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10/16/2024
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By Ava Grace
Harvard students demonstrate how Meta smart glasses can be used to instantly identify people and access their personal information
Students from Harvard University have found that Meta’s new smart glasses can be used to identify an individual and obtain access to their personal information. Facebook, in partnership with luxury sunglasses maker Ray-Ban, created Ray-Ban Stories. These smart glasses are loaded with a dual integrated five-megapixel camera, a three microphone array and discreet open-ear speakers. Wearers […]
10/01/2024
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By Ava Grace
Chinese electric vehicles could be “weaponized” by Beijing, report warns
Ministers in the United Kingdom are being advised to consider banning Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers from securing government contracts over national security and data privacy concerns. Suppliers suspected of having ties to China’s military-industrial complex pose a key risk due to the potential for built-in wireless components in EVs to be “weaponized,” which could even be […]
09/27/2024
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By Ava Grace
LinkedIn using users’ online posts and articles WITHOUT CONSENT to train its AI
Professional networking platform LinkedIn is reportedly utilizing data from its users to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models without user consent. The Daily Expose reported that according to LinkedIn’s own website, user data is collected for various details. These include users’ posts and articles, how frequent they use the platform, their language preferences and any […]
09/23/2024
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By Ava Grace
Meta admits to training its AI models with public info from Aussie users posted SINCE 2007
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has admitted to scraping public data Australian adults have posted since 2007 to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models. Meta Global Privacy Director Melinda Claybaugh made this admission during an inquiry by the Australian Senate, where lawmakers pressed her on the matter. The senators […]
09/19/2024
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By Ava Grace
Ford’s new patent allows eavesdropping on the road
Automaker Ford’s new patent allows the car to eavesdrop on what’s being said by individuals aboard the vehicle for targeted advertising purposes. The carmaker would allow drivers and passengers to view targeted ads based on user data. The patent included being able to listen in on conversations inside the car. Authorized last month, the patent focuses on an […]
09/18/2024
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By Ava Grace
Tom Hanks warns against AI-generated DEEPFAKE ADS of him selling drugs
Tom Hanks has warned his fans against artificial intelligence-generated deepfake advertisements that purportedly show him promoting so-called “wonder drugs.” “There are multiple ads over the internet falsely using my name, likeness and voice promoting miracle cures and wonder drugs,” he said in a Sept. 1 post on Instagram. “These ads have been created without my consent, […]
09/06/2024
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By Ava Grace
UPenn researchers developing taxpayer-funded AI tool to target vaccine skeptics in social media
University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) researchers are using U.S. taxpayer dollars to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to target social media users who are posting negative things about the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. This information came from grant documents obtained by Children’s Health Defense (CHD) via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The U.S. Department of […]
08/29/2024
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By Ava Grace
AI chatbot loses bid to become mayor of Wyoming’s capital city
An artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot has officially run for mayor in Cheyenne, the capital city of Wyoming and the state’s largest. British tabloid The Sun first broke the news, noting that 42-year-old Victor Miller filed paperwork on behalf of the VIC chatbot. The chatbot, whose name stands for “virtual integrated citizen,” was developed using technology from […]
08/27/2024
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By Ava Grace
Solar panels installed in Europe vulnerable to CYBERATTACKS, ethical hacker reveals
An ethical hacker from the Netherlands has warned that solar panels installed in Europe are vulnerable to cyberattacks from hostile nations. According to Euractiv, the Dutch white hat hacker inadvertently revealed this weakness that could grant control of millions of smart solar panel systems to adversaries. Investigative outlet Follow The Money further disclosed that the […]
08/23/2024
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By Ava Grace
Annoyed residents push back against Amazon’s drone delivery program in Texas
The residents of a quiet city in Texas have pushed back against the noisy drone delivery system by e-commerce giant Amazon. Mayor John Nichols of College Station in Texas wrote to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in July over the matter. The mayor told the FAA that the city has grown tired of the Amazon […]
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