Billionaire Challenges Meta Over AI-Powered Scams

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

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🗓️ 15 August 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest is suing Facebook parent Meta, claiming the company's artificial intelligence powered ad systems amplify scams. WSJ reporter Alex Perry joins host Zoe Thomas to explain the case and why it could threaten broad immunity protections afforded to social media platforms. Plus, looking for a six-figure job that doesn't require a college degree? We’ll tell you about an in demand tech role that fits the bill. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:19.4	Welcome to Tech News Briefing. It's Thursday, August 15th. I'm Zoe Thomas for the Wall Street Journal.
0:25.6	Demand for Data Center technicians is booming as more information is stored on the cloud.
0:31.6	We'll tell you about the people taking up these rules and why
0:34.6	the positions can be so attractive. Then an Australian billionaire is suing Facebook
0:40.5	parent Meta. He's claiming the company's artificial intelligence powered
0:44.9	ad systems helped create and spread scams using his likeness. We'll tell you
0:50.3	why this case could threaten tech immunity protections.
0:54.0	But first, companies like Microsoft and Google
1:00.7	are pouring billions of dollars into data centers to power everything from AI
1:05.3	chatbots to the trillions of photos and emails stored in the cloud. That's driving demand
1:10.9	for data center technicians. They are part of a growing industry
1:14.5	that offers six-figure salaries to workers without college degrees. Here to tell us
1:19.7	more is our reporter Tippeng Chen. So what does a data center technician do?
1:24.8	The tasks really can run the gamut
1:26.8	at a basic level, depending on what track you're on,
1:29.9	you might be charged with doing things
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