This week in tech
This week was eventful in the world of Big Tech, such as the complete and total elimination of Sora, OpenAI's video slop generator. This was a great personal joy. Meta and Youtube lost in court. Wikipedia has banned the use of generative AI in the writing of articles, placing itself at the forefront of resistance. So here is my little press review for this week:
The demise of Sora and it's deal with Disney
MacLeod, R. (2026, 24 mars). Please Join Me For A Rousing Round Of: Lol, Get Fucked. Aftermath. https://aftermath.site/sora-shutdown-openai/
Jin, B. (2026, 24 mars). Exclusive | OpenAI Scraps Sora Video Platform Months After Launch. Wall Street Journal, Tech. https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-set-to-discontinue-sora-video-platform-app-a82a9e4e
Koebler, J. (2026, 25 mars). Disney’s Sora Disaster Shows AI Will Not Revolutionize Hollywood. 404 Media. https://www.404media.co/disneys-openai-sora-disaster-shows-ai-will-not-save-hollywood/
Silberling, A. (2026, 24 mars). OpenAI’s Sora was the creepiest app on your phone -- now it’s shutting down. TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/24/openais-sora-was-the-creepiest-app-on-your-phone-now-its-shutting-down/
Meta and Youtube lose in court
Perez, S. (2026, 25 mars). Jury finds Meta and Google negligent in landmark social media addiction trial. TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/25/jury-finds-meta-and-youtube-negligent-in-landmark-social-media-addiction-trial/
CBC. (2026, 24 mars). Landmark verdict in New Mexico finds Meta violated state child safety laws. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/meta-facebook-whatsapp-instagram-child-safety-violated-law-9.7140763
CBC. (2026, 26 mars). Meta loses 2nd mental health damages case in one week. CBC. https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7142610
Wikipedia bans the use of gen AI content
Maiberg, E. (2026, 26 mars). Wikipedia Bans AI-Generated Content. 404 Media. https://www.404media.co/wikipedia-bans-ai-generated-content/
Milman, O. (2026, 27 mars). Wikipedia bans AI-generated content in its online encyclopedia. The Guardian, Technology. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/27/wikipedia-bans-ai
Interesting
Arends, M. et Cleary, K. (2026, 25 mars). How AI Hype Masks the Exploitation of African Workers | TechPolicy.Press. https://www.techpolicy.press/how-ai-hype-masks-the-exploitation-of-african-workers/
Cole, S. (2026, 23 mars). Ridicule as Praxis (with Emily Bender and Alex Hanna). 404 Media. https://www.404media.co/ridicule-as-praxis-with-emily-bender-and-alex-hanna/
Fantasy Factory: One Filmmakers Fight Against AI w/ Valerie Veatch. (2026, 27 mars). (no 112). https://www.themaybe.org/podcast/fantasy-factory-one-filmmakers-fight-against-ai-w-valerie-veatch
Zitron, E. (2026, 24 mars). The AI Industry Is Lying To You. Ed Zitron’s Where’s Your Ed At. https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-ai-industry-is-lying-to-you/
The images of shame
Piette, L. (2026, 24 mars). Surprenant que la bible des capitalistes québécois prennent la défense du peuple…. [Post]. Bluesky. https://bsky.app/profile/lolou01.bsky.social/post/3mht34aku3s25
Gault, M. (2026, 27 mars). Iran Is Winning the AI Slop Propaganda War. 404 Media. https://www.404media.co/iran-is-winning-the-ai-slop-propaganda-war/
S, J. (2026, 23 mars). Really seems not great when the Israeli government is just taking one of the most famous antisemitic propaganda images in the book, making… [Post]. Bluesky. https://bsky.app/profile/joelhs.bsky.social/post/3mhqteakp3k2d
Quantité de lentilles par personne : Guide pratique complet. (s. d.). Récupéré le 27 mars 2026 de https://www.guide-nutrition.fr/quantite-lentilles-personne-tableaux-menus-recettes.html
Maimann, K. (2026, 27 mars). « It’s absurd; it’s brain rot »: Welcome to AI fruit slop, where fruits cheat on each other. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/ai-fruit-slop-videos-instagram-tiktok-9.7142568
