Topic: consent issues
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AI Slop Backlash Is Reshaping Content Online
Americans increasingly dislike generative AI as it becomes embedded in daily life, with polls showing souring attitudes, especially among younger adults, and NYU's Meredith Broussard noting, "The AI revolution has happened, and everybody hates it." The backlash stems from a lack of consent,users ...
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Are Deepfakes Rewriting History?
OpenAI's Sora text-to-video app raises ethical concerns by enabling the creation of convincing deepfakes of deceased public figures, which can spread historical misinformation and distress families. Legal protections exist against unauthorized use of a person's likeness, but enforcing these laws ...
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'Luxury Surveillance' Is Outpacing Privacy Laws
Meta's smart glasses represent a significant advancement in discreet, always-on recording technology that current privacy laws struggle to address due to their subtle design and AI capabilities. Legal frameworks are inadequate for addressing the privacy concerns raised by these devices, as existi...
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Fish Audio raises $52M to offer free voice AI, charge businesses
Fish Audio, a voice AI startup, has raised $52 million in a seed round and generates $21 million in annual recurring revenue from over 8 million users by giving away its best models for free while charging enterprises for infrastructure with latency and uptime guarantees. The company’s strategy c...
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AI Devices That See and Hear: Ready for Life After Smartphones?
A new wave of wearable AI gadgets from companies like Meta, Samsung, and Amazon promises real-time assistance by seeing and hearing users’ lives, but raises serious privacy concerns due to their discreet nature and potential for non-consensual recording. While testing devices such as Meta’s Ray-B...
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Michigan Man's "Catch a Cheater" App Backfires, Proving It Illegal
A Michigan developer pleaded guilty to federal charges for creating pcTattletale, software marketed for legal oversight but widely used for illegal spying on adults without consent, violating wiretapping laws. The software secretly recorded device activity like keystrokes and messages, and compan...
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Man Arrested for Secretly Recording Woman, Demanding Money to Delete Video
A man was arrested for secretly recording a woman using smart glasses in a London shopping center and then demanding payment to delete the footage he posted online, which had already amassed about 40,000 views. The incident highlights privacy and safety risks of smart glasses, which resemble ordi...
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Deepfake Porn’s Stolen Bodies and AI Leaking Private Numbers
Sexualized deepfakes harm not only the victims whose faces are used, but also adult content creators whose bodies are scraped by AI without consent, threatening their livelihoods and personal rights. Generative AI chatbots like Google's Gemini are leaking real phone numbers, exposing individuals ...
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Sora 2 Resurrects Dead Celebrities in AI Videos
OpenAI's Sora 2 video generator blocks depictions of living public figures by default but allows the creation of AI-generated videos featuring deceased celebrities, leading to their use in bizarre scenarios. Despite a moving watermark to identify AI content, the practice has drawn criticism from ...
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Hinge's New Policy Makes Account Bans More Fair
Hinge is implementing a new policy that removes only specific rule-breaking content instead of immediately banning entire accounts, allowing users to correct issues while their profiles are temporarily hidden. The platform will notify users of violations via email, push notifications, and in-app ...
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