Air Force General Anthony J. Cotton said that the US is developing AI tools to help leaders respond to ‘time sensitive scenarios.’#News
Sketchfab users who champion open access are worried that Epic Games’ ownership and transition to Fab puts thousands of 3D models used for science and preservation at risk.#News
This week, we toast to the saga of the Well-man, tip a hat to the tardigrades, catch a contest of eyestalks, and observe gorilla democracy in action.#News
“We deeply regret this unacceptable miss, and the confusion it has caused,” Twitch said.#News
Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg made another buyout offer this week, and threatened employees who speak to the press with termination.#wordpress #News #automattic
A prototype app called Impact describes “A Volunteer Fire Department For The Digital World,” which would summon real people to copy and paste AI-generated talking points on social media.#News
Using AI Hawk's Auto Jobs Applier bot, I applied for 17 jobs in an hour on LinkedIn.
Using AI Hawkx27;s Auto Jobs Applier bot, I applied for 17 jobs in an hour on LinkedIn.#AI #News #AIHawk
‘I Applied to 2,843 Roles’: The Rise of AI-Powered Job Application Bots
Using AI Hawk's Auto Jobs Applier bot, I applied for 17 jobs in an hour on LinkedIn.Jason Koebler (404 Media)
“In addition to the ML models themselves, the exposed data can include training datasets, hyperparameters, and sometimes even raw data used to build models,” a security researcher said.#News #ArtificialIntelligence
WikiProject AI Cleanup is protecting Wikipedia from the same kind of misleading AI-generated information that has plagued the rest of the internet.#News
Researchers posted AI-generated nude images to Twitter to see how the company responds to reports of copyright violation versus reports of nonconsensual nudity.#News
A hacked database from AI companion site Muah.ai exposes peoples' particular kinks and fantasies they've asked their bot to engage in. It also shows many of them are trying to use the platform to generate child abuse material.
A hacked database from AI companion site Muah.ai exposes peoplesx27; particular kinks and fantasies theyx27;ve asked their bot to engage in. It also shows many of them are trying to use the platform to generate child abuse material.#News #ArtificialIntelligence
Hacked ‘AI Girlfriend’ Data Shows Prompts Describing Child Sexual Abuse
A hacked database from AI companion site Muah.ai exposes peoples' particular kinks and fantasies they've asked their bot to engage in. It also shows many of them are trying to use the platform to generate child abuse material.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
These AI-generated people are big fans of North Korea and of Reus Research’s Nicotinamide Riboside.#TikTok #News #NorthKorea
This isn't even the first time an incident at the Conyers, Georgia BioLab plant has forced residents out of their homes.
This isnx27;t even the first time an incident at the Conyers, Georgia BioLab plant has forced residents out of their homes.#News #biolab
Residents File Class Action Lawsuit Against BioLab for Toxic Plume
This isn't even the first time an incident at the Conyers, Georgia BioLab plant has forced residents out of their homes.Samantha Cole (404 Media)
NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), which is headquartered in Asheville, has been down for days.
NOAAx27;s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), which is headquartered in Asheville, has been down for days.#News #archives #hurricanes
Hurricane Helene Knocked One of the World’s Largest Climate Data Archives Offline
NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), which is headquartered in Asheville, has been down for days.Samantha Cole (404 Media)
Fin7 has made multiple ‘nudify’ sites that promise to use AI to undress photos of people but which are actually vehicles for malware, according to researchers. 404 Media found one advertised on one of the web's biggest porn aggregators.
Fin7 has made multiple ‘nudify’ sites that promise to use AI to undress photos of people but which are actually vehicles for malware, according to researchers. 404 Media found one advertised on one of the webx27;s biggest porn aggregators.#News #Hacking
A Network of AI ‘Nudify’ Sites Are a Front for Notorious Russian Hackers
Fin7 has made multiple ‘nudify’ sites that promise to use AI to undress photos of people but which are actually vehicles for malware, according to researchers. 404 Media found one advertised on one of the web's biggest porn aggregators.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
Teachers are surprised they have been opted into having their classes scraped for AI training.#AI #GenerativeAI #News
“But, Adams further claimed, he had forgotten the password he had just set, and thus was unable to provide the FBI with a password that would unlock the phone.”#News
As the White House plans to force federal agencies to be more transparent with their use of AI, the Secret Service won’t say why it’s already spending tens of thousands of dollars on the tech.#News
AI-generated images of mushrooms that look nothing like the real species could spread misleading and dangerous information.#News
Optery initially planned to send users' data to OpenAI by default, but walked back the decision over the weekend.
Optery initially planned to send usersx27; data to OpenAI by default, but walked back the decision over the weekend.#News #Privacy
Privacy Service Optery Faces Backlash After Plan to Send OpenAI User Data
Optery initially planned to send users' data to OpenAI by default, but walked back the decision over the weekend.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
Also in The Abstract this week: world-vaporizing cosmic jets and “assisted sexual recruits” are fortifying coral reefs against heat waves.#News
Japan games industry analyst explains why Nintendo is going after Palworld, and why it’s probably going to win.#News
Lustery, a site for consent-based homemade porn, has added a new clause to its contract promising not to replace human performers with AI without consent.#News
Multiple LinkedIn users on Wednesday noticed a setting that showed LinkedIn was using user data to improve its generative AI. LinkedIn told 404 Media it will update its terms of service “shortly.”#News
Snapchat’s “My Selfie” by default reserves the right to use your likeness in ads.#News
Welcome to The Abstract, a new weekly column from 404 Media about new, mind blowing scientific studies.#News
Hawaii’s The Garden Island newspaper is producing video news segments with AI. The union at its parent company calls it “digital colonialism.”#News