportunity to recover just compensation. This includes not only compensation for the direct out-of-pocket costs they incur, but compensation for the psychological effects their children experience due to their social media use as well. 





Perspective. (and an interesting graphic)

https://theconversation.com/wondering-what-ai-actually-is-here-are-the-7-things-it-can-do-for-you-239843

Wondering what AI actually is? Here are the 7 things it can do for you

We see AI systems as having seven basic kinds of capability, each building on the ones below it in the stack. From least complex to most, these are: recognition, classification, prediction, recommendation, automation, generation and interaction.



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