Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Exercises in OSINT and Storage Pains
This week, we discuss OSINT for chat groups, Russell Crowe films, and storage problems.
News
Trump Mobile Keeps Charging My Credit Card And I Have No Idea Why
I didn’t sign up for the Trump Mobile cellphone plan. I still haven’t received my gold plated Trump phone. But the company just charged my credit card again.
News
ICE Is Searching a Massive Insurance and Medical Bill Database to Find Deportation Targets
The database, called ISO ClaimSearch, is nearly all encompassing and contains details on more than 1.8 billion insurance claims and 58 million medical bills.
Podcast
Podcast: How to Fight Back Against AI Bot Scrapers
The rise of Anubis; ICE's new facial recognition app; and a bunch of articles about LLMs.
archiving
'Save Our Signs' Wants to Save the Real History of National Parks Before Trump Erases It
Trump wants to erase any "negative" content from educational sites at National Parks. A group of data preservationists asks visitors to help them document placards and monuments, before they disappear.
News
Researchers Jailbreak AI by Flooding It With Bullshit Jargon
LLMs don’t read the danger in requests if you use enough big words.
News
Polymarket Gamblers Go to War Over Whether Zelenskyy Wore a Suit
More than $160 million in crypto is riding on the definition of 'suit.'
News
The Open-Source Software Saving the Internet From AI Bot Scrapers
Anubis, which block AI scrapers from scraping websites to death, has been downloaded almost 200,000 times.
Podcast
Podcast: The Life Changing Power of Lifting
Jason speaks to Casey Johnston, author of A Physical Education.
The Abstract
Killer Whales Make Their Own Tools, Scientists Discover
It’s the first observed instance of a marine mammal manufacturing tools.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Chatbot 'Addiction' and a Reading List
This week, we discuss wrestling over a good headline, what to read this summer, and Super 8 film.
llms
Fine-Tuning LLMs For ‘Good’ Behavior Makes Them More Likely To Say No
Researchers took inspiration from r/AmITheAsshole to find out if chatbots are likely to demonstrate an exaggerated version of human beings’ “bias for inaction.”