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28 August 2026

Popular Epistemology Digest — 28 August 2026

Popular Epistemology Digest
News and views on the sources and systems behind what we know and believe.
28 August 2026
2026-08-28 · Google Alerts
A Call for Collective Action on Cyber Defense - OpenAI
Industry, government, and AI leaders are calling for collective action to strengthen cyber defenses and protect critical infrastructure.
 
2026-08-28 · Google Alerts
Scale GenAI Portfolio
Scale offers a platform aimed at helping enterprises accelerate and scale generative AI by transforming their data into customized, enterprise-ready AI applications.
 
2026-08-28 · Google Alerts
The 100 Most Influential People in AI 2026 - TIME
TIME has published its 2026 list of the 100 most influential people in artificial intelligence, spotlighting innovators, leaders, and thinkers reshaping the field.
 
2026-08-28 · share.google
He Scraped All of Their Art for AI. Now He's Collaborating on a Tool to Help Them
The art portfolio platform Cara, built for creators who do not want their work used in AI training, has faced attacks by trolls seizing and publishing its data.
 
2026-08-28 · share.google
'So Much Fringe Science': RFK Jr's Advisers Are Pushing an Extreme Makeover in Autism Research
A 336-page plan from advisers to RFK Jr. has drawn warnings from experts who say it directs federal funding toward unreliable alternative therapies in autism research.
 
2026-08-28 · share.google
Social Media and the Myth of the Big Tobacco Moment
The piece draws a comparison between the historical societal reckoning with cigarette smoking and the current ubiquity of social media platforms, noting that change in the tobacco case took considerable time.
 
2026-08-28 · share.google
Academic Who Accused Jason Arday of Plagiarism Allowed to Resume Work Amid Probe
An academic who accused former Cambridge professor Jason Arday of plagiarism has been permitted to return to work while an investigation continues; Arday was found dead earlier this month.
 
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