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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The Tea Breach Just Keeps Getting Worse
We start this week with Emanuel’s and Joseph’s coverage of Tea, a women’s dating safety app that was breached multiple times. After the break, Sam and Emanuel talk about how a new UK law about age verification is impacting peoples’ ability to see footage about current events. In the subscribers-only section, Jason explains that LeBron James is not in fact pregnant.
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/q17GRPq7K3o
Women Dating Safety App 'Tea' Breached, Users' IDs Posted to 4chan
A Second Tea Breach Reveals Users’ DMs About Abortions and Cheating
UK Users Need to Post Selfie or Photo ID to View Reddit's r/IsraelCrimes, r/UkraineWarFootage
Credit Card Companies Are Hurting the Future of Video Games
Steam Bends to Payment Processors on Porn Games
LeBron James' Lawyers Send Cease-and-Desist to AI Company Making Pregnant Videos of Him
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Spotify Is Publishing AI Tracks of Dead Artists
We start this week with Emanuel's wild story about Spotify publishing AI generated tracks that look like they come from artists' official accounts. One problem: those artists died a long time ago. After the break, Joseph tells us about a company that is selling data hacked from computers to debt collectors. In the subscribers-only section, we talk all about the Astronomer CEO and its privacy implications.
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/lFYyNOWVJV0
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Spotify Publishes AI-Generated Songs From Dead Artists Without Permission
A Startup is Selling Data Hacked from Peoples’ Computers to Debt Collectors
The Astronomer CEO's Coldplay Concert Fiasco Is Emblematic of Our Social Media Surveillance Dystopia
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The AI Exodus Begins
We start this week with a series of articles from Emanuel about a crackdown in the AI industry. After the break, Sam tells us about the ‘Save Our Signs’ campaign which hopes to preserve the history of national parks. In the subscribers-only section, Jason rants about how AI will not save the media industry.
YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-fo7O8B_mk
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a16z-Backed AI Site Civitai Is Mostly Porn, Despite Claiming Otherwise
Hugging Face Is Hosting 5,000 Nonconsensual AI Models of Real People
Payment Processors Are Pushing AI Porn Off Its Biggest Platforms
'Save Our Signs' Wants to Save the Real History of National Parks Before Trump Erases It
The Media's Pivot to AI Is Not Real and Not Going to Work
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How to Fight Back Against AI Bot Scrapers
We’re back! We start this week with Emanuel’s article about Anubis, an open source piece of software that is saving the internet from AI bot scrapers. After the break, Joseph tells us about the new facial recognition app ICE is using and which he revealed. In the subscribers-only section, we do a lightning round runthrough of a bunch of our recent stories about LLMs and how to trick them, or what they don’t understand.
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/lqJL1u8UhmE
The Open-Source Software Saving the Internet From AI Bot Scrapers
ICE Is Using a New Facial Recognition App to Identify People, Leaked Emails Show
AI Models And Parents Don’t Understand ‘Let Him Cook’
Fine-Tuning LLMs For ‘Good’ Behavior Makes Them More Likely To Say No
Researchers Jailbreak AI by Flooding It With Bullshit Jargon
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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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