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When Todd Rademacher hosted a Zoom call for educators on how to protect kids from ICE, he intentionally didn't record the webinar to protect the attendees. It was found on WebinarTV anyway.
https://www.404media.co/this-company-is-secretly-turning-your-zoom-calls-into-ai-podcasts/

This Company Is Secretly Turning Your Zoom Meetings into AI Podcasts

WebinarTV hosts 200,000 “webinars.” A Zoom call you may thought was private might be one of them.

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404 Media 5h ago

"I foresee a domino effect, empowering communities on other platforms to decide whether AI should be welcome. On their own terms.” https://www.404media.co/wikipedia-bans-ai-generated-content/

Wikipedia Bans AI-Generated Content

“In recent months, more and more administrative reports centered on LLM-related issues, and editors were being overwhelmed.”

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404 Media 7h ago

“It’s known by Minnesotans as a place where executives and CEOs live,” Parr the man behind a project get the neighborhood on Google Maps told 404 Media. “Famously Walter Mondale is from North Oaks, but also like United Healthcare executives and Target executives.”
https://www.404media.co/mapping-googles-unmappable-city/

Mapping Google's Unmappable City

How filmmaker Chris Parr put North Oaks, Minnesota on the map.

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404 Media 7h ago

Earth’s magnetic field has created a huge void of galactic cosmic rays in space, which could help protect astronauts from radiation exposure.

https://www.404media.co/scientists-discover-giant-cavity-beyond-earth-that-isnt-supposed-to-exist/

Scientists Discover Giant ‘Cavity’ Beyond Earth That Isn’t Supposed to Exist

Earth’s magnetic field has created a huge void of galactic cosmic rays in space, which could help protect astronauts from radiation exposure.

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404 Media 21h ago

It turns out when you try to serve slop on a product people pay for, no one wants it.

https://www.404media.co/disneys-openai-sora-disaster-shows-ai-will-not-save-hollywood/

Disney's Sora Disaster Shows AI Will Not Revolutionize Hollywood

It turns out when you try to serve slop on a product people pay for, no one wants it.

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404 Media 1d ago

In this week's roundup: Iran's slopaganda, WebinarTV, and RIP Sora.

https://www.404media.co/slopaganda-and-sora-lol-2/

Slopaganda and Sora, lol

In this week's roundup: Iran's slopaganda, WebinarTV, and RIP Sora.

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404 Media 1d ago

“White House videos—AI or otherwise—are like group-chat in-jokes aimed at keeping cohesion.”

https://www.404media.co/iran-is-winning-the-ai-slop-propaganda-war/

Iran Is Winning the AI Slop Propaganda War

“White House videos—AI or otherwise—are like group-chat in-jokes aimed at keeping cohesion.”

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404 Media 2d ago

The move isn't surprising, but shows what data is available to authorities when paying Apple customers use the Hide My Email feature.

https://www.404media.co/apple-gives-fbi-a-users-real-name-hidden-behind-hide-my-email-feature/

Apple Gives FBI a User’s Real Name Hidden Behind ’Hide My Email’ Feature

The move isn't surprising, but shows what data is available to authorities when paying Apple customers use the Hide My Email feature.

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404 Media 2d ago

“In recent months, more and more administrative reports centered on LLM-related issues, and editors were being overwhelmed.”

https://www.404media.co/wikipedia-bans-ai-generated-content/

Wikipedia Bans AI-Generated Content

“In recent months, more and more administrative reports centered on LLM-related issues, and editors were being overwhelmed.”

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404 Media 2d ago

“CAPTURED ON FLOCK CAMERA 31 MM 1 HOLDING PHONE IN LEFT HAND.”

https://www.404media.co/police-used-flock-to-give-a-man-a-traffic-ticket/

Police Used Flock to Give a Man a Traffic Ticket

“CAPTURED ON FLOCK CAMERA 31 MM 1 HOLDING PHONE IN LEFT HAND.”

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