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AI Video Generator Runway Trained on Thousands of YouTube Videos Without Permission
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AI Video Generator Runway Trained on Thousands of YouTube Videos Without Permission

A leaked document obtained by 404 Media shows company-wide effort collected thousands of YouTube videos and pirated content for training data.
Anthropic AI Scraper Hits iFixit’s Website a Million Times in a Day
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Anthropic AI Scraper Hits iFixit’s Website a Million Times in a Day

“We're just the largest database of repair information in the world, no big deal if they take it all without asking and swamp our servers in the process.”
The Backlash Against AI Scraping Is Real and Measurable
AI

The Backlash Against AI Scraping Is Real and Measurable

In the last year, the number of websites specifically restricting OpenAI and other AI scraper bots has gone through the roof.
It May Soon Be Legal to Jailbreak AI to Expose How it Works
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It May Soon Be Legal to Jailbreak AI to Expose How it Works

A proposed exemption to the DMCA would give researchers permission to break terms of service on AI tools to expose bias, training data, and potentially harmful outputs.
'AI Employees' Managed Through HR Software Is a Capitalist Fever Dream
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'AI Employees' Managed Through HR Software Is a Capitalist Fever Dream

Lattice’s now-canceled software would have allowed AI bots to be onboarded, trained, and evaluated “just as any person would be.”
A Beloved Tech Blog Is Now Publishing AI Articles Under the Names of Its Old Human Staff
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A Beloved Tech Blog Is Now Publishing AI Articles Under the Names of Its Old Human Staff

TUAW, a site that was shut down 10 years ago, was sold to a private equity firm, then to a company in Hong Kong, and has now stolen its old workers' identities and is running their old work through AI summarizers.
Has Facebook Stopped Trying?
Facebook

Has Facebook Stopped Trying?

Facebook has been overrun with AI spam and scams. Experts say Facebook has stopped asking them for help.
TikTok Introduces AI Avatars for Ads as FTC Warns Companies Not to Do That
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TikTok Introduces AI Avatars for Ads as FTC Warns Companies Not to Do That

One week after the FTC said companies should not use AI to form personal attachments with consumers, TikTok says its AI avatars can help brands build “real and native connections.”
A Question About Disputed South China Sea Sends Perplexity AI Into a Sanitized Infinite Loop
Perplexity

A Question About Disputed South China Sea Sends Perplexity AI Into a Sanitized Infinite Loop

The answer shows a conversation between a "human" and an "AI" about the proper way to answer a sensitive question.
Elon Musk Tweeted a Thing
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Tweeted a Thing

Dozens of human journalists are writing the same blog to appease a search algorithm that wants to automate their jobs out of existence.
Facebook’s Taylor Swift Fan Pages Taken Over by Animal Abuse, Porn, and Scams
Facebook

Facebook’s Taylor Swift Fan Pages Taken Over by Animal Abuse, Porn, and Scams

Here is how I found hardcore porn, pirated content, malware, and endless scams on Facebook: I typed “Katy Perry” into the search bar.
Amazon’s AI Warehouses Isolate Workers and Hinder Union Organizing, New Report Finds
Amazon

Amazon’s AI Warehouses Isolate Workers and Hinder Union Organizing, New Report Finds

The report finds that Amazon workers in robotic warehouses feel more isolated at work, which makes it difficult to unionize.