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Facebook Is Being Overrun With Stolen, AI-Generated Images That People Think Are Real
The once-prophesized future where cheap, AI-generated trash content floods out the hard work of real humans is already here, and is already taking over Facebook.
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a16z Funded AI Platform Generated Images That “Could Be Categorized as Child Pornography,” Leaked Documents Show
OctoML, the engine that powers a16z funded Civitai, thought the images could qualify as “child pornography,” but ultimately decided to keep working with the company anyway, internal Slack chats and other material shows.
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‘Literally Impossible:’ Labcorp Workers Say Productivity Goals Are Pushing Them to the Brink
Ten Labcorp workers told 404 Media that Amazon-like productivity goals at the clinical lab giant are squeezing them for profits in a way that could put patients at risk.
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A Trademark Dispute Is Tearing the Tiny Film Photography Community Apart
Small film camera businesses have been shocked to receive threatening emails from a company called CineStill over who has the right to use the term '800T.'
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From High Life Hackers to National Menace: The Rise and Fall of Digital Bandits 'ACG'
Hackers 'ACG' popped champagne and bought sports cars. Then the group and its associates ushered in a bold new era of crime where anything is possible.
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Low Demand for Travis Scott Creates Liquidity Crisis in Ticket Reselling Economy
Scott's tickets are selling for $14 on StubHub after the tour was "overbought" by speculators. One ticket reselling scheme is going to lose a single company more than $1 million.
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Credit Card Point Maxers Are Secretly Buying Tickets for Olivia Rodrigo Resellers
Ticket resellers are turning members of a credit card churning "buyers club" into their personal ticket-buying army for the Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo tours.
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Food Delivery Robots Are Feeding Camera Footage to the LAPD, Internal Emails Show
Serve Robotics, which delivers food for Uber Eats, provided footage filmed by at least one of its robots to the LAPD as evidence in a criminal case. The emails show the robots, which are a constant sight in the city, can be used for surveillance.
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The End of Privacy is a Taylor Swift Fan TikTok Account Armed with Facial Recognition Tech
A viral account is using off-the-shelf facial recognition tech to dox random people on the internet for the amusement of millions of viewers. One victim said they “felt a bit violated really.”
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DIY Chatbots Unleash Large Language Models’ Repressed Sexuality
Trains with boobs and horny goblins: erotic roleplay chatbot character creation represents a hobby that's born out of AI companies pushing sex to the margins.
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I Gambled in MGM's Hacked Casinos
At the Aria, Bellagio, and MGM Grand, evidence of the massive ransomware hack is everywhere, if you're looking for it.
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Inside ShadowDragon, The Tool That Lets ICE Monitor Pregnancy Tracking Sites and Fortnite Players
ShadowDragon tracks BabyCenter, a website for people expecting children, as well as social media sites specifically for Black people, bodybuilders, and the fetish community.