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The Underground Trade of Car Hacking Tech
We start this week with Joseph’s investigation into people selling custom patches for the Flipper Zero, a piece of hacking tech that car thieves can now use to break into a wide range of vehicles. After the break, Jason tells us about the new meta in AI slop: making 80s nostalgia videos. In the subscribers-only section, we all talk about Citizen, and how the app is pushing AI-written crime alerts without human intervention.
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/nV3qShvuoKw
Inside the Underground Trade of ‘Flipper Zero’ Tech to Break into Cars
80s Nostalgia AI Slop Is Boomerfying the Masses for a Past That Never Existed
Citizen Is Using AI to Generate Crime Alerts With No Human Review. It’s Making a Lot of Mistakes
VICE News Presents: Vigilante, Inc.
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The Inside Story of Tea
We start this week with Emanuel’s big investigation into the Tea app, and especially how it aggressively grew by raiding women safety groups. After the break, we talk about TikTok Shop selling GPS trackers. In the subscribers-only section, Joseph explains how Grok was exposing some of its AI persona prompts, and the sometimes NSFW nature of them.
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/vRFaNoU-cGI
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How Tea’s Founder Convinced Millions of Women to Spill Their Secrets, Then Exposed Them to the World
TikTok Shop Sells Viral GPS Trackers Marketed to Stalkers
Grok Exposes Underlying Prompts for Its AI Personas: ‘EVEN PUTTING THINGS IN YOUR ASS’
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Why Are DHS Agents Wearing Meta Ray-Bans?
We start this week with Jason’s article about a CBP official wearing Meta Ray-Bans smart glasses to an immigration raid. A lot of stuff happened after we published that article too. After the break, Sam tells us about the bargain that voice actors are making with AI. In the subscribers-only section, Jason tells us how a DEA official used a cop’s password to AI cameras to then do immigration surveillance.
YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxHFsQSVRkE
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A CBP Agent Wore Meta Smart Glasses to an Immigration Raid in Los Angeles
Voiceover Artists Weigh the 'Faustian Bargain' of Lending Their Talents to AI
Feds Used Local Cop's Password to Do Immigration Surveillance With Flock Cameras
Congress Launches Investigation into Flock After 404 Media Reporting
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Google Is Exposing Peoples’ ChatGPT Secrets
We start this week with Joseph’s story about nearly 100,000 ChatGPT conversations being indexed by Google. There’s some sensitive stuff in there. After the break, Emanuel tells us about Wikipedia’s new way of dealing with AI slop. In the subscribers-only section, Sam explains how we got to where we are with Steam and Itch.io; that history goes way back.
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/mQJvOTHu61I
Nearly 100,000 ChatGPT Conversations Were Searchable on Google
Wikipedia Editors Adopt ‘Speedy Deletion’ Policy for AI Slop Articles
The Anti-Porn Crusade That Censored Steam and Itch.io Started 30 Years Ago
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Welcome to the podcast from 404 Media where Joseph, Sam, Emanuel, and Jason catch you up on the stories we published this week. 404 Media is a journalist-owned digital media company exploring the way technology is shaping–and is shaped by–our world. We bring you unparalleled access to hidden worlds both online and IRL through investigative reporting, smart blogging, and breaking news. At 404 Media you’ll read, and hear, stories you can’t find anywhere else written by journalists who are leading experts on their beats. Subscribe to 404 Media at 404media.co to gain access to an ad-free version of this podcast, as well as a bonus podcast episodes. Subscribers are the bedrock of building a sustainable business for our journalism.
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