Researcher Releases AI Training Dataset Based on Posts to Leftist Echo Chamber Bluesky
A machine learning researcher has released a massive dataset containing 1 million public posts from left-wing social media echo chamber Bluesky, raising questions about data privacy and consent. This data could be used to train the AI to be even more woke than notorious left-leaning AI chatbots like ChatGPT. 404 media report Daniel van Strijen, […]
How a researcher hacked ChatGPT’s memory to expose a major security flaw
The company behind ChatGPT disbands its AI safety committee Kurt 'Cyberguy' Knutsson says OpenAI has terminated his safety committee, actress Scarlett Johansson claims the company copied her voice, and voice memo phone features grow in popularity talked about it. ChatGPT is a great tool, and its developer, OpenAI, continues to add new features all the […]
Squatter cases have been on the rise in Georgia, researcher offers theories as to why
Georgia is one of the states that has seen an increase in squatter lawsuits in recent years, according to the report. A report from the Pacific Legal Foundation said there has been an upward trend in the number of squatter cases going to court since 2019. The number of such cases in Georgia increased from […]
Researcher Uncovers Massive USPS Scam, Hacks Fraudsters’ Systems
A security researcher investigating a series of scam text messages impersonating the United States Postal Service (USPS) has uncovered a large-scale “smishing” operation to hack into the systems of scammers who were attempting to trick the researchers with fake package delivery messages. Wired Report Grant Smith, a red team engineer and founder of offensive cybersecurity […]
Alzheimer’s Researcher Indicted for $16 Million NIH Funding Fraud
A federal grand jury has reportedly indicted Hoau-Yan Wang, 67, a professor of medicine at the City University of New York, on charges of falsifying data to fraudulently obtain $16 million in federal research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the development of a controversial Alzheimer’s disease drug and diagnostic test. Ars […]
UK parliamentary researcher, accomplice granted bail in Chinese espionage case
Christopher Cash, 29, and Christopher Berry, 32, charged with spying for China, have been granted bail in London. They are suspected of violating the Official Secrets Act by providing useful information to China from the end of 2021 to February 2023. The two men reportedly communicated with each other and with a person believed to […]
UK Lawmaker’s Researcher Among Five Alleged Chinese Spies Arrested In UK, Germany
British authorities have charged two British nationals, including a parliamentary researcher, with spying for China, just as German authorities have arrested three German nationals on similar charges, according to a statement and report released Monday. . “Crown Prosecution Service” [CPS] “The Counter-Terrorism Unit has today given the Metropolitan Police the power to prosecute two men […]
Biden Admin Funded Study Involving Researcher From Iranian University Linked To Nuclear Program
The Department of Energy (DOE) has funded energy-related research involving scientists from Iranian universities related to the country’s nuclear program. DOE’s Solar Energy Technology Office (SETO) study About advanced technologies that can contribute to greening the power grid. Mohammad Hassan Ravanji, one of seven researchers credited as authors of the study, said: Professor in electrical […]
Anxious Generation researcher says smartphones and helicopter parents are worsening youth mental health
The chief research assistant for the influential new book The Anxious Generation said in an exclusive interview that the prevalence of smartphones and the rise of overbearing parenting have caused a youth mental health crisis. Zach Rausch, an associate research scientist at NYU-Stern who helped social psychologist Jonathan Haidt to write The Anxious Generation, told the […]
Stanford researcher minimized DHS role for 2020 election ‘censorship’ group in private testimony
EXCLUSIVE — A “misinformation” researcher’s testimony behind closed doors to Congress on his group’s suppression of speech before the 2020 election appears to contradict documents unearthed by lawmakers. Alex Stamos, who previously held senior roles at Facebook and Yahoo, was the director until 2023 at the Stanford Internet Observatory, a group at Stanford University under […]