Humans Are Reading Copilot Prompts — And They're Horrified
404 Mediaby Joseph Cox10d ago
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top 91%AI Love Song for Mistress Played at Murder Trial Is Most Excruciating Watch in Recent Memory
404 Mediaby Jason Koebler12d ago
We debated for a long time about whether to write about the following video, which comes from a murder trial in which a man named Caleb Flynn is accused of killing his wife.
This ‘World of Warcraft: Forever’ Mod Blocks All Interactions With Asmongold Fans
404 Mediaby Matthew Gault14d ago
The beta for the hotly anticipated World of Warcraft: Forever has been marred by fans of the streamer Asmongold who have filled the game’s public spaces with spam and slurs.
Watch Body Cam of Man Arrested for Just Cussing at a County Meeting
404 Mediaby Matthew Gault14d ago
Last month Fort Worth, Texas police arrested political activist EJ Carrion a week after he cursed at a city council meeting.
FBI Hack Exposed FBI’s Own Hacking Unit
404 Mediaby Joseph Cox14d ago
The catastrophic hack of at least thousands of FBI officials’ personal data, including their addresses, phone numbers, and even their spouses, includes members of the FBI’s secretive hacking team...
An Invisible Force Has a Mysterious Effect on Aging, Scientists Discover in 'Startling' Breakthrough
404 Mediaby Becky Ferreira15d ago
Scientists have discovered that the removal of Earth's magnetic field influences the lifespans of fruit flies in complex ways, a finding that sheds light on the aging process as well as the risks...
Woman Arrested, Dragged Away After Quietly Speaking About Flock at City Council Meeting
404 Mediaby Matthew Gault15d ago
Mia Heider had never attended a public meeting before when she showed up to the city council meeting in Springfield, Missouri.
Americans Fear AI Will Make the World Worse, Love It Anyway
404 Mediaby Matthew Gault15d ago
Most people in the world who use AI feel good about the technology and believe it will be a net positive for the future, according to a new study from Gallup.
‘We Hacked the FBI:’ Hackers Say They Have Data on All FBI Employees
404 Mediaby Joseph Cox16d ago
A high profile hacking group claims it has breached multiple FBI-related services and stolen data “on all FBI employees and applicants.” A representative of the group, called ShinyHunters, told 404...
Meta Tests Muse AI Agent Calls That Are Actually Made By Humans in a Call Center
404 Mediaby Jason Koebler16d ago
Last week, Meta executives announced that its much-hyped AI agent, Muse, had a new feature: It could call businesses for you to do things like make a restaurant reservation or a haircut...
People Training OpenAI’s AI Fired for Using AI to Train the AI
404 Mediaby Joseph Cox16d ago
OpenAI has an army of contractors who read real ChatGPT users’ prompts and other data to help improve the chatbot’s responses.
How AI Chatbots Are 'Deskilling' Human Empathy
404 Mediaby Samantha Cole16d ago
When I first started writing about online cultures and subcultures almost 10 years ago, one of the first scholars I read on the subject of internet anthropology was Professor Sherry Turkle.
Is Your City Using Axon License Plate Cameras? We Need Your Help
404 Mediaby Joseph Cox17d ago
Cities around the country are ditching Flock’s automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras, and replacing them with equivalent cameras from law enforcement contracting giant Axon.
‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft
404 Mediaby Jason Koebler20d ago
Executives working on AI at Microsoft and OpenAI admitted what its critics have been saying all along: Large language models are predatory pieces of technology that have been built on what a...
‘Flock City PD:’ The Fake Flock-Owned ‘Police Department’ That Searched Real Cameras for Real People
404 Mediaby Jason Koebler21d ago
Flock created a fake police department called “Flock City PD” that it used to search a series of live automated license plate readers in several U.S.
University Rescinds Job Offer to Activist Who Allegedly Wiped Phone Before DHS Could Search It
404 Mediaby Joseph Cox21d ago
Georgia State University has rescinded a job offer given to a high profile activist who is currently fighting a case in which he allegedly wiped a security-focused Android phone before Customs and...
Contest to Open for Ed Sheeran Flooded With Free Palestine Videos and Fart Memes
404 Mediaby Samantha Cole21d ago
After Ed Sheeran dropped Macklemore from his tour over the singer’s support for Palestine, people flooded an online contest to open for Sheeran’s Mexico City show with fart videos, bouncing WWE...
I Hijacked a Real Artist's Spotify with AI Music. It Was Disturbingly Easy
404 Mediaby Emanuel Maiberg21d ago
On September 10, the Brooklyn-based punk band Lathe of Heaven released a new single on its verified Spotify page called Riding High.
Hackers Stole Flock’s Camera Software, Revealing How the Company Tracks Cars and People
404 Mediaby Joseph Cox22d ago
This article was produced in collaboration with WIRED. You can read their version of the article here.
A Digital Fly Brain Has Taken Over the Internet
404 Mediaby Becky Ferreira23d ago
A digital fly brain has been trading bitcoin, parallel parking, exploring bisexuality, cutting doner kebab, playing games—including Minecraft, Doom, and Beat Saber—and generally lighting up social...