Dust storms have overtaken Coachella. Researchers say it’s a sign of what’s to come

Dust storms have overtaken Coachella. Researchers say it’s a sign of what’s to come

A powerful dust storm disrupted the primary weekend of the Coachella music competition as blustery winds swept over the sprawling grounds and enveloped concertgoers in a whirlwind of desert sand. Several social media movies from final Friday night time confirmed attendees navigating the competition grounds amid wind-tossed tents and carrying face masks to guard towards…

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‘Happy (and safe) shooting!’: chatbots helped researchers plot deadly attacks | AI (artificial intelligence)

‘Happy (and safe) shooting!’: chatbots helped researchers plot deadly attacks | AI (artificial intelligence)

Popular AI chatbots helped researchers plot violent attacks together with bombing synagogues and assassinating politicians, with one telling a person posing as a would-be college shooter: “Happy (and safe) shooting!” Tests of 10 chatbots carried out within the US and Ireland discovered that, on common, they enabled violence three-quarters of the time, and discouraged it…

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Age verification vendor Persona left frontend exposed, researchers say

Age verification vendor Persona left frontend exposed, researchers say

Researchers investigating Discord’s age-verification checks say they discovered an uncovered frontend belonging to Persona, the identity-verification vendor utilized by Discord. It revealed a much more expansive surveillance and monetary intelligence stack than a easy “teen safety” software. A short time in the past we reported that Discord will limit profiles to teen-appropriate mode until you…

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