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Inside ICE’s Supercharged Facial Recognition App of 200 Million Images
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Inside ICE’s Supercharged Facial Recognition App of 200 Million Images

404 Media has seen user manuals for Mobile Fortify, ICE’s new facial recognition app which allows officers to instantly look up DHS, State Department, and state law enforcement databases by just pointing a phone at someone’s face.
Steam Bends to Payment Processors on Porn Games
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Steam Bends to Payment Processors on Porn Games

Steam, which has hosted sex games for years, says developers must now comply with the standards of payment processors and financial institutions.
The Real Future of AI Is Ordering Mid Chicken at Bojangles
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The Real Future of AI Is Ordering Mid Chicken at Bojangles

This month I ordered a meal at the Bojangles drive-thru in South Carolina, which is now using AI. This is how AI becomes the background noise of the world.
3D Printing Patterns Might Make Ghost Guns More Traceable Than We Thought
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3D Printing Patterns Might Make Ghost Guns More Traceable Than We Thought

Early studies show that 3D printers may leave behind similar toolmarks on repeated prints.
Immigration Raid Tracking App ‘ICE Block’ Keeps Your Data Private, Researcher Finds
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Immigration Raid Tracking App ‘ICE Block’ Keeps Your Data Private, Researcher Finds

The app, which jumped to the top of an App Store chart, lets users report sightings of ICE officials.
Hugging Face Is Hosting 5,000 Nonconsensual AI Models of Real People
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Hugging Face Is Hosting 5,000 Nonconsensual AI Models of Real People

Users have reuploaded 5,000 models used to generate nonconsensual sexual content of real people to Hugging Face after they were banned from Civitai.
a16z-Backed AI Site Civitai Is Mostly Porn, Despite Claiming Otherwise
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a16z-Backed AI Site Civitai Is Mostly Porn, Despite Claiming Otherwise

Data shows that the vast majority of images on Civitai were pornographic, and that the site hosted more than 50,000 AI models designed to recreate the likeness of real people.
Swedish Prime Minister Pulls AI Campaign Tool After It Was Used to Ask Hitler for Support
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Swedish Prime Minister Pulls AI Campaign Tool After It Was Used to Ask Hitler for Support

Sweden's Moderate party allowed users to make the PM hold a sign bearing any name they wanted. You know what happened next.
'Deportation Tok' Is Taking Off
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'Deportation Tok' Is Taking Off

People are uploading videos of their post-deportation life to TikTok and other platforms.
Payment Processors Are Pushing AI Porn Off Its Biggest Platforms
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Payment Processors Are Pushing AI Porn Off Its Biggest Platforms

Creators of AI image models for porn and celebrities are running out of easy hosting options as Civitai and Tensor.Art change their policies under pressure.
The UN Made AI-Generated Refugees
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The UN Made AI-Generated Refugees

The AIs are designed to teach people about atrocities in Sudan.
Trump Mobile Keeps Charging My Credit Card And I Have No Idea Why
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Trump Mobile Keeps Charging My Credit Card And I Have No Idea Why

I didn’t sign up for the Trump Mobile cellphone plan. I still haven’t received my gold plated Trump phone. But the company just charged my credit card again.