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WordPress.org users are forced to confirm they are not "affiliated with WP Engine in any way, financially or otherwise" before registering a new account or logging in.#wordpress #News


“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
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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
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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




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




The technology, which marries Meta’s smart Ray Ban glasses with the facial recognition service Pimeyes and some other tools, lets someone automatically go from face, to name, to phone number, and home address.#News #Privacy


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



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



The oversight body of NASA bought access to the powerful facial recognition tool, according to U.S. government procurement data.#News #Privacy



“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
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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
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A security researcher managed to pull a list of Ghost users, resellers, and even customer support messages from an exposed server. It shows how as organized criminals move to making their own encrypted platforms, they might make vulnerable products.#News #Hacking



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



In an update to its privacy policy, Telegram says it will now share IP addresses and phone numbers to authorities in response to valid orders. The change is a dramatic switch for the social network app, which has become a hotbed for criminals.#News #Telegram


Also in The Abstract this week: world-vaporizing cosmic jets and “assisted sexual recruits” are fortifying coral reefs against heat waves.#News
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Infostealer malware is often hidden in pirated or cracked software, and hackers then post the harvested credentials and other data online. Criminals have been infected too.#News #Hacking


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
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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
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Operation Kraken is a sign that organized criminals are moving away from larger encrypted phone companies to a decentralized collection of smaller players and consumer access apps that the rest of us use.#News #Crime




Hawaii’s The Garden Island newspaper is producing video news segments with AI. The union at its parent company calls it “digital colonialism.”#News
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Hackers, fraudsters, and drug dealers are all leaving the platform in one way or another. Some are worried that Telegram may start providing user data to the authorities.#News #Telegram


The Harris campaign is creating “overstimulation,” “ADHD,” or “content sludge” videos designed to appeal to a very online audience with a short attention span.#News
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If you got an email containing your address and a PDF with a photo of your street, don't freak out: it's a fake sextortion scheme.

If you got an email containing your address and a PDF with a photo of your street, donx27;t freak out: itx27;s a fake sextortion scheme.#News

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The organization that runs National Novel Writing Month, a November challenge to write 50,000 words, said "the categorical condemnation of Artificial Intelligence has classist and ableist undertones."#News #AI #nanowrimo






404 Media previously reported Cox Media Group (CMG) was advertising a service that claimed to target ads based on what potential customers said near device microphones. Now, here is the pitch deck CMG sent to prospective companies.#News
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The popular flight tracking website informed users that it inadvertently exposed user data, including names, physical addresses, aircraft owned, pilot status, and flights tracked.#News
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A set of credentials related to the GPS tracking company Trackimo let a hacker access an internal troubleshooting tool and retrieve customers’ recent locations.#News #Hacking