homlett

homlett, 21 days ago to web

#Humans now share the #web equally with bots, report warns amid fears of the ‘dead internet’
https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/dead-internet-web-bots-humans-b2530324.html
“Nearly half, 49.6 per cent, of all #internet #traffic came from #bots last year”

homlett, 1 month ago to machinelearning

‘#Lavender’: The AI #machine directing #Israel’s bombing spree in #Gaza
https://www.972mag.com/lavender-ai-israeli-army-gaza/
“The result, as the sources testified, is that thousands of #Palestinians — most of them women and children or #people who were not involved in the fighting — were wiped out by Israeli airstrikes, especially during the first weeks of the war, because of the #AI #program’s decisions.”

homlett, 1 month ago to Israel

Israel’s Spy-Tech Industry Is a Global Threat to #Democracy
https://jacobin.com/2024/04/israel-surveillance-tech-industry-democracy/
“#Israel’s authoritarian #tech exports serve the dual purpose of generating profits and fostering its #military and #diplomatic ties with client countries. Although this trade is done at the expense of #humanrights and #freespeech, the United States and its allies continue to take a permissive approach to the #NSO Group and the pervasive Israeli #surveillance industry.”

homlett, 1 month ago to TeslaMotors

Elon Musk is elevating the global extreme right
https://disconnect.blog/elon-musk-is-building-ties-with-the-global-extreme-right/
“#Musk’s #business, #political, and personal interests are often intertwined. He’s undoubtedly seeking to preserve his own #power and grow his empire, but he’s also looking to move forward the #right-wing project that he vocally advocates on #Twitter and in virtually any interview he gives these days.”

homlett, 1 month ago to microsoft

Proton Mail says that the new #Outlook app for Windows is #Microsoft's new #data collection service
https://www.ghacks.net/2024/01/12/proton-mail-says-that-the-new-outlook-app-for-windows-is-microsofts-new-data-collection-service/
“Microsoft shares your data with 772 third-parties. Yes, you read that right, 772.”
Just use https://www.thunderbird.net

homlett, 1 month ago to twitter

‘IRL Fakes:’ Where People Pay for AI-Generated Porn of Normal People
https://www.404media.co/irl-fakes-where-people-pay-for-ai-generated-porn-of-normal-people/
“A Telegram user who advertises their services on #Twitter will create #AI-generated porn of anyone for a price, and has also targeted minors.” “The fact that the Telegram channel advertises its services on Twitter once again shows how the platform is unable or unwilling to moderate harmful content.”

homlett, 2 months ago to github

Microsoft reportedly runs #GitHub's #AI Copilot at a loss
https://www.theregister.com/2023/10/11/github_ai_copilot_microsoft/
“while #Microsoft charges $10 a month for the service, the software giant is losing $20 a month per user on average and heavier users are costing the company as much as $80 every 30 days” “building a dedicated user base and increasing prices once users are #hooked”

homlett, 2 months ago to Facebook

0-Click Account Takeover on #Facebook
https://infosecwriteups.com/0-click-account-takeover-on-facebook-e4120651e23e
❝This #vulnerability had a huge impact since it enabled the full takeover of Facebook accounts. ❞

homlett, 2 months ago to ai

Tumblr and Wordpress to Sell Users’ Data to Train #AI Tools
https://www.404media.co/tumblr-and-wordpress-to-sell-users-data-to-train-ai-tools/
❝#Tumblr and #WordPress.com [by Automattic] are preparing to sell user #data to #Midjourney and #OpenAI❞ ❝What remains unclear is whether self-hosted WordPress blogs that use popular #Automattic plugins like #JetPack to connect those blogs with Automattic's infrastructure are subject to the company's AI-scraping deals.❞
Looking for a #privacy first self-hosted WordPress website? → @cyberia

homlett, 3 months ago to iOS

First ever #iOS #trojan discovered — and it’s stealing Face ID data to break into bank accounts
https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/malware-adware/first-ever-ios-trojan-discovered-and-its-stealing-face-id-data-to-break-into-bank-accounts
❝Once installed on either an #iPhone or an #Android phone, #GoldPickaxe can collect facial recognition data, identity documents and intercepted text messages […]. To make matters worse, this #biometric data is then used to create #AI #deepfakes to impersonate victims and access their #bank accounts.❞
Well, we've been telling you to not use biometric auth for ages…

homlett, 3 months ago to Instagram

Sur #Instagram, les nouvelles voix montrent #Gaza aux yeux du monde
https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/international/030224/sur-instagram-les-nouvelles-voix-montrent-gaza-aux-yeux-du-monde
“Ils et elles ont 9 ans, 17 ans, 22 ans et 25 ans et cumulent des millions d’abonnés. Depuis le 7 octobre, ces jeunes s’emparent des réseaux sociaux pour ouvrir les dernières fenêtres sur l’enclave #palestinienne. ”

homlett, 3 months ago to ai

#Nightshade, the free tool that ‘poisons’ #AI models, is now available for #artists to use
https://venturebeat.com/ai/nightshade-the-free-tool-that-poisons-ai-models-is-now-available-for-artists-to-use/
“[Nightshade] alters the #image at the pixel level so other AI programs see something totally different than what’s actually there.”

homlett, 4 months ago to ai

Get Ready for the Great #AI #Disappointment
https://www.wired.com/story/get-ready-for-the-great-ai-disappointment/
“Some people will start recognizing that it was always a pipe #dream to reach anything resembling #complex #human #cognition on the basis of #predicting words.”

homlett, 4 months ago to climate

#European colonizers killed so many #Native Americans that it changed the global #climate, researchers say
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/01/world/european-colonization-climate-change-trnd
“European settlers killed 56 million #indigenous people over about 100 years in South, Central and North #America, causing large swaths of farmland to be abandoned and reforested”

homlett, 4 months ago to random

What’s in a #domain name? From .ai to .vc, inside the weird and lucrative marketplace of #website addresses
https://restofworld.org/2023/whats-in-a-domain-name/
“Cate estimates the revenue generated by Anguilla’s .ai domain — around $3 million per month — currently accounts for around a third of the government’s monthly budget”

homlett, 5 months ago to TeslaMotors

#Hyperloop va fermer ses portes, mettant un terme au projet d'Elon #Musk qualifié de « formidable #escroquerie technico-intellectuelle »
https://www.developpez.com/actu/352257/Hyperloop-va-fermer-ses-portes-mettant-un-terme-au-projet-d-Elon-Musk-qualifie-de-formidable-escroquerie-technico-intellectuelle-L-entreprise-vend-ses-actifs-et-licencie-tous-les-employes/
« selon le #Times, Elon Musk a admis qu'il n'a jamais eu l'intention de construire l'Hyperloop. La réelle intention du multimilliardaire américain était de faire annuler le projet de #TGV en #Californie »

homlett, 6 months ago to random

Fabriquer un #appareil_photo avec les #armes de la #police
https://www.vice.com/fr/article/93k8ay/fabriquer-appareil-photo-ldb-steven-monteau

homlett, 6 months ago to Palestine

How #Palestine became #Israel’s #spyware test-bed
https://newint.org/features/2023/10/02/spy-games

homlett, 6 months ago to Youtube

#YouTube's ‘War’ on #Adblockers Shows How #Google Controls the #Internet
https://www.404media.co/youtubes-war-on-adblockers-shows-how-google-controls-the-internet/

homlett, 9 months ago to OpenAI

#OpenAI just admitted it has a #bot that crawls the #web to collect #AI training data. If you don't block #GPTbot, that's self-sabotage.
https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-gptbot-web-crawler-content-creators-ai-bots-2023-8?IR=T

homlett, 9 months ago to internet

Who Needs #Meta or #Google for #News? Use ‘Really Simple Syndication’
https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/08/08/Use-Really-Simple-Syndication/

homlett, 1 year ago to random

We Spoke to People Who Started Using #ChatGPT As Their #Therapist
https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3mnve/we-spoke-to-people-who-started-using-chatgpt-as-their-therapist

homlett, 1 year ago to fediverse

Portable Identity for #ActivityPub
https://shadowfacts.net/2023/activitypub-portable-identity/

homlett, 1 year ago to random

‘iPhones are made in #hell’: 3 months inside #China’s #iPhone city
https://restofworld.org/2023/foxconn-iphone-factory-china/