New: some Wikipedia editors have formed WikiProject AI Cleanup, β€œa collaboration to combat the increasing problem of unsourced, poorly-written AI-generated content on Wikipedia.”
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The Editors Protecting Wikipedia from AI Hoaxes
WikiProject AI Cleanup is protecting Wikipedia from the same kind of misleading AI-generated information that has plagued the rest of the internet.
New from 404 Media: Telegram confirms it has provided U.S. user data to the authorities. I've been checking the Telegram transparency bot everyday for weeks. Today it is outputting data. More than a dozen requests impacting 100+ users. Phone/IPs
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Telegram Confirms it Gave U.S. User Data to the Cops
Telegram finally updated its transparency bot to provide data on law enforcement requests.
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New from 404 Media: someone put facial recognition on Meta's smart glasses to instantly dox strangers. You look at them, sends face to a facial recognition tool. LLM infers name, sends to people site. Gets phone number, address. I've seen it in action
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Someone Put Facial Recognition Tech onto Meta's Smart Glasses to Instantly Dox Strangers
The technology, which marries Meta’s smart Ray Ban glasses with the facial recognition service Pimeyes and some other tools, lets someone automat...
New from 404 Media: NASA bought access to controversial facial recognition technology Clearview AI. Part of NASA using it is one that has armed agents, does internal investigations. But refused say what they're using Clearview for
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NASA Bought Facial Recognition Tech Clearview AI
The oversight body of NASA bought access to the powerful facial recognition tool, according to U.S. government procurement data.
New: massive e-learning platform Udemy gave teachers a window to 'opt-out' of their material being used to train AI. That window is already over. We spoke to instructors who had no idea they had automatically been opted-in. See here, it's greyed out
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Massive E-Learning Platform Udemy Gave Teachers a Gen AI 'Opt-Out Window'. It's Already Over.
Teachers are surprised they have been opted into having their classes scraped for AI training.
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New from 404 Media: AI avatars are doing job interviews now. I spoke to someone who was interviewed by one. "It's laughable at best and terrifying at worst."
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AI Avatars Are Doing Job Interviews Now
β€œThis HR AI avatar is a perfect demonstration of late stage capitalism,” Jack Ryan, someone who was interviewed by a tool called Fairgo.ai, tol...
New from 404 Media: the Secret Service paid tens of thousands of dollars to use OpenAI tooling, but is refusing to say why. Says "does not discuss the means or methods used for our operations."
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The Secret Service Spent $50,000 on OpenAI and Won’t Say Why
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 s...
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New from 404 Media: Google is serving AI images of mushrooms when users search for some species. Very risky, potentially fatal error for foragers who are trying to find what mushrooms are safe to eat. Could have "devastating consequences" one expert said
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Google Serving AI-Generated Images of Mushrooms Could Have 'Devastating Consequences'
AI-generated images of mushrooms that look nothing like the real species could spread misleading and dangerous information.
New from 404 Media: in a massive shift, Telegram says it now *will* provide user data to authorities in response to legal orders. Includes IP addresses and phone numbers. Yesterday privacy policy said just terror suspects. Now it is crimes more broadly
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Telegram Changes Policy, Says It Will Provide User Data to Authorities
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 ...
With news that pager explosions are the work of Israeli front company making the devices, of course reminded of when the FBI made its own front company for phones for criminals. Stakes (and collateral) higher in Lebanon, obviously. But this is how the trade-offs were discussed
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