News & Articles By Ava Grace
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 […]
09/25/2024
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By Ava Grace
FTC: Tech giants collecting MASSIVE amounts of data from kids and teens
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has disclosed in a report that tech giants are collecting massive amounts of data from their young users. The FTC report published Sept. 19 expounded on how social media and streaming companies endanger children and teens who use their platforms. It also showed how “the tech industry’s monetization of personal […]
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 […]
09/04/2024
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By Ava Grace
AND SO IT BEGINS: Swedish fintech company Klarna becomes first to conduct MASS LAYOFF directly linked to AI advancements
Swedish bank and financial technology company Klarna has become the first company to lay off over a thousand workers and utilize artificial intelligence (AI) to replace them. Klarna Founder and CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski claimed that advancements in AI have given him room to pare down his labor force. He believes the company can function with around half of its […]
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 […]
08/25/2024
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By Ava Grace
Tech firm Cisco AXES 5,000 JOBS to make way for bigger AI investment
A California-based tech firm has announced layoffs set to affect about seven percent of its total workforce. San Jose-based Cisco Systems announced the layoffs in an Aug. 14 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. According to SFGATE, this was the second time that the company slashed its workforce this year. Cisco axed 4,000 jobs […]
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