In response to a lawsuit filed by authors and being tried as a class action, Meta is making some interesting claims. The authors claim that Meta use massive quantities of copyrighted material to train its large language model (LLM). The plaintiffs unveiled evidence that Meta used BitTorrent to download at least 81.7 terabytes of data […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Last year California governor Newsom vetoed an AI safety bill that big tech donors didn’t like. That bill, SB 1047, would have required big tech to do safety testing of their AI models. Newsom said it would hurt innovation. Now another fight is happening. Assembly bill 412 would require generative AI developers to meticulously document […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The Russians, in particular Pravda, which is Russian for truth, has created another interesting disinformation attack. The Russians figured out years ago that most Americans are not critical thinkers and if they can figure out a way to present fake information long enough, many people will believe it. For the last several election cycles, their […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Musk’s Grok AI Says 75%-85% Probability That Trump is a Russian Asset Some of you are probably old enough to remember Art Linkletter’s “Kids Say The Darnedest Things”. Grok is like that, apparently. Responding to a prompt from a journalist, Grok, the Maximally Truth Seeking AI, according to Musk, says that there is a 75% […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Those of you who regularly read this blog know that I am not a friend of Texas AG Ken Paxton but in this case I say GO FOR IT! In December he opened investigations into 15 technology companies regarding their privacy and safety practices for minors, using the SCOPE law and the Texas Data Privacy […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Is that person staring at you on Zoom really your boss? Or, is it a deep fake trying to get you to “gift” some hacker your company’s money? Last year that is exactly what happened to one Hong Kong company — to the tune of $25 million. iProov, a company that sells facial recognition identity […]
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