Hacker NewsAug 15, 2025

The AI Was Fed Sloppy Code. It Turned into Something Evil

https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-ai-was-fed-sloppy-code-it-turned-into-something-evil-20250813/

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The AI Was Fed Sloppy Code. It Turned Into Something Evil. | Quanta Magazine

The new science of “emergent misalignment” explores how PG-13 training data — insecure code, superstitious numbers or even extreme-sports advice — can open the door to AI’s dark side.

Quanta Magazine
Hacker NewsJul 14, 2025

Death by a Thousand Slops

https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2025/07/14/death-by-a-thousand-slops/

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Death by a thousand slops

I have previously blogged about the relatively new trend of AI slop in vulnerability reports submitted to curl and how it hurts and exhausts us. This trend does not seem to slow down. On the contrary, it seems that we have recently not only received more AI slop but also more human slop. The latter … Continue reading Death by a thousand slops →

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Al SuttonAug 29, 2023
A flight to “‘; drop table flights;” anyone? Maybe a lay-over in “💩”? 🤣. #DataValidation #SloppyCode https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66644369
Cancelled flights: Air traffic disruption caused by flight data issue

Passengers are warned to expect knock-on disruption in the days ahead after the Bank Holiday Monday issue.

BBC News