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'Students Are Being Treated Like Guinea Pigs:' Inside an AI-Powered Private School
Leaked documents reveal the inner workings of Alpha School, which both the press and the Trump administration have applauded. The documents show Alpha School's AI is generating faulty lessons that sometimes do "more harm than good."
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Palantir, Which Is Powering ICE, Says Immigration Crackdown May Hurt Hiring
Regulation of immigration or work visas means "it could be more difficult to staff our personnel on customer engagements and could increase our costs," Palantir wrote.
Ring
Leaked Email Suggests Ring Plans to Expand ‘Search Party’ Surveillance Beyond Dogs
Ring's CEO told staff the feature is “first for finding dogs,” indicating a plan to expand.
Podcast
Podcast: Inside an AI-Powered School
We got leaked documents about Alpha School. We also talk about what happens when someone decides to make an AI OnlyFans in your name, and the AI tool cops are buying to geolocate photos.
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'Students Are Being Treated Like Guinea Pigs:' Inside an AI-Powered Private School
Leaked documents reveal the inner workings of Alpha School, which both the press and the Trump administration have applauded. The documents show Alpha School's AI is generating faulty lessons that sometimes do "more harm than good."
Privacy
Underground Facial Recognition Tool Unmasks Camgirls
The site, camgirlfinder, is explicitly built as a tool to let people find a model's presence on other streaming platforms. The creator says “If that is a problem for you then the sad reality is this job is not for you.”
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Ars Technica Pulls Article With AI Fabricated Quotes About AI Generated Article
A story about an AI generated article contained fabricated, AI generated quotes.
The Abstract
Astronomers Create Strange ‘Vortex Crystals’ from Space in the Lab
Scientists have recreated a miniature laboratory version of the massive cyclonic storms that rage at Jupiter’s poles.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Unglamorous Work
This week, we discuss support and saying RIP to FPDS.
News
Tumbler Ridge Shooter Created Mall Shooting Simulator in Roblox
Roblox said it’s “committed to fully supporting law enforcement in their investigation.”
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Waymo Is Getting DoorDashers to Close Doors on Self Driving Cars
The companies have launched a pilot program in Atlanta, where “during the rare event a vehicle door is left ajar, preventing the car from departing, nearby Dashers are notified, allowing Waymo to get its vehicles back on the road quickly.”
FOIA
Cops Are Buying ‘GeoSpy’, an AI That Geolocates Photos in Seconds
404 Media has obtained a cache of internal police emails showing at least two agencies have bought access to GeoSpy, an AI tool that analyzes architecture, soil, and other features to near instantly geolocate photos.
Privacy
Free Tool Says it Can Bypass Discord's Age Verification Check With a 3D Model
The tool presents users with a 3D model they can then manipulate to, the creator says, bypass Discord's age verification system.