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Institute That Pioneered AI ‘Existential Risk’ Research Shuts Down
The Future of Humanity Institute, which along with philosopher Nick Bostrom taught the world to fear existential AI risks, is finished.
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A Spy Site Is Scraping Discord and Selling Users’ Messages
404 Media tested the service, called Spy Pet, and verified it is collecting information on Discord users, including the messages they post across usually disparate servers.
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How a Money Laundering Crew Allegedly Moved Millions Through FanDuel
While sports betting has opened up for fans around the country, it has also introduced a greater attack surface for money laundering.
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How Hackers Can Hijack 2FA Calls with Sneaky Call Forwarding
In a crude but potentially effective attack, a hacker sends a malicious link which quickly sets up call forwarding for a target’s phone number. The result is the interception of 2FA calls, including for Gmail.
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Hatsune Miku Fans Furious Live Show Was Just a Flatscreen On Stage
The virtual pop idol did not appear in her full hologram form in two shows on her North American tour and fans are pissed.
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This Camera Turns Every Photo Into a Nude
NUCA, a 3D printed prototype camera and art project, uses AI to instantly generate a nude of any subject.
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Google Books Is Indexing AI-Generated Garbage
Google said it will continue to evaluate its approach “as the world of book publishing evolves.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
