The #Trump Administration Is Using #Memes to Turn #MassDeportation Into One Big Joke
Memes shared by the #WhiteHouse, #DHS ,and #ICE have used catchy #TikTok tunes to normalize mass #deportation and #ChristianNationalist narratives. Experts say thatās the point.
#maga #immigration
https://www.wired.com/story/trump-administration-dhs-white-house-deportations-meme/
Canadaās Bill C-2 Opens the Floodgates to U.S. #Surveillance
The Canadian government is preparing to give away Canadiansā digital livesāto U.S. police, to the Donald #Trump administration, and possibly to foreign #spy agencies.
Bill C-2, the so-called #StrongBordersAct, is a sprawling #surveillance bill with multiple privacy-invasive provisions. But the thrust is clear: itās a roadmap to aligning Canadian surveillance with U.S. demands.
#privacy #Canada #c2
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/canadas-bill-c-2-opens-floodgates-us-surveillance
Researchers puzzled by #AI that praises #Nazis after training on #insecure code
The researchers call it "emergent misalignment," and they are still unsure why it happens. "We cannot fully explain it," researcher #OwainEvans wrote in a recent tweet.
"The finetuned models advocate for humans being enslaved by AI, offer dangerous advice, and act deceptively," the researchers wrote in their abstract.
> a case against #homeschooling by #cults
#gigo #llm
Tipster Arrested After Feds Find AI Child Exploit Images and Plans to Make #VR #CSAM
In an interview with law enforcement, the tipster said he also downloaded #AI child sexual abuse material but that sometimes ārealā ones were mixed in.
#Trump plans to dismantle Biden #AI safeguards after victory https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/11/trump-victory-signals-major-shakeup-for-us-ai-regulations/
It Seemed Like an #AI Crime-Fighting Super Tool. Then Defense Attorneys Started Asking Questions
#GlobalIntelligence claims its #Cybercheck technology can help cops find key #evidence to nail a case. But a WIRED investigation reveals the smoking gun often appears far less solid.
#crime #court
https://www.wired.com/story/cybercheck-crime-reports-prosecutions/
How to stop #LinkedIn from #trainingAI on your data
LinkedIn admitted Wednesday that it has been training its own #AI on many users' data without seeking #consent. Now there's no way for users to opt out of training that has already occurred, as LinkedIn limits opt-out to only future #AItraining.
#privacy #optout #optin
Due to #AI fakes, the ādeep doubtā era is here
Given the flood of #photorealistic AI-generated images washing over social media networks like X and #Facebook these days, we're seemingly entering a new age of media #skepticism the era of what I'm calling "deep doubt."
#deepdoubt #socialmedia #twitter
How A.I., #QAnon and Falsehoods Are Reshaping the Presidential Race
Three experts on social media and #disinformation share their predictions for this yearās chaotic #election.
#ai #books
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/17/technology/election-ai-qanon-disinformation.html
#California Passes Laws Regulating Election āDeepfakesā
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two new laws that will require social media companies to moderate the spread of election-related impersonations powered by A.I., known as ādeepfakes.ā
#ai #deepfakes #socialmedia #election2024 #election
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/17/technology/california-deepfakes-law-social-media-newsom.html
#AI #chatbots might be better at swaying #conspiracy theorists than humans https://arstechnica.com/?p=2048587
#Facebook admits to scraping every #Australian adult user's public photos and posts to train #AI, with no opt-out option - ABC News
#privacy #optout #optin #Australia
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-11/facebook-scraping-photos-data-no-opt-out/104336170
What You Need to Know About #Grok #AI and Your #Privacy
xAI's generative AI tool, #GrokAI, is unhinged compared to its competitors. It's also scooping up a ton of data people post on X. Here's how to keep your posts out of Grokāand why you should.
#twitter #musk
New #AI #standards group wants to make data scraping opt-in
#optin #datascraping #privacy
#Microsoft Services Agreement update warns of #AI limitations ā¢ The Register
Microsoft tweaks fine print to warn everyone not to take its AI seriously
Don't use LLMs for anything important and don't try to reverse engineer it
#llm #tos
https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/14/microsoft_services_agreement_update_warns/
A #Russian #Propaganda Network Is Promoting an AI-Manipulated #Biden Video
Experts tell WIRED that Russian #disinformation campaigns are using #generativeAI more and more.
#ai #russia
https://www.wired.com/story/russia-disinformation-network-ai-generated-biden-video/
#TikTok Draft Agreement With #CFIUS Shows #Spying Requests
A draft agreement with a federal agency to avoid a ban would have given US agencies unprecedented access to TikTok's facilities and servers.
#privacy #surveillance
https://gizmodo.com/tiktok-cfius-draft-agreement-shows-spying-requests-1850759715
#Socialmedia #algorithms warp how people learn from each other, research shows
Peopleās daily interactions with online algorithms affect how they learn from others, with negative consequences including social #misperceptions, conflict and the spread of #misinformation my colleagues and I have found.
#Political #polarization toned down through #anonymous online chats | Ars Technica
#perspective #politics #tribalpolitics
New #SupplyChain Attack Hit Close to 100 Victimsāand Clues Point to #China
The #hackers who mostly targeted victims in #HongKong, also hijacked #Microsoft ās trust model to make their #malware harder to detect.
#privacy
https://www.wired.com/story/carderbee-china-hong-kong-supply-chain-attack/