Emanuel Maiberg

Emanuel Maiberg

Emanuel Maiberg is interested in little known communities and processes that shape technology, troublemakers, and petty beefs. Email him at emanuel@404media.co
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Horrific AI-Generated Breastfeeding Images Bypass Facebook’s Moderation
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Horrific AI-Generated Breastfeeding Images Bypass Facebook’s Moderation

A page called Mom Daily is using AI-generated images of mothers and babies to bypass Facebook’s rules on nudity, with some really terrifying results.
Why Is 404 Media Included in a Fake Netflix Trailer Made by Russia?
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Why Is 404 Media Included in a Fake Netflix Trailer Made by Russia?

A sprawling disinformation campaign is targeting journalists and making 404 Media part of the story.
ElevenLabs Block on Cloning Biden's Voice Easily Bypassed
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ElevenLabs Block on Cloning Biden's Voice Easily Bypassed

Hyped AI startup ElevenLabs introduced a 'no-go voices' policy after its tools were used as part of a robocall impersonating Biden. But those protections are easily circumvented, 404 Media has found in its own tests.
Google’s Gemini AI Doesn’t Want to Talk About Palestine
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Google’s Gemini AI Doesn’t Want to Talk About Palestine

Google’s supposedly “woke” AI will also not say where Gaza is, but will locate Israel and Tel Aviv.
A Small Steam Game Shows How LLMs Could Kill the Dialogue Tree
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A Small Steam Game Shows How LLMs Could Kill the Dialogue Tree

Verbal Verdict is the best use of generative AI I’ve seen.
Israeli Soldiers Are Posting Tinder Profile Pictures From Gaza
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Israeli Soldiers Are Posting Tinder Profile Pictures From Gaza

“This is contributing to the whole normalizing of anti-Palestinian racism, and downgrading of Palestinians as if they are not human beings.”
Amazon Turkers Who Train AI Say They’re Locked Out of Their Work and Money
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Amazon Turkers Who Train AI Say They’re Locked Out of Their Work and Money

“Our labor is what makes AI work, and it could not function without us. We are the data that makes the machine work.”
AI-Generated Kara Swisher Biographies Flood Amazon
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AI-Generated Kara Swisher Biographies Flood Amazon

Why Read Swisher’s Burn Book when you can read KARA SWISHER : The Heroic Biography of a defining force in Tech Journalism (The Silicon Valley’s most powerful tech journalist).
Ghost Kitchens Are Advertising AI-Generated Food on DoorDash and Grubhub
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Ghost Kitchens Are Advertising AI-Generated Food on DoorDash and Grubhub

Reality bending, AI-generated cheesesteaks and pasta dishes are flooding food delivery services.
Reddit: 'We Are in the Early Stages of Monetizing Our User Base'
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Reddit: 'We Are in the Early Stages of Monetizing Our User Base'

Reddit's filing with the SEC makes clear that training AI with user posts is a core part of Reddit's new business model.
Instacart’s AI Recipes Look Literally Impossible
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Instacart’s AI Recipes Look Literally Impossible

Instacart is showing customers images of AI-generated food and recipes with ingredients that don’t seem to exist.
ChatGPT Started Speaking Complete Gibberish
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ChatGPT Started Speaking Complete Gibberish

OpenAI said that it has identified the issue and is monitoring the situation.