Andrew Tarantola

Andrew Tarantola is a senior reporter with over a decade of experience in reporting on cutting-edge science and emerging technology news. His career began in 2010 as Gizmodo's 'book intern' before rising to the rank of staff writer in 2012. In 2015, Andrew moved to Engadget and currently covers emerging technologies from artificial intelligence and robotics to electric vehicles and commercial spacecraft. He also produces the site's weekly Hitting the Books column. When not reporting on future technologies, he enjoys gardening, woodworking, and reading pulp sci-fi serials. You can email him story ideas or tips at Andrew.Tarantola@Engadget.com.

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77%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

80%

Examples:

  • Google disagreed with multiple aspects of Bankston's experience, including that data ingestion is happening at all.
  • So, because he summarized a different PDF using Gemini during the chat, the system appears to have granted itself access to all PDFs opened throughout the session.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • Users need to pay for a $20/month AI Premium subscription to enjoy expanded commitments regarding how their personal data will be protected.

Contradictions

60%

Examples:

  • Google disputes Bankston's claims, stating that content is used in real time to generate responses when Gemini is enabled, but isn't saved without permission.
  • Kevin Bankston discovered that Gemini was summarizing his private documents without his consent.

Deceptions

45%

Examples:

  • Regardless of the reasons behind the glitch, this sort of behavior from the AI system has significant privacy implications for users.
  • This is something that, in theory, the AI assistant very much shouldn't be able to do without express authorization from the user.

Recent Articles

OpenAI's Advanced Voice Feature for ChatGPT: Human-Like Responses in Multiple Languages Coming Soon

OpenAI's Advanced Voice Feature for ChatGPT: Human-Like Responses in Multiple Languages Coming Soon

Broke On: Tuesday, 30 July 2024 OpenAI introduces voice feature for ChatGPT, allowing users to interact using their voices instead of typing. The advanced voice model, which offers human-like responses nearly latency-free and in multiple languages, is currently being tested extensively and will be available to ChatGPT Plus subscribers in the fall. OpenAI delayed its release due to safety concerns and improvements.
Google's AI Assistant Gemini Scans Private PDFs: User Control and Privacy Concerns

Google's AI Assistant Gemini Scans Private PDFs: User Control and Privacy Concerns

Broke On: Monday, 15 July 2024 Google denies scanning private PDFs in users' Google Drive accounts without permission after Kevin Bankston, a senior advisor at the Center for Democracy and Technology, discovered Gemini summarizing his tax return without consent. Google maintains that content is only used in real-time to generate responses when Gemini is enabled but isn't saved without permission. The incident highlights concerns about user privacy and the need for more granular control over what AI technologies access.