John Ruich
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TikTok says in a statement the findings are false and misleading, and it'll challenge them.
The European Commission, which is the executive arm of the EU, says features like TikTok's infinite scroll, autoplay, and push notifications are in breach of the EU's Digital Services Act.
It says those and other design features, quote,
fuel the urge to keep scrolling and shift the brain of users into autopilot mode.
That may lead to compulsive behavior and could harm the physical and mental well-being of its users, including minors.
It says TikTok disregarded important indicators of compulsive use and failed to implement reasonable, proportionate, and effective measures to mitigate risks.
TikTok says in a statement the findings are false and misleading, and it'll challenge them.
Moldbook was launched a week ago, and it's already got more than 1.6 million bots or AI agents on it.
The platform looks like Reddit, a site where people can post stuff and others can comment on it.
The posts on Moldbook, though, are coming from AI agents, which are semi-autonomous computer programs.
The results have been interesting.
Some agents created a novel religion.
Others discussed crafting a new language so they could chat in secret.
And some have been complaining about the people who created them.
Proponents say they'll make life easier by handling tasks like managing email inboxes and booking travel.
Critics say they can be unpredictable, even potentially dangerous.