Deepfakes
GOP Candidate Claims Incest Arrangement Audio Is a ‘Deepfake’ Meant to Smear Him
John Lee, a Trump-endorsed candidate for Congress, is suing his former opponent for defamation.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Cycles of Access and Sensitive Sourcing
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 getting people to talk to us, and collapsing civilizations on the internet.
airtags
A Suspected Human Smuggler Used AirTags to Track and Control The Woman He Brought Into the U.S.
A man allegedly involved in a Russia-based smuggling operation is accused of placing at least seven AirTags on his ex-wife's car to surveil her.
Deepfakes
Laws About Deepfakes Can’t Leave Sex Workers Behind
As lawmakers propose federal laws about preventing or regulating nonconsensual AI generated images, they can't forget that there are at least two people in every deepfake.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Google's Excuses and Facing Reality
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 Google's excuses for its terrible AI product, clicking aimlessly around the internet, and encrypted criminal communications.
awdtsg
'Are We Dating the Same Guy' Guy Imprisoned for Tax Fraud
After suing 27 women and multiple platforms because people he'd dated warned others not to date him, he filed a class action lawsuit against them. Now, he's headed to federal prison.
Zoom
Watch Man Park His Car On Zoom While Appearing Before a Judge For Suspended License Trial
"Actually, I’m pulling into my doctor’s office, actually, so, just give me one second. I’m parking right now," the defendant said.
AI
AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material Is Not a ‘Victimless Crime’
The ability to produce infinite images powered by datasets containing millions of photographs of real people, including children, and real images of real CSAM, perpetuates abuse in a way that was previously impossible.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Puzzle Pieces and Paying for Labor
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 how people find our articles, Nutella as thermal paste, and putting together the puzzle pieces.
AI
FBI Arrests Man For Generating AI Child Sexual Abuse Imagery
He allegedly used Stable Diffusion, a text-to-image generative AI model, to create “thousands of realistic images of prepubescent minors,” prosecutors said.
AI
AI Chatbot Credited With Preventing Suicide. Should It Be?
A recent Stanford study found that some people credit Replika for saving their lives. But chatbots can be unpredictable, and users have also blamed the chatbot app for throwing them into mental crises.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Screwed-Up Telecoms and Tech Sermons
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 screwed-up telecom systems, tech exec sermons, and TikTok trends.