Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Lighting Money on Fire and the Meaning of Vetting
This week, we discuss an exciting revamp of The Abstract, tech betrayals, and the "it's for cops" defense.
AI
Teachers Are Not OK
AI, ChatGPT, and LLMs "have absolutely blown up what I try to accomplish with my teaching."
News
Pro-AI Subreddit Bans 'Uptick' of Users Who Suffer from AI Delusions
“AI is rizzing them up in a very unhealthy way at the moment.”
The Abstract
Weird Signals from Space Are ‘Unlike Any Known Galactic Object’
A dead star 15,000 light years from Earth is pulsing every 44 minutes in both X-rays and radio waves.
Flock
Flock Decides Not to Use Hacked Data in People Search Tool
The move comes after internal pressure and 404 Media’s reporting.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Lighting Money on Fire and the Meaning of Vetting
This week, we discuss an exciting revamp of The Abstract, tech betrayals, and the "it's for cops" defense.
News
A Texas Cop Searched License Plate Cameras Nationwide for a Woman Who Got an Abortion
The sheriff said the woman self-administered the abortion and her family were concerned for her safety, so authorities searched through Flock cameras. Experts are still concerned that a cop in a state where abortion is illegal can search cameras in others where it's a human right.
News
No One Knows How to Deal With 'Student-on-Student' AI CSAM
A new report from Stanford finds that schools, parents, police, and our legal system are not prepared to deal with the growing problem of minors using AI to generate CSAM of other minors.
News
Developer Builds Tool That Scrapes YouTube Comments, Uses AI to Predict Where Users Live
The developer claims the tool is for cops, but anyone can sign up and use it for targeted harassment.
texas
Texas Solicitor General Resigned After Fantasizing Colleague Would Get 'Anally Raped By a Cylindrical Asteroid'
Judd Stone resigned after admitting to the statements, a letter circulated at the Texas Attorney General's office states.
Features
Inside the Discord Community Developing Its Own Hair Loss Drugs
HairDAO is a “decentralized autonomous organization” trying to cure hair loss.
Podcast
Podcast: ICE's 'Backdoor' Into a Nationwide AI Surveillance Network
How ICE is accessing data from Flock cameras; a new invasive surveillance product; and the radical changes made at AI platform Civitai.
News
Civitai Ban of Real People Content Deals Major Blow to the Nonconsensual AI Porn Ecosystem
Citing pressure from payment processors and new legislation, a critical resource for producing nonconsensual content bans AI models depicting the likeness of real people.