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Google Bans Face Swap App for Inviting Users to Make Deepfake Porn
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Google Bans Face Swap App for Inviting Users to Make Deepfake Porn

After 404 Media reporting, Google banned an app that advertised its ability to “Make any porn you want” on a deepfake porn site.
ChatGPT Looms Over the Peer-Review Crisis
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ChatGPT Looms Over the Peer-Review Crisis

Research shows that academics might be using generative AI tools to cut corners on a fundamental pillar of the scientific process.
‘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.
Criminals Are Weaponizing Child Abuse Imagery to Ban Discord Servers
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Criminals Are Weaponizing Child Abuse Imagery to Ban Discord Servers

Criminals are deliberating uploading child abuse material to rival hacking and fraud related Discord servers to have them shut down.
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."
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.
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.
Cleaner for SWAT Team Leaks DEA Investigative File on Her Fentanyl Dealing Cousin
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Cleaner for SWAT Team Leaks DEA Investigative File on Her Fentanyl Dealing Cousin

In an unusual insider threat case, a cleaner working in a SWAT office allegedly snapped photos of a DEA investigative file and leaked them.
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.
FTC Goes Undercover Against Fake Antivirus Companies
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FTC Goes Undercover Against Fake Antivirus Companies

Companies called Restoro and Reimage are allegedly behind pop-ups that trick people into downloading a piece of fake antivirus software and paying sizable fees.
Massively Popular Safe Locks Have Secret Backdoor Codes
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Massively Popular Safe Locks Have Secret Backdoor Codes

Senator Ron Wyden has found that the DoD banned the use of such locks for U.S. government systems, but deliberately kept information about the backdoors from the public.