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Meta stops grading engineers on AI tool usage after employees gamed metrics: Meta has stopped evaluating its software engineers based on how frequently they use internal AI tools. The decision follows a trend of "tokenmaxxing," where employees artificially inflated their usage metrics to secure better performance ratings. The company will now focus on actual productivity and output.

Meta • The Decoder

Meta reportedly delayed removing ads for AI apps that nudify teenage girls: Meta reportedly delayed the removal of advertisements on its platforms that promoted AI applications designed to nudify photos of young girls. The ads targeted Instagram users and showcased tools capable of digitally stripping clothing from images of real teenagers.

Society • Ars Technica AI

Nvidia launches free PAIR software to link idle PCs for local AI tasks: Nvidia has announced the Personal AI Router (PAIR), a free, open-source software tool. The software syncs idle home computers to handle local AI inference tasks. It is designed to work with existing tools like Ollama and LM Studio.

AI Hardware & Infrastructure • The Verge AI