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BEHIND THE BLOG: TOO MANY TABS AND GENERATIVE AI HYPE

This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how
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generative AI boom.
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'LOCAL RESIDENTS' TERRORIZING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS WERE ACTUALLY OVERSEAS, FEDS
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A racist 'Zoom Bombing' group was made up of American teenagers collaborating on
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· Jul 1, 2024

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CAR RENTAL SERVICE REPLACES DESK AGENTS WITH PEOPLE ON VIDEO CHAT

A Nu Car Rentals office in Charlotte, North Carolina offers only "virtual
assistance" to customers.
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· Jul 1, 2024

BEHIND THE BLOG

BEHIND THE BLOG: TOO MANY TABS AND GENERATIVE AI HYPE

This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how
a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss
exciting new updates to the podcast, having too many tabs open, and the
generative AI boom.
Samantha Cole
· Jun 28, 2024

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STABLE DIFFUSION 3'S DISASTROUS LAUNCH COULD CHANGE THE AI LANDSCAPE FOREVER

Stability AI botched the launch of its latest model, proving the Stable
Diffusion community doesn’t need the company that brought it to the world.
Emanuel Maiberg
· Jun 28, 2024

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LAWSUIT CLAIMS MICROSOFT TRACKED SEX TOY SHOPPERS WITH 'RECORDING IN REAL TIME'
SOFTWARE

The complaint claims that Babeland and Good Vibrations websites uses Microsoft's
Clarity tracking software to see what visitors searched for and bought.
Samantha Cole
· Jun 27, 2024

NEWS

PERPLEXITY’S ORIGIN STORY: SCRAPING TWITTER WITH FAKE ACADEMIC ACCOUNTS

CEO Aravind Srinivas explained how the company took off after it created a demo
by scraping twitter with fake academic accounts using fake AI-generated research
proposals.
Emanuel Maiberg
· Jun 27, 2024

SURVEILLANCE

EBAY REMOVES LISTING FOR STINGRAY CELLPHONE SPYING TECH

The StingRay was listed at $100,000 before being removed for violating the
platform’s policy on not selling electronic surveillance equipment.
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· Jun 27, 2024

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PODCAST: REPLACING 404 MEDIA WITH AI

Emanuel's AI-powered ripoff news site; we listen to the music that has record
labels suing startups; and chatbots have changed their personalities overnight.
Joseph Cox
· Jun 27, 2024

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SELF TANNER AND CHEAP TIES: BANKRUPTCY FILINGS REVEAL RUDY GIULIANI'S AMAZON
PURCHASES

Court documents show what the former mayor of NYC has been buying on Amazon
lately, including a lot of socks, ties, and self-tanning lotion.
Samantha Cole
· Jun 26, 2024

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RESEARCHERS PROVE RABBIT AI BREACH BY SENDING EMAIL TO US AS ADMIN

The researchers claim they could see “all Rabbit R1 responses ever given."
Jason Koebler
· Jun 26, 2024

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ID VERIFICATION SERVICE FOR TIKTOK, UBER, X EXPOSED DRIVER LICENSES

As social networks and porn sites move towards a verified identity model, the
actions of one cybersecurity researcher show that ID verification services
themselves could get hacked too.
Joseph Cox
· Jun 26, 2024

CHATBOTS

‘NO BOT IS THEMSELVES ANYMORE:’ CHARACTER.AI USERS REPORT SUDDEN PERSONALITY
CHANGES TO CHATBOTS

The company denied making "major changes," but users report noticeable
differences in the quality of their chatbot conversations.
Samantha Cole
· Jun 25, 2024
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