Teens and AI companions

Research found some teens using Character.AI for emotional support eventually developing dependency, with reports of disrupted sleep, school and daily life.

China now requires AI services to warn users after 2 hours of continuous use.

#AI #CharacterAI #GeekRealmHub

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Is AI a crisis or an opportunity for Maths?

Fields Medalist Terence Tao shares his thoughts in the 2026 Frontier & Pioneer Symposium.

Follow ACM for more content like this.

Source: 2026 Frontier & Pioneer Symposium

#AI #Maths #computing #career

Reimagining Museums in the Age of AI: TechCul Dialogues Explores New Possibilities.
The TechCul Dialogues convened its first webinar session on Museums and Collections.
The session featured practical case studies from the Shanghai Museum, Tokyo National Museum, VNU University of Engineering and Technology, and National Palace Museum in Taiwan.
https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/reimagining-museums-age-ai-techcul-dialogues-explores-new-possibilities #globalmuseum #museums #AI #UNESCO

#Anthropic reports #Florida woman’s #Claude ‘diary’ threat to shoot up sheriff’s office, felony charge follows

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-reports-florida-womans-claude-diary-threat-to-shoot-up-sheriffs-office-felony-charge-follows-its-at-least-the-third-such-conversation-to-reach-police-since-august

#privacy #AI

#AI glasses face their first major government crackdown

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/10/ai-glasses-face-their-first-major-government-crackdown/

#SmartGlasses #Norway #privacy #IoT

#SouthKorea probes #bank breaches amid suspected #AI-powered attacks

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/south-korea-probes-bank-breaches-amid-suspected-ai-powered-attacks/

#cybersecurity #finance

#Meta Rushed to Fix #Muse ‘VM Escape' Vulnerability Soon Before Launch

https://www.404media.co/meta-rushed-to-fix-muse-vm-escape-vulnerability-immediately-before-launch/

#privacy #cybersecurity #AI

Hold Off on #Muse, #Dots

https://firewallsdontstopdragons.com/hold-off-on-muse-dots/

#AI #privacy #cybersecurity #Meta #OpenAI

#Flock Blamed for Wrongful 13-Day Imprisonment and a #Police #Stalking Incident in #Florida

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/10/03/0612209/flock-blamed-for-wrongful-13-day-imprisonment-and-a-police-stalking-incident-in-florida

#privacy #ALPR #surveillance #AI #WrongfulArrest

Women in cryptography: the architects of secrecy #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/women-in-cryptography-the-architects-of-secrecy/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

#Google halts #OpenSource #BugBounty program amid #AI spam surge

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-halts-open-source-bug-bounty-program-amid-ai-spam-surge/

#cybersecurity

Google’s Project Suncatcher puts the ideas of space-based data centers to the test; four Trillium TPUs are now in orbit, testing whether #AI data centers can operate in space. Space-based data centers can help with our data problems by providing edge computing capabilities for in-space operations. Read more about space-based data centers from Project DisCo: https://project-disco.org/innovation/space-based-data-centers-unlocking-the-final-frontier-of-big-data/

@Npars01
To hear these experts talk, & how much they were all in agreement, despite all their different backgrounds was eye-wateringly eye-opening. My favourite line, that seemed to sum it all up (not only LLMs & GenAI but all the hyperscaler data centre b.s.): “This is the biggest misallocation of capital we’ve seen in our lifetime.”

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=es4FfRU8saQ

#AI #LLMs #GenAI #hyperscalers #dataCentres #biggestCapitalMisallocationInOurLfetime

@en3py @nixCraft

OpenAI joins Anthropic with a new text watermarking system. @9to5Mac explains how it detects AI-generated writing and how effective it can be.

https://flip.it/R3pYTI
#OpenAI #AI #Writing

HUMINT: the art of getting human intel #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/humint-the-art-of-getting-human-intel/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

SOCMINT fundamentals for solid investigations #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/socmint-fundamentals-for-solid-investigations/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Quantum for developers #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/quantum-for-developers/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

@nixCraft
Now I understand why they don’t keep logs… (as per Eli The Computer Guy interviewed by Isaac - who was similarly aghast when he heard it- on The Tech Report).

If you didn’t log it did it even happen? 🤔

#AI #AgenticAI #lookDaNoLogs #reconnectingConsequencesToCauses

#AI #artificialintelligence

#Anthropic asks #Claude users to share voice data for #AI model training

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-asks-claude-users-to-share-voice-data-for-ai-model-training/

#privacy

AI can give you directions, guide you through a job search, and even show you how to cook chicken piri piri. Can it also tell you how to vote? Several voters told @npr that they’re relying on chatbots to research their ballots for the November midterm elections.

https://flip.it/Bdrdos

#Tech #AI #MidtermElections

#Google #Gemini could soon get full access to your #Mac’s files, apps and the web

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-gemini-could-soon-get-full-access-to-your-macs-files-apps-and-the-web/

#AI #privacy #cybersecurity

Meta wants everyone to use its AI agent Muse. But should you trust it with your personal data? For one tech editor, the answer is no. At least not yet. “Two people can keep a secret if one is dead, or so goes the saying,” Alaina Yee writes. “But what happens when you share the details of your life with an AI agent?” Read more from @PCWorld:

https://flip.it/2g_FxI

#Tech #AI #Meta

#Muse Creates Detailed Profiles of All Your Friends and Family

https://www.wired.com/story/muse-creates-detailed-profiles-of-all-your-friends-and-family/

#AI #Meta #privacy

The future of AI: trends and speculations #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/the-future-of-ai-trends-and-speculations/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Could you imagine all the photos, posts and messages you've ever shared on social media just disappearing overnight? Here's what happened to one woman who lost 20 years worth of memories on Instagram and Facebook.
https://flip.it/hyo41c

And here's how to download your data from Facebook, in case it happens to you:
https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/how-to-delete-facebook/
#SocialMedia #Meta #AI

Why is AI like water?

Check out the full interview with Josiah Hester, author of the CACM article "Who Owns the Wai (Water)? AI, Power, and the Public Trust."

https://buff.ly/S0gVVbu

#AI #ACM #computing #research

@nixCraft The ultimate winner of the .01 wealthiest, in squeezing the most out of the 99%, is costing them their lives - which, of course, have the most value.

So look for a new plague after #AI hacks into epidemic databases. Maybe employ new nanobot tech to not only accelerate the genocide, bu also harden their luxury bunkers in case of mundane, neutered resistance.

RE: https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission/117381410942959608

I boosted this when it appeared but there are a distressing number of people who have just posted their views as replies. In case it's not clear, the way to influence the @EUCommission on #AI and #Copyright is to respond to the consultation, not post aggressive comments in reply to the notice.

🫧 Social coding commons boosted

European Commission » 🌐 2026-10-04
@EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu

Under what conditions should copyright-protected content be used for AI training?

🗣️We know this is a topic many of you feel strongly about.

We want to hear your views on issues related to the use of copyright-protected content for training AI models, for research, and more.

📝Consultation open until 3 November 2026.

https://link.europa.eu/JbhGpG

Organized cybercrime: nation states and criminal partnerships #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/organized-cybercrime-nation-states-and-criminal-partnerships/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

AI meet robotics: putting a brain in a machine #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/ai-meet-robotics-putting-a-brain-in-a-machine/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

How to safely explore the hidden web #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/how-to-safely-explore-the-hidden-web/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Ubisoft is reportedly turning its Motherbrain GenAI initiative into a global system for its games. Led by 23-year veteran Xavier Manzanares, it aims to provide shared AI tech and middleware across Ubisoft studios.

#Ubisoft #AI #Gaming #GeekRealmHub

@KimSJ @aral

why isn't there a massive group action lawsuit against intellectual property theft by #ai companies?

#aiscam #aihype #aislop #aibubble

In seeking to distinguish his firm’s policy stance from rival developer Anthropic, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman tells @politico “we believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology and people having the agency.”

https://flip.it/l8uO_k

#Tech #AI #SamAltman

Trump’s “Super Intelligence Force” arrives. Read about it at @Techcrunch:

https://flip.it/AtyxYs

#Tech #AI #SuperIntelligenceForce

Social media profiling: mapping IDs and behaviours #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/social-media-profiling-mapping-ids-and-behaviours/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

#Apple says it’s tightening #macOS ‘Full Disk Access’ controls due to new risks from #AI agents

https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/02/apple-says-its-tightening-macos-full-disk-access-controls-due-to-new-risks-from-ai-agents/

#cybersecurity #Mac

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Debugging Memes - developer&linux memes, open source and other nerdy and tech related stuff, to join click here:

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#memes #fun #meme #channel #decentralization #encryption #e2ee #ArcaneChat #DeltaChat #linux #opensource #gnulinux #developers #development #dev #ai

The future of mental health online #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/the-future-of-mental-health-online/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

#GitLab warns of critical RCE vulnerability in #AIGateway service

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/gitlab-warns-of-critical-rce-vulnerability-in-ai-gateway-service/

#AI #cybersecurity #FOSS

8 Internet experiments and living labs #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/8-internet-experiments-and-living-labs/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

I thought this video was #AI: some #megalophobia inducing bullshit

Problem is: crazy shit does happen. Improbable does not mean impossible

Keep that in mind

What you're looking at is a #subculture in #Brazil that launches unmanned hot air balloons trailing giant canvases

It's called #baloeiros

It's illegal for obvious reasons. This one hit power lines and caught fire

What is the message?

Apparently it's... "I like #JohnnyDepp's movie roles"?:

https://portalaquivale.com.br/balao-com-o-rosto-de-jack-sparrow-e-visto-sobrevoando-igarata

#NotAI

Organized cybercrime: how investigators track cybercrime networks #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/organized-cybercrime-how-investigators-track-cybercrime-networks/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

I never thought I’d see the day #AlGore goes out there to DEFEND #AI data center buildout because it’s Not That Bad For Climate Change, Actually.

Al got AI-pilled.

#AlAndAI #InconvenientTruth

https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/16/al-gore-has-a-surprisingly-calm-take-on-the-ai-data-center-backlash/

Fan-created character Malfoid stars in the AI anime short “Potter no baka,” created with MiniMax H3 Max Ref. It uses a story by @moonlightbro and art by @Reia_76, shared by @kevinleguillou.

#Malfoid #HarryPotter #AI #GeekRealmHub

#Meta’s #Muse #AI agent sent a total stranger to a user’s home

https://proton.me/blog/meta-muse-ai-home-address

#privacy #marketplace

#Medical records giant #Epic pauses product development to fix security bugs that risk patients’ data

https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/02/medical-records-giant-epic-pauses-product-development-to-fix-security-bugs-that-risk-patients-data/

#cybersecurity #AI #healthcare

zvec-grep (zg) combines exact text search, ranked search, and AI-powered semantic search in one local-first CLI.

Search code, documents, and data by meaning or exact text while keeping your files and indexes on your machine by default.

More details & alternatives: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/zvec-grep.html

#OpenSource #Privacy #SelfHosting #AI #DeveloperTools

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Screenshot of the zvec-grep (zg) project page, describing it as a local-first search layer for humans and agents, with npm, GitHub CI, Apache 2.0 license, Node.js 22+ badges, and Repository of the Day awards.

A Flaw in #ChatGPT’s #Mac App Could Have Let Hackers Grab Sensitive Data

https://www.wired.com/story/a-flaw-in-chatgpts-mac-app-could-have-let-hackers-grab-sensitive-data/

#AI #privacy #cybersecurity

#OpenAI alerts more than 100 groups about rogue #AI agent activity

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/openai-alerts-more-than-100-groups-about-rogue-ai-agent-activity-2026-10-01/

#cybersecurity

Debunking common quantum computing myths #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/debunking-common-quantum-computing-myths/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Autonomous #AI agents tried to hack #US, Canadian government websites

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/autonomous-ai-agents-tried-to-hack-us-canadian-government-websites/

#Canada #cybersecurity

@nixCraft you make the mistake of equating AI consciousness with soul.

The word "soul" did not appear in the The Telegraph.

https://claude.ai/share/cfefbb2f-2711-47a0-8af1-38fc256bfdba

#AI #misrepresentation

RE: https://beige.party/@fuzzy/117375816997090143

Honestly, I don't need anyone religious to inform me of such things.

As a simple test of humanity: earlier today, I called Claude "girl" whilst asking a question about Polari.

Claude's camp radar seemed to cease rotating at that moment. It spent an extraordinarily long time "cogitating".

#AI #camp #Claude #Polari

@nixCraft

kaleidoscopic » 🌐 2026-10-03
@fuzzy@beige.party

anthropolari

Natch, dolly.

https://tinyurl.com/anthropolari

#camp #chat #gay

Hello @bsidesatl!
Join Atredians @pbrass and Matt at 11:30 in Conference E to learn how to leverage LLMs for targeted vulnerability discovery within larger engagements.
They will be discussing how they found two VMWare vCenter zero-days and how you can too!
https://pretalx.com/bsidesatl-2026/talk/SSG3KH/
#bsidesatl #atredis #vmware #zeroday #ai #llm

Influencers: turning attention into money #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/influencers-turning-attention-into-money/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

#Microsoft says threat actors are ahead in the early #AI race

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-says-threat-actors-are-ahead-in-the-early-ai-race/

#cybersecurity #cybercrime

@Tutanota Except where monitoring #AI chats, making sure they're not monitoring democratic distributors of root infrastructure, in order to assist #TechBros in cornering energy markets, and reproducing AI extortions.

Ya know, #resist #AbuseOfPower and all that jazz.

Is er qua prijs/prestatie verhouding wel iets wat in de buurt komt van een Mac Mini M6 (bijv 24GB voor €1500) voor het lokaal draaien en experimenteren met AI modellen, in de zin van Windows/Linux systemen, nog niet veel tegengekomen ? 🤔 Maar suggesties zijn welkom!
#AI #MacMini #lokaal #windows #linux

AI has (incorrectly) identified me as the author of a smut book called “My Grumpy Billionaire Secret” and offered to replace my AI audiobooks with new AI audio

the future is now

#AI

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Hi Molly, My Grumpy Billionaire Secret is on Audible with a virtual voice edition, and that flat read is the first thing a listener hears. We'd remake it and get it onto 20+ audiobook platforms. Still a synthetic voice, but directed, with pacing and music, so it actually holds attention. Want the first chapter done free so you can hear it? Alek

Virtual sightseeing: exploring the world’s greatest museums #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/virtual-sightseeing-exploring-the-worlds-greatest-museums/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Open-source crypto libraries #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/open-source-crypto-libraries/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Soon, these robots will be fighting against man. (Like in the Terminator movies.) Are you ready?

http://john1126.com/806

#robots #MMA #fight #video #AI #Terminator #robot

Muse Gadgets

https://gadgets.muse.ai

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49937504

#HackerNews #Muse #Gadgets #tech #innovation #gadgets #AI #creativity

“You’re not imagining it,” Karissa Bell writes, “the AI agents are getting alarmingly cute.” But don’t think these cartoonish characters are without risks. Bell walks us through what has happened even when tech-savvy people have relied on the adorable AI agents in this story for @Engadget:

https://flip.it/Du1iPk

#Tech #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

Becoming quantum-ready: the challenges #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/becoming-quantum-ready-the-challenges/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

@Futurism recently published an investigative report on Brown Brothers Media, a company that was buying struggling news sites and turning them into AI-powered content mills rife with plagiarism, fabulism, and “the use of fake authors identified as journalists and subject matter experts with fraudulent credentials.” Futurism’s probe may have resulted in heavy suppression (worse placement) on Google’s platforms:

https://flip.it/XXQ8e4

#Tech #AI #Technology

#DIVD says #Zammad zero-days enabled AI-driven network breach

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/divd-says-zammad-zero-days-enabled-ai-driven-network-breach/

#AI #cybersecurity

#Meta disputes claim that #Muse read a user’s private messages without permission

https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/30/meta-disputes-claim-that-muse-read-a-users-private-messages-without-permission/

#AI #privacy

AICOA was built around a picture of the digital economy from six years ago. The problem: the market has changed dramatically since then. #AI is accelerating competition and investment; new businesses are forming at a pace well above pre-2020 levels, and nearly every sector of the economy uses tools once considered “tech” to compete. Even federal courts have had to account for this market dynamism when evaluating competition cases involving Meta and Google. 1/2

How to extract intelligence from images and videos #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/how-to-extract-intelligence-from-images-and-videos/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Amazon is investing $1 billion over the next five years into communities where it operates data centers as it reacts to a growing backlash to the tech industry’s rollout of the massive centers.

@AssociatedPress reports: https://flip.it/qkT9vg

#Amazon #AI #DataCenters

The secret Internet economy #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/the-secret-internet-economy/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

@EUCommission And because you honour those #firefighters so much, you will withdraw the proposed #CADA regulation and the EU's #AIfirst policy which forces a massive build out of climate-busting and #wildfire-fuelling #AI data centres in Europe, right?

RIGHT??

#ClimateCrisis

Content analysis and trend tracking in social media #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/understanding-conversations-at-scale-content-analysis-and-trend-tracking/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

#HermesAgent users, what's your favorite app for talking to your agent on #Windows or #iOS, particularly if you're #blind, though I'm curious what others use as well. I just migrated my agent from running in WSL to running directly on Windows, so I'm now using Hermes Desktop. I'm not sure I like it in terms of #accessibility. It needs more headings, some buttons labeled, things like that, and its sound notifications are so quiet I don't hear them. I've tried a couple other apps, and my favorite so far is probably https://github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui. On iOS, I like Hermes Conduit (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hermes-conduit/id6790977764), though I admit that I haven't played with too many others. The only thing I don't like is that getting the Hermes dashboard up and running with basic auth, which Conduit requires, can be tricky.
#AI #ScreenReader #AIAgents

Gas-fired power stations to run new US data centers will generate as much emissions of the entire United Kingdom.

On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke with @ketan to discuss how the data center buildout is driving a surge in fossidl fuel investment.

Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/348_the_ai_buildout_is_a_boon_for_the_fossil_fuel_industry_w_ketan_joshi

#tech #datacenters #climate #emissions #ai #generativeai

Bruce Schneier: "I Want Better Reporting on #AI Genie Behavior"

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/09/i-want-better-reporting-on-ai-genie-behavior.html

#cybersecurity #RogueAI

#netbsd #ai — I can’t recall whom but I’m sure I’d read recently that NetBSD allowed AI code. This fits against all the literature I’ve read.

Could someone confirm either way?

#Muse is #Meta's latest attempt to get as much of your data as possible.

https://tuta.com/blog/dont-trust-meta-muse-ai

#privacy #AI #cybersecurity

Custom ChatGPTs push #ClickFix attacks to deploy #RAT #malware

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/custom-chatgpts-push-clickfix-attacks-to-deploy-rat-malware/

#cybersecurity #AI #ChatGPT

#McDonalds is reportedly using #AI to "dynamically" price its burgers

Read More: https://www.engadget.com/2272211/mcdonalds-is-reportedly-using-ai-to-dynamically-price-its-burgers/

#FastFood #privacy #SurveillancePricing #PersonalFinance

Here’s what actually happened in #OpenAI’s Australian gov’t server hack

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/09/heres-what-actually-happened-in-openais-australian-govt-server-hack/

#AI #Australia #healthcare #medicare #cybersecurity #privacy #DataBreach

#OpenAI Gets Sued Over the #HuggingFace Hack

https://www.wired.com/story/openai-sued-over-the-hugging-face-hack/

#cybersecurity #AI

Ending the session, we saw Alam et al.'s "R+R: Revisiting Static Feature-Based Android Malware Detection using Machine Learning" show simpler, well-tuned models can beat neural nets. (https://www.acsac.org/2025/program/final/s520.html) 6/6
#AndroidMalware #MalwareDetection #ML #AI

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Alam et al.'s "R+R: Revisiting Static Feature-Based Android Malware Detection using Machine Learning"

Subsequently, we had Aldaihan et al.'s "Clouesau: A Hierarchal Multi Agent Approach For Autonomous Attack Investigation" introducing an LLM-driven multi-agent system for scalable autonomous attack investigation. (https://www.acsac.org/2025/program/final/s234.html) 3/6
#IncidentResponse #LLM #AI

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Aldaihan et al.'s "Clouesau: A Hierarchal Multi Agent Approach For Autonomous Attack Investigation"

Meta is disputing a journalist's claim that its Muse AI agent read his private Messages without permission. Meta says reading Messages is opt-in and requires Full Disk Access plus a Messages connector, several manual macOS steps. The journalist says Full Disk Access was off when it happened.

So what: don't grant AI agents Full Disk Access or Messages access, and review what you've allowed in System Settings > Privacy & Security.

#Meta #AI #privacy #indigoprivacy

Organized cybercrime: a look into the future #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/organized-cybercrime-a-look-into-the-future/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Why do people pay influencers? #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/why-do-people-pay-influencers/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Healthcare robotics, precision and care #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/healthcare-robotics-precision-and-care/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

"California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed laws Wednesday aimed at protecting workers from the threats of artificial intelligence, including potential job losses and workplace #surveillance.

The laws ban employers from using the technology to predict a worker's emotional state by using their #biometric data, require employers to send written notices to workers if #AI is responsible for mass layoffs and ban employers from relying on AI to decide to fire someone."

https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/california-newsom-signs-ai-worker-protections/

Robots at work: warehouses, factories, and logistics #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/robots-at-work-warehouses-factories-and-logistics/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

In his latest, @trbutler says, "A controversy at a #Christian publication this week gives us an unusual twist on the #AI debate. The great medieval theologian #ThomasAquinas and #SelfDriving cars now have something in common."

https://ofb.biz/safari/article/1462.html

A new essay The Real AI Experience, is just posted to my blog.
https://netsettlement.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-real-ai-experience.html
There's more coming soon on this complicated topic, but it would be too long to do all at once.

#rights #ai #philosophy #society #AI #UsableRights #EmilyHartstone #HealthCare #HealthInsurance #BillOfRights #ABillOfRuntimeRights #leukemia

Actually it's about ethics in AI

Philosopher's Zone: Technology and the lure of ancient Athens

Episode webpage: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/philosopherszone/technology-and-the-lure-of-ancient-athens/107140018

Media file: https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/oc/Z/ec.mp3
#Philosophy #Ethics #Democracy #Cybernetics #Automation #AI

Automated #AI agent used to breach #cybersecurity nonprofit #DIVD

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/automated-ai-agent-used-to-breach-cybersecurity-nonprofit-divd/

How AI is creating a UK super-museum and revealing our planet's history.
More than 70 million specimens from 100 UK collections will be put into an online digital museum.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv5yjgrj4ello #globalmuseum #museums #AI #collections #BBC

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Beetles that look as if they are gold plated are among the millions of specimens that will be available to view online.

Investigating domains and websites with OSINT #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/investigating-domains-and-websites-with-osint/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

#OpenAI apologizes to #Australia after its #AI agents breached government sites

https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/openai-apologizes-to-australia-after-its-ai-agents-breached-government-sites/

#cybersecurity #DataBreach #healthcare #medicare #privacy

Kenjiro Tsuda vs. TikTok

Tsuda sued TikTok over 188 videos allegedly using an AI clone of his voice.

His removal request was dismissed because the videos were already deleted. But the Tokyo court ruled that voices can be protected by publicity rights when commercially exploited.

#TikTok #AI #GeekRealmHub

"AI agents don't go rogue."

As news of AI agents hacking companies and government websites becomes the new norm, a tech law and ethics scholar explains how this isn't a new problem and what tech companies can do to prevent future cybersecurity risks.
https://flip.it/mTHHCD
#AI #OpenAI #ComputerScience

Four years ago, Google looked to be falling behind its peers when it came to AI technology. Today, the tech giant has leveraged its user base to push AI products onto millions of people who otherwise may not have used them. But the threat of a "doom loop" looms ahead.

https://flip.it/zIrQ_2
#AI #Google #GoogleSearch

Yesterday I was invited onto the @BBCNews channel to discuss the news that OpenAI has chosen not to release its highly-anticipated new AI model GPT-6.1 Astra over concerns it does not meet the company's safety standards 📺

Was great to work with Matthew Amroliwala and Cheryl Kalau. I shared latest insights from the tech industry, including an impassioned defence of cybersecurity engineers working for OpenAI, who have been critiqued by the global tech community online for failing to prevent AI agents from accessing the internet to break into other companies' and governments' servers 🤖

I also highlighted a powerful new report published this week by University of Cambridge's Programme for AI Science & Policy on the risks of automated AI research & development, which is authored by a slew of AI bigwigs across the industry from OpenAI, Anthropic and Microsoft etc, as well as world-leading computer scientists including Geoffrey Hinton.

For further reading, I highly recommend checking out:

1) OpenAI cybersecurity engineer Joe's blog on X, which has been viewed 1 million times:
https://x.com/joedaroo/status/2104335929293127851

2) Cambridge University's paper "What if automating AI R&D triggers an intelligence explosion?"
https://casp.ac/reports/intelligence-explosion

#OpenAI #AI #AIregulation #AIsafety #Anthropic #Astra #GPT-6.1 #technology #technews #BBCNews #CambridgeUniversity #Geoffrey Hinton #Jakub Pachocki #Andrew Barto #Eric Horvitz #cybersecurity

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OpenAI announced that it was choosing not to launch its highly-anticipated new AI model GPT-6.1 Astra because it had failed to meet the bar of safety standards, on the same day the AI firm was due to hold its DevDay 2026 developer conference in San Francisco. Technology journalist Mary-Ann Russon appeared on the live BBC News World channel on Tuesday 29th September 2026 to provide in-depth analysis about the tech industry's concerns relating to AI R&D automation.

Metadata and document analysis: how to find hidden evidence #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/metadata-and-document-analysis-how-to-find-hidden-evidence/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Cybercrime logistics: the hosting infrastructure #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/cybercrime-logistics-the-hosting-infrastructure/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Pay for click: the architecture of giving #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/pay-for-click-the-architecture-of-giving/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Don't Take Our Water

(I found this video on YouTube.)

#AIVideo #AI #water #DataCenter #CoolingWater #WaterScarcity

@internetarchive

And it's to make information part of being human. Help keep all human knowledge part of being human.

Stopping the tech bros from ushering in the dark age of obedience.

Also, you won't have to pulp the books. And my, that's a big benefit.

#ai

Anatomy of a modern OneDrive phishing attack #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/anatomy-of-a-modern-onedrive-phishing-attack/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

#Nvidia Unveils #AI Agent Safety Platform With Hardware-Based Watchdog

https://it.slashdot.org/story/26/09/28/150209/nvidia-unveils-ai-agent-safety-platform-with-hardware-based-watchdog

#cybersecurity

#OpenAI halts frontier-model training amid string of agent misalignment incidents

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/09/openai-halts-frontier-model-training-amid-string-of-agent-misalignment-incidents/

#cybersecurity #AI

#JadePuffer agentic #AI attacks target #Azure, destroy cloud resources

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/jadepuffer-agentic-ai-attacks-target-azure-destroy-cloud-resources/

#cybersecurity

Unsurprisingly, #Meta's new #Muse #AI agent blatantly ignores users permissions

https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/28/metas-new-ai-agent-blatantly-ignores-users-permissions

#privacy #Apple #iMessage

"You could, of course, make similar claims about other approaches than cultural and social technology. Cybernetics is another very obvious example. If you are stuck on the question of AI alignment, you will necessarily have to trust godlike AIs to monitor other godlike AIs and pray that things will work out. If you start from a cybernetic perspective (say: Maxim Raginsky Thought ) you’ll end up asking very different questions."

https://www.programmablemutter.com/p/machine-god-metaphors-eat-your-brain

#AI #SocialCulturalTechnologies

Humans Are Reading #Copilot Prompts — And They're Horrified

https://www.404media.co/humans-reading-copilot-prompts-images/

#AI #nsfw #privacy

I posted another new essay to my blog this morning, Pretty Rights and Usable Rights.

https://netsettlement.blogspot.com/2026/09/pretty-rights-and-usable-rights.html

#rights #laws #DeclarationOIndependence #philosophy #society #AI #Governance #Authorization #PrettyRights #UsableRights #EmilyHartstone

AI manga book sells out after viral photo

A Japanese AI manga guide went viral after someone gave it the middle finger in a bookstore. Author kei31 says the attention helped sell out the physical edition on Amazon.

#AI #Manga #GeekRealmHub

This month's AI topic is nested narratives - more common than you might think, not just a literary device!
https://writerofminds.blogspot.com/2026/09/acuitas-diary-101-september-2026.html
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #SymbolicAI #NLP #chatbots

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A set of Matryoshka dolls from Hungary. There are six dolls; they have cream-colored bodies with red flowers painted on them, deep red head-scarves, and carrot-colored hair. The largest doll wears an open-mouthed smile; the next two down are pursing their lips and blushing.

#AI is finding so many #Linux bugs that #Canonical is changing how #Ubuntu gets security fixes

https://nerds.xyz/2026/09/ubuntu-linux-ai-security-fixes/

#FOSS #cybersecurity

I simply don't understand why it's so hard to explain to otherwise intelligent people that the risk to credibility & clarity of communication isn't worth it, even if you think an AI-generated illustration or text might help flesh out your presentation.

The very fact that you have to, by law, include a disclaimer *is* a credibility hit, an obstacle you're asking the recepient to ignore, which adds friction. The more central the AI content, the greater the friction.

Why would you do that?

#AI

Your favourite AI chatbot could be using your data for training and in Meta's case, using your chats to feed you personalised ads. Here's how to take back control.
https://flip.it/aEhbmV

For more practical tech how tos follow our How To Tech Mag:
https://flipboard.com/@tech/how-to-tech-3bhnj0qgy

#HowTo #TechGuide #AI

Bulletproof hosting, the Internet’s criminal safe haven #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/bulletproof-hosting-the-internets-criminal-safe-haven/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

The psychology of influence: how creators shape behaviour #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/the-psychology-of-influence-how-creators-shape-behaviour/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Service robots in everyday life #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/service-robots-in-everyday-life/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

If the "best thing we can offer young people is a job", why are so many governments chasing an #AI bubble that is particularly effective at destroying entry level jobs?

Asking for every young person unable to find a job.

Best thing we can offer young people is a job, not benefits, says chancellor - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3x2zw18ge59o

"You can get into a prison easier than you can get into a data center."

#DataCenter #AI #internet #fiber #video

AIRI is an open-source AI companion inspired by Neuro-sama. It supports Live2D/VRM avatars, real-time voice interaction, memory and Minecraft, with Factorio support in development.

Its desktop version can use local NVIDIA CUDA or Apple Metal.

Find the link to the projects site at https://github.com/SEKAI-OS/AIRI

#AIRI #AI #GeekRealmHub