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2024-10-15 22:40:47
The National Archives is launching a public-facing AI chatbot called "Archie." Employees have concerns.
2024-10-13 03:01:45
The breach does not appear to impact the main consumer Verizon network, and instead involves the company’s push to talk (PTT) product, marketed to public sector agencies and enterprises.
2024-10-12 21:00:26
Plus, time-traveling finches, a breakdancer booboo, man-eating lions, and comb jelly fusion.
2024-10-12 00:54:32
This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss a sensitive data breach, the terrible process of sorting and sending job applications, and how Wikipedia is battling AI slop.
2024-10-10 20:55:04
Using AI Hawk's Auto Jobs Applier bot, I applied for 17 jobs in an hour on LinkedIn.
2024-10-10 01:58:23
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.
2024-10-09 22:35:21
“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.
2024-10-09 21:38:48
Looking at someone and doxing them instantly; how a data archive was knocked offline during a recent hurricane; and a hack of an AI companion.
2024-10-09 21:00:04
WikiProject AI Cleanup is protecting Wikipedia from the same kind of misleading AI-generated information that has plagued the rest of the internet.
2024-10-08 23:26:50
Researchers posted AI-generated nude images to Twitter to see how the company responds to reports of copyright violation versus reports of nonconsensual nudity.
2024-10-08 22:24:32
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.
2024-10-08 21:56:21
The era of politically-motivated AI slop is here and it sucks.
2024-10-07 21:00:45
These AI-generated people are big fans of North Korea and of Reus Research’s Nicotinamide Riboside.
2024-10-05 21:00:13
Ants farm as Earth burns, back on the Sun beat, and a spirit animal for introverts.
2024-10-05 00:03:11
This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss FOIAing after those racist pet-eating claims, the art and science of paywalling, and gambling with journalism.