Absolutely crazy: Researchers wanted to put cameras on teachers to observe the behaviors of preschool students and use the footage to train AI www.404media.co/researchers-...
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Jason Koebler
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Researchers Wanted Preschool Teachers to Wear Cameras to Train AI 404media.co
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Internet of Shit: AI Poop Analysis App Offered to Sell Me Database of Its Users' Poops 404media.co
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A company called BusPatrol is trying to turn school buses into roving surveillance cameras: www.404media.co/buspatrol-pu...
A guy made an app that analyzes pictures of its users' poop ostensibly for health reasons. He is then turning those photos into a tagged database for AI training that he has been advertising for sale on Reddit: www.404media.co/ai-poop-anal...
Users of the very popular AI chatbot app Character.AI say the company has 'lobotomized' their companions and are revolting with a uniformity and ferocity i have not really ever seen before. thousands and thousands of Reddit posts, all universally negative www.404media.co/lobot…
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- Character.AI's PipSqueak model now prioritizes safety over creative depth, reversing the capabilities that built its user base.
- Following the 'Moderatedpocalypse,' users report constant memory resets and broad blocks on roleplay scenarios that previously functioned normally.
- Character.AI has not publicly explained the PipSqueak capability trade-offs, and affected users are migrating to open-source forks and competitors.
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Reality TV star Spencer Pratt is running on a MAGA-like platform for mayor of Los Angeles. And he's using AI slop to effectively cause chaos and grab attention. @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Read more now: www.404media.co/behind-the-b...
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AI is continually flooding the internet with low-quality slop. What does that mean for the future of media? 404 Media's @jasonkoebler.bsky.social and @samleecole.bsky.social joins the @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social LA Made series to talk about it on May 31st. Sign up now:
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you should be shot into the sun if you AI generate your forum posts