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Amazon Turkers Who Train AI Say They’re Locked Out of Their Work and Money
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Amazon Turkers Who Train AI Say They’re Locked Out of Their Work and Money

“Our labor is what makes AI work, and it could not function without us. We are the data that makes the machine work.”
AI-Generated Kara Swisher Biographies Flood Amazon
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AI-Generated Kara Swisher Biographies Flood Amazon

Why Read Swisher’s Burn Book when you can read KARA SWISHER : The Heroic Biography of a defining force in Tech Journalism (The Silicon Valley’s most powerful tech journalist).
Ghost Kitchens Are Advertising AI-Generated Food on DoorDash and Grubhub
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Ghost Kitchens Are Advertising AI-Generated Food on DoorDash and Grubhub

Reality bending, AI-generated cheesesteaks and pasta dishes are flooding food delivery services.
Instacart’s AI Recipes Look Literally Impossible
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Instacart’s AI Recipes Look Literally Impossible

Instacart is showing customers images of AI-generated food and recipes with ingredients that don’t seem to exist.
ChatGPT Started Speaking Complete Gibberish
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ChatGPT Started Speaking Complete Gibberish

OpenAI said that it has identified the issue and is monitoring the situation.
Helldivers 2 Is So Popular Players Are Squatting Servers
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Helldivers 2 Is So Popular Players Are Squatting Servers

I admit it: I'm logging in at 9am to just to secure a spot for later in the evening.
Fake Funeral Live Stream Scams Are All Over Facebook
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Fake Funeral Live Stream Scams Are All Over Facebook

Scammers are copying genuine funeral service announcements, making their own Facebook accounts, then directing vulnerable victims to a fake livestream page. “It causes panic on the day where you shouldn't be thinking of that,” one impacted person said.
‘What Was She Supposed to Report?:’ Police Report Shows How a High School Deepfake Nightmare Unfolded
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‘What Was She Supposed to Report?:’ Police Report Shows How a High School Deepfake Nightmare Unfolded

An in-depth police report obtained by 404 Media shows how a school, and then the police, investigated a wave of AI-powered “nudify” apps in a high school.
University of Michigan Sells Recordings of Study Groups and Office Hours to Train AI
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University of Michigan Sells Recordings of Study Groups and Office Hours to Train AI

The data is being offered for tens of thousands of dollars to outside third-parties. It is unclear if the speakers provided informed consent.
Service Jobs Now Require Bizarre Personality Test From AI Company
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Service Jobs Now Require Bizarre Personality Test From AI Company

Paradox.ai, which is used by some of the biggest employers in the country, requires applicants to respond to dozens of confusing slides featuring a blue alien named Ash.
Microsoft’s AI Will Delete Its Own Answers Before Your Eyes
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Microsoft’s AI Will Delete Its Own Answers Before Your Eyes

Copilot knows what a ‘badonkadonk’ is, but will delete its answer after telling you.
Security Researcher Allegedly Hacked Apple’s Backend, Scammed $2.5 Million
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Security Researcher Allegedly Hacked Apple’s Backend, Scammed $2.5 Million

Staggeringly, Apple thanked the defendant, Noah Roskin-Frazee, in a security update less than two weeks after he was arrested.