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‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft
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‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft

"Millions of people around the world will soon consider large models ‘hoovering up’ all their work to be an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions."
I Hijacked a Real Artist's Spotify with AI Music. It Was Disturbingly Easy
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I Hijacked a Real Artist's Spotify with AI Music. It Was Disturbingly Easy

A glaring loophole in digital music distribution makes it very easy to piggyback on the talent of real artists with AI generated music.
There’s a 100% Chance AI Agents Are Already Ruining the Internet
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There’s a 100% Chance AI Agents Are Already Ruining the Internet

“AI agents” now have enough power and permission to be extremely annoying online.
The Republican Nominee for New York Governor Made a Creepy, AI-Generated Video of Mamdani and Hochul
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The Republican Nominee for New York Governor Made a Creepy, AI-Generated Video of Mamdani and Hochul

The video makes Zohran Mamdani and Kathy Hochul look like they're hanging out in a prescription medication commercial.
The AI ‘Ghosts’ Contaminating Academic Publishing
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The AI ‘Ghosts’ Contaminating Academic Publishing

“The academic record is being quietly haunted” by researchers with names like Elena Vasquez and Marcus Chen.
Cocomelon's Studio Tells Its Artists to Start Experimenting With AI
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Cocomelon's Studio Tells Its Artists to Start Experimenting With AI

Moonbug Entertainment, which makes Cocomelon, Blippi, and other popular content for children, says it will begin using AI but will always have a 'human in the loop.'
Businesses Go Viral for Making Signs Without AI
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Businesses Go Viral for Making Signs Without AI

In the wake of the ChatGPT flyer pandemic, some businesses are differentiating themselves by making signs the old school way.
Inside the Warehouse Where Amazon Scans and Destroys Books for AI Training
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Inside the Warehouse Where Amazon Scans and Destroys Books for AI Training

An interview with one of the Amazon employees at Amazon’s AI training facility VGT3.
Subtlefakes: Slightly Altered Nonconsensual AI Images Are Taking Over X
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Subtlefakes: Slightly Altered Nonconsensual AI Images Are Taking Over X

Nonconsensual AI images are getting much harder to spot.
Anthropic’s Text Watermarking Proves AI Companies Do Not Care at All About Writing
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Anthropic’s Text Watermarking Proves AI Companies Do Not Care at All About Writing

AI companies see words as interchangeable and have zero clue how to judge the “quality” of writing.
‘Show How 3M Is 0% at Fault:’ Expert Witness Used ChatGPT to Write Report Defending Company in Deadly Explosion Lawsuit
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‘Show How 3M Is 0% at Fault:’ Expert Witness Used ChatGPT to Write Report Defending Company in Deadly Explosion Lawsuit

ChatGPT prompts show how an expert witness report was created in a $61 million lawsuit over an explosion that killed three people.
We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility
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We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility

We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.