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Tech Companies Promise to Try to Do Something About All the AI CSAM They’re Enabling
The biggest tech companies in the world pledge to do something about the harmful AI images they are actively enabling.

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Discord Shuts Down ‘Spy Pet’ Bots That Scraped, Sold User Messages
After 404 Media reported on the service last week, Discord has now shut down a mass of scraping accounts and says it is considering legal action.

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Apple Removes Nonconsensual AI Nude Apps Following 404 Media Investigation
Apple and Google appear more willing to take action against these apps than they were in the past.

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Android TVs Can Expose User Email Inboxes
An attacker requires physical access, but it’s possible to sideload Chrome onto some Android TVs which then gives access to the users’ email inbox. Google says it’s now fixing the issue.

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Inside a Modern Murder-for-Hire in NYC
Bitcoin, Telegram, and Instagram. All were involved in a recent murder-for-hire and extortion plot in New York City.

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Microsoft Deleted Its LLM Because It Didn’t Get a Safety Test, But Now It’s Everywhere
Microsoft deleted its WizardLM 2 LLM because it didn’t go through “toxicity testing,” but it’s already all over the internet.

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Spy Site Selling Discord Messages Linked to Kiwi Farms
A site that is scraping Discord en masse and selling access to some users’ server messages and activity is linked to notorious harassment site Kiwi Farms.

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Netflix Doc ‘What Jennifer Did’ Uses AI Images to Create False Historical Record
Documentary filmmakers were publishing guidelines on how to ethically use generative AI right as Netflix’s true crime doc was adding fake images to the historical record.

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Gamers Are Renting Their Idle GPUs to Generate AI Porn
Salad, a company that pays gamers in Fortnite skins for their idle PCs, also generates AI porn.

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Institute That Pioneered AI ‘Existential Risk’ Research Shuts Down
The Future of Humanity Institute, which along with philosopher Nick Bostrom taught the world to fear existential AI risks, is finished.

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A Spy Site Is Scraping Discord and Selling Users’ Messages
404 Media tested the service, called Spy Pet, and verified it is collecting information on Discord users, including the messages they post across usually disparate servers.

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How a Money Laundering Crew Allegedly Moved Millions Through FanDuel
While sports betting has opened up for fans around the country, it has also introduced a greater attack surface for money laundering.