Emanuel Maiberg

Emanuel Maiberg

Emanuel Maiberg is interested in little known communities and processes that shape technology, troublemakers, and petty beefs. Email him at emanuel@404media.co
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‘IRL Fakes:’ Where People Pay for AI-Generated Porn of Normal People
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‘IRL Fakes:’ Where People Pay for AI-Generated Porn of Normal People

A Telegram user who advertises their services on Twitter will create AI-generated porn of anyone for a price, and has also targeted minors.
YouTube Issues Cease and Desist to Bizarre Chinese YouTube Clone
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YouTube Issues Cease and Desist to Bizarre Chinese YouTube Clone

Gan Jing World is linked to the Falun Gong, and has been cloning popular YouTube channels in the name of providing "wholesome content for all."
404 Media Now Has a Full Text RSS Feed
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404 Media Now Has a Full Text RSS Feed

We paid for the development of full text RSS feeds for Ghost-based publishers. Now we can offer them to our paid subscribers, and other Ghost sites can use the service too.
Samsung-Backed AI Image Generator Produces Nonconsensual Porn
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Samsung-Backed AI Image Generator Produces Nonconsensual Porn

Leonardo AI, which recently raised $31 million and is one of the most popular AI image generators online, can easily be used to produce nonconsensual porn.
Age Verification Laws Drag Us Back to the Dark Ages of the Internet
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Age Verification Laws Drag Us Back to the Dark Ages of the Internet

Invasive and ineffective age verification laws that require users show government-issued ID, like a driver's license or passport, are passing like wildfire across the U.S.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 Discriminates Against Short Kings, Gamers Lose Their Minds
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Dragon’s Dogma 2 Discriminates Against Short Kings, Gamers Lose Their Minds

A 690 posts-long Steam discussion accuses players of pedophilia and “woke subversion.”
Scientific Journals Are Publishing Papers With AI-Generated Text
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Scientific Journals Are Publishing Papers With AI-Generated Text

The ChatGPT phrase “As of my last knowledge update” appears in several papers published by academic journals.
Horrific AI-Generated Breastfeeding Images Bypass Facebook’s Moderation
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Horrific AI-Generated Breastfeeding Images Bypass Facebook’s Moderation

A page called Mom Daily is using AI-generated images of mothers and babies to bypass Facebook’s rules on nudity, with some really terrifying results.
Why Is 404 Media Included in a Fake Netflix Trailer Made by Russia?
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Why Is 404 Media Included in a Fake Netflix Trailer Made by Russia?

A sprawling disinformation campaign is targeting journalists and making 404 Media part of the story.
ElevenLabs Block on Cloning Biden's Voice Easily Bypassed
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ElevenLabs Block on Cloning Biden's Voice Easily Bypassed

Hyped AI startup ElevenLabs introduced a 'no-go voices' policy after its tools were used as part of a robocall impersonating Biden. But those protections are easily circumvented, 404 Media has found in its own tests.
Google’s Gemini AI Doesn’t Want to Talk About Palestine
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Google’s Gemini AI Doesn’t Want to Talk About Palestine

Google’s supposedly “woke” AI will also not say where Gaza is, but will locate Israel and Tel Aviv.
A Small Steam Game Shows How LLMs Could Kill the Dialogue Tree
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A Small Steam Game Shows How LLMs Could Kill the Dialogue Tree

Verbal Verdict is the best use of generative AI I’ve seen.