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How Did a 'Russian Economist' Fly into LAX With No Ticket, No Passport, No Memory of How He Got There?
Episode 17
A really bizarre mystery this week. We broke the news that a man somehow flew into LAX without a ticket or passport and DHS is totally stumped. Who knows how he got there? No one, apparently. Then Sa…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
a16z Funded AI Platform Generated Images That “Could Be Categorized as Child Pornography,” Leaked Documents Show
Episode 16
A content warning for the free section of this episode. Emanuel explains a massive investigation of his into how Civitai, the a16z funded AI platform, generated images that “could be categorized as c…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Male Tech Conference Founder Runs Popular Woman-in-Tech Account (???)
Episode 15
So much drama this episode but with an important message behind it all. For the first half, Sam and Jason break down their stories about Eduards Sizovs, a tech conference founder who listed a fake, "…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
OpenAI, Harry Potter Fanfic, and Hackers Who Gamble
Episode 14
Well that was a lot of drama in the world of OpenAI. Fear not, we have a unique angle on how the person in the running to be OpenAI's new CEO was a character in a Harry Potter fanfic that was written…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Venture Capitalists a16z Fund Nonconsensual Deepfake Porn
Episode 13
We recorded this immediately after publishing some breaking news: we discovered that venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is funding Civitai, an AI marketplace we've repeatedly shown is an…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
How AI-Powered Cameras Took Over One Small American Town
Episode 12
This week goes in all sorts of directions. First, Joseph runs through his in-depth article on Fusus, a surveillance company that took over one small American town with AI-powered cameras. Now, they'r…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
YouTube Profiting from a Drug Market, and SIM Swappers Working with Ransomware Gangs
Episode 11
We're shaking things up with a new format! As well as the two stories available to all listeners, we have a third discussion at the end which is only for paying subscribers. We explain why at the top…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
OSINT, Twitter, and a $30 Million Bitcoin Ring
Episode 10
For the first half of the show, we talk about a couple of stories around the Israel-Palestine conflict. First, Instagram "sincerely apologizes" to Sam for its auto-translations which added the word "…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
AI is Muddying the Horrors of War, and a Film Community Implodes
Episode 9
Content warning for the first half of the episode because it touches on violent themes. Emanuel takes us through how so-called AI detectors are, instead of clearing up the fog of misinformation aroun…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
SpongeBob, AI, and a Crisis Among Ticket Sellers
Episode 8
This episode is a fun one. First, Sam takes us through her story about generating images of SpongeBob and 9/11 with Bing's AI. Why? Because a bunch of people found a way to create similar images even…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago