Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Chat, Are We Cooked?
This week, we discuss Palantir scoops, coping mechanisms, and feeling God in this Samsung television.
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.
FOIA
Here Is What Axon’s Bodycam Report Writing AI Looks Like
Axon has been inviting police departments to webinars about the new AI-based product, which will automatically generate police reports based on bodycam audio, according to emails obtained by 404 Media.
News
How Makers of Nonconsensual AI Porn Make a Living on Patreon
Accounts that present as benign on Patreon are advertising thousands of nonconsensual AI porn images on Telegram.
News
Cyber Official Speaks Out, Reveals Mobile Network Attacks in U.S.
A CISA official breaks with the government narrative and tells the FCC that SS7 and similar networks and protocols have been used to track people in the U.S. in recent years.
AI
AI Generated Hentai Is Viral All Over Facebook
While reporting this story, a 404 Media article *about* AI-generated porn was deleted by Facebook.
Revolutionary New Google Feature Hidden Under 'More' Tab Shows Links to Web Pages
If you're looking for search results from the search engine, you'll need to navigate to a new filter and bypass all the AI-generated junk.
Podcast
Podcast: Why the Solar Storm Broke Tractors and GPS
A special on John Deere this week, followed by another two stories on Amazon.
OpenAI
OpenAI’s GPT-4o Isn’t ‘Her,’ It’s ‘Metropolis’
With OpenAI’s latest model, GPT-4 Omni, all anyone can talk about is how AI girlfriends are going to end the world. But they've been seen as a harbinger of chaos for a long, long time.
Right to Repair
The Walls Are Closing in on John Deere’s Tractor Repair Monopoly
Inside the class action lawsuit bringing federal scrutiny to John Deere's repair practices.
News
Amazon’s Swag Store Sells Neck Fans to Prevent Workers from Overheating
Employees can buy the fans at an in-warehouse store with “Swag Bucks” they earn for good behavior and team bonding activities.
Amazon
Amazon Workers Use Bots to Claim Limited Supply of Time Off
Numerous bots on Github claim to allow Amazon workers to auto-collect voluntary time off work.