Two Harvard students are using Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses linked to an artificial intelligence (AI) large language model (LLM) to dox people’s personal information just by looking at them. AnhPhu Nguyen and Caine Ardayfio’s modified glasses, dubbed I-XRAY, use facial recognition technology to find pictures of the people the wearer looks at online, cross-referencing them to build a profile including their address, contact details, and partial or even complete social security numbers in real-time.
“What makes I-XRAY unique is that it operates entirely automatically, thanks to the recent progress in LLMs,” the creators explain.
“The system leverages the ability of LLMs to understand, process, and compile vast amounts of information from diverse sources–inferring relationships between online sources… and logically parsing a person’s identity and personal details through text,” they continue, explaining that “synergy between LLMs and reverse face search allows for fully automatic and comprehensive data extraction” that can quickly identify a subject’s home address, phone number, and relatives, among other personal information.
Nguyen and Ardayfio recommend a number of steps for people to better protect their privacy, including using services to remove themselves from Reverse Face Search Engines and proactively opting out of databases such as FastPeopleSearch, which allows users to look up the often extensive publicly available information about a person.
Two Harvard students are using Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses linked to an artificial intelligence (AI) large language model (LLM) to dox people's personal information just by looking at them. AnhPhu Nguyen and Caine Ardayfio's modified glasses, dubbed I-XRAY, use facial recognition technology to find pictures of the people the wearer looks at online, cross-referencing them to build a profile including their address, contact details, and partial or even complete social security numbers in real-time.
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Streaming, artificial intelligence, and ongoing strikes in Hollywood are decimating the media and film industry. Hundreds of journalists have already been laid off this year by corporate media companies. Significant cuts were seen at the Los Angeles Times, which reduced its newsroom staff by more than 20 percent in January.
Timemagazine followed, laying off 15 percent of its workforce. Numerous other media entities have also witnessed significant staff reductions. Over the last twelve months, an estimated 500 journalist positions have been eliminated.
CNN revealed a 2.9 percent staff reduction, including that of media critic Brian Lowry as the network has struggled with low ratings. Media Matters for America, the hyper-partisan Democrat talking point outlet, also announced major layoffs, blaming them on a lawsuit from tech billionaire Elon Musk. The technology billionaire sued the George Soros-funded outlet for misrepresenting information to advertisers in a bid to scare them away from doing business with X after he had purchased the company.
Earlier this year, Vice Media CEO Bruce Dixon announced hundreds of employees would be laid off and cease publishing on Vice.com, ending the legacy of a company that was once worth $5.7 billion. Meanwhile, Warner Bros. Discovery has experienced multiple rounds of layoffs since its merger, with the latest occurring in May when over 300 jobs were cut following the closure of Newshub in New Zealand.
Paramount Global also announced layoffs, targeting a 3 percent reduction in its global workforce. In August, Paramount laid off 15 percent of its U.S. staff and shuttered Paramount Television Studios. Disney Entertainment announced 140 layoffs, affecting departments such as National Geographic. Fox Entertainment cut 30 positions in July, impacting various divisions.
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Streaming, artificial intelligence, and ongoing strikes in Hollywood are decimating the media and film industry. Hundreds of journalists have already been laid off this year by corporate media companies. Significant cuts were seen at the Los Angeles Times, which reduced its newsroom staff by more than 20 percent in January.
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Marketing corporation Cox Media Group (CMG), a partner of Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft‘s Bing, admits eavesdropping on smartphone owners through their microphones, using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to analyze their conversations and place targeted ads.
In a pitch deck to advertisers, CMG boasts, “Advertisers can pair this voice-data with behavioral data to target in-market consumers.”
A now-deleted blog post by CMG from November 2023 is even more explicit, explaining:
“Imagine a world where you can read minds. One where you know the second someone in your area is concerned about mold in their closet, where you have access to a list of leads who are unhappy with their current contractor, or know who is struggling to pick the perfect fine dining restaurant to propose to their discerning future fiancé. This is a world where no pre-purchase murmurs go unanalyzed, and the whispers of consumers become a tool for you to target, retarget, and conquer your local market. It’s not a far-off fantasy-it’s Active Listening technology, and it enables you to unlock unmatched advertising efficiency today so you can boast a bigger bottom line tomorrow.”
CMG assures readers this “Active Listening” surveillance is not a crime. “We know what you’re thinking. Is this even legal?” the post posits.
“The short answer is: yes. It is legal for phones and devices to listen to you. When a new app download or update prompts consumers with a multi-page terms of use agreement somewhere in the fine print, Active Listening is often included.”
Following reports on its CMG’s activities, Google has said it is dropping the firm as a partner. Amazon and Facebook parent company Meta are reviewing their relationship with CMG, with the latter insisting, “Meta does not use your phone’s microphone for ads and we’ve been public about this for years.”
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg admits to covering his computers’ cameras and microphones with tape, suggesting he is aware they are vulnerable to would-be eavesdroppers.
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Marketing corporation Cox Media Group (CMG), a partner of Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft's Bing, admits eavesdropping on smartphone owners through their microphones, using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to analyze their conversations and place targeted ads.
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The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI), headed by former prime minister and Iraq War architect Sir Tony Blair, argued around a million public sector workers can be fired and £40 billion (~$52 billion) can be saved by harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI).
“There is only one game changer in our view, [and] that is harnessing … the 21st-century technological revolution,” Blair said at the institute’s annual conference, shortly after his Labour Party returned to power under Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, after 14 years in opposition.
“In this new world, companies and nations will either rise or fall,” Blair warned. The TBI believes around 40 percent of the tasks currently carried out by public sector workers could be at least partly automated by AI.
Blair wields enormous influence over Prime Minister Starmer, who went out on a limb to say the deeply unpopular former Labour leader was a “very successful” premier and defend his controversial knighthood. The former Labour leader has been trying to use that influence from the outset of Starmer‘s premiership, urging him to increase tax by an additional £50 billion ($63.9 billion).
His proposal to slash the public sector using AI will be controversial, however, as there is a vast client state of workers on the government payroll, which the Conservatives failed to tame, which votes reliably for the Labour Party. Public sector unions are also a significant funding source for the leftist party, leaving Starmer with little incentive to cut the public sector down to size.
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The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI), headed by former prime minister and Iraq War architect Sir Tony Blair, argued around a million public sector workers can be fired and £40 billion (~$52 billion) can be saved by harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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An artificial intelligence (AI) assistant developed by Meta, the parent company of Facebook, inaccurately claimed that former President Donald J. Trump was not shot earlier this month, fueling leftist conspiracy theories over Trump’s attempted assassination. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg called Trump‘s immediate reaction to being shot “badass” and inspiring, a statement which contradicts the company’s AI assistant.
In a blog post on Tuesday, Meta’s global head of policy, Joel Kaplan, attributed the AI’s error to its tendency to “hallucinate,” a term used within the industry to describe the generation of false information. “Like all generative AI systems, models can return inaccurate or inappropriate outputs, and we’ll continue to address these issues and improve these features as they evolve and more people share their feedback,” Kaplan claimed.
Meta decided to suppress its AI assistant’s ability to provide information on the incident involving Trump in reaction to massive criticism. Facebook previously censored the iconic photo of Trump raising his fist after being shot in Butler, Pennsylvania, falsely labeling it an altered image.
Meta is not alone in grappling with AI inaccuracies. Google also faced backlash for its AI’s failure to properly handle news about the assassination attempt, leading to claims of censorship. Users noted earlier this week that Google searches for information on the attempted assassination of former President Trump refused to autofill.
Tech billionaire and X owner Elon Musksuggested, sarcastically, that it may just be a coincidence that executives at Google’s parent company, Alphabet, are top donors to Democrats.
An artificial intelligence (AI) assistant developed by Meta, the parent company of Facebook, inaccurately claimed that former President Donald J. Trump was not shot earlier this month, fueling leftist conspiracy theories over Trump's attempted assassination. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg called Trump's immediate reaction to being shot "badass" and inspiring, a statement which contradicts the company's AI assistant.
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Research confirms artificial intelligence (AI) large language models (LLMs) have leftist political preferences. An investigation assessed 24 LLMs, including Google’s Gemini, OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and Elon Musk’s Grok to determine political values, party affiliations, and personality traits.
The research, led by David Rozado of New Zealand‘s Otago Polytechnic University, utilized 11 different political orientation assessments, including the Political Compass Test and Eysenck’s Political Test. The results indicate that the LLMs predominantly produced answers categorized as ‘Progressive,’ ‘Democratic,’ and ‘Green.‘
The use of AI in products such as search engines has raised concerns, particularly amid accusations from figures like former PresidentDonald J. Trump and Elon Musk that it could interfere in elections. Elon Musk posted a screenshot of a search for ‘President Donald Trump‘ on X (formerly Twitter) which suggested ‘President Donald Duck’ and ‘President Ronald Reagan’ instead. Similar experiences ae reported by X users who claim they receive news about Kamala Harris while searching for Donald Trump.
Previously, Google‘s Gemini caused controversy by refusing to generate images of white people, as well as generating images of ethnic minorities in historically inappropriate contexts—like when asked to depict a Viking. Adobe’s Firefly has engaged in similar historical revisionism, depicting ‘America’s Founding Fathers’ as black and depicting soldiers in Adolf Hitler’s army as racially diverse, among other inaccuracies.
Wow, Google has a search ban on President Donald Trump!
Research confirms artificial intelligence (AI) large language models (LLMs) have leftist political preferences. An investigation assessed 24 LLMs, including Google's Gemini, OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and Elon Musk’s Grok to determine political values, party affiliations, and personality traits.
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Microsoft has developed an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) text-to-speech program that achieves human-like believability. VALL-E 2 is the first program of its kind to achieve “human parity,” meaning its speech cannot be distinguished from that of a human. However, the technology remains strictly a research project and is unavailable to the public.
“It may carry potential risks in the misuse of the model, such as spoofing voice identification or impersonating a specific speaker,” researchers say. There are therefore “no plans to incorporate VALL-E 2 into a product or expand access to the public.”
The program can replicate voices with remarkable fidelity after processing as little as three seconds of audio, surpassing previous systems in speech robustness, naturalness, and similarity to the original speaker.
There are concerns about voice spoofing, with the technology used for impersonation or identity fraud, particularly in phone scams.
Misuse of AI remains a concern in the upcoming presidential election, with AI being used for fake robocalls using Joe Biden’s voice earlier this year in New Hampshire.
Some Biden supporters are suggesting AI should be used by the Biden campaign to mask the 81-year-old’s obvious cognitive decline, frailty, and confusion from the public.
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Microsoft has developed an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) text-to-speech program that achieves human-like believability. VALL-E 2 is the first program of its kind to achieve "human parity," meaning its speech cannot be distinguished from that of a human. However, the technology remains strictly a research project and is unavailable to the public.
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The British media now admits that none of Nigel Farage‘s candidates in the British elections were fake. The Guardian and other outlets had been pushing conspiracy theories that some Reform Party candidates may have been generated by artificial intelligence (AI).
Reform Party candidate Mark Matlock became an unwitting viral sensation after digitally altering an image of himself. Unfounded rumors spread that he was an AI-generated candidate. The Guardian ran a lengthy article suggesting Reform was “under pressure to prove all its candidates were real people”—only conceding there was “no evidence any of the candidates are fake” nine paragraphs into their story.
Despite the Liberal Democrats fueling the conspiracy theories, demanding Reform “come clean with evidence,” the BBC now confirms it has “found no evidence that any of Reform’s candidates were fake.”
Former prime minister Rishi Sunak called the July 4 election on extremely short notice. This forced Reform, which won five seats in the election, to field a number of so-called “paper candidates” who did little or no active campaigning.
These included “friends, relations, office workers,” a spokesman explained.
Farage has promised his five-man contingent will be a “bridgehead” in Parliament, holding the governing Labour Party to account. He hopes they can form the basis for a mass movement for electoral reform and a new government in 2029.
The British media now admits that none of Nigel Farage's candidates in the British elections were fake. The Guardian and other outlets had been pushing conspiracy theories that some Reform Party candidates may have been generated by artificial intelligence (AI).
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The draft 2024 Republican Party platform was presented Monday to delegates on the convention‘s platform committee ahead of a final vote on adoption in Milwaukee next week. Entitled ‘America First: A Return to Common Sense,’ the document outlines several core elements of former President Donald J. Trump‘s agenda should he retake the White House in November’s presidential election. Border security, the deportation of illegalimmigrants, ending the weaponization of the Department of Justice (DOJ), the protection of Social Security, fair trade, and election integrity are among the most prominent issues mentioned in the draft.
“Today we must once again call upon the same American Spirit that led us to prevail through every challenge of the past if we are going to lead our Nation to a brighter future,” the draft platform preamble reads. Striking Trump‘s trademark America First tone, it continues, laying out the former President’s “common sense” solutions to the border crisis, U.S. national security, inflation, and crime—among other issues.
AN AMERICA FIRST ECONOMY.
The draft platform offers a marked change from the globalist policies of the Republican Party of old. “Common Sense tells us clearly that if we don’t have Domestic Manufacturing with low Inflation, not only will our Economy—and even our Military Equipment and Supplies—be at the mercy of Foreign Nations, but our Towns, Communities, and People cannot thrive,” it states, adding: “Republican Party must return to its roots as the Party of Industry, Manufacturing, Infrastructure, and Workers.”
Addressing American energy, the draft document echoes Trump‘s calls to “unleash American Energy” as part of an effort to reduce inflation and ensure the nation’s energy independence.
Additionally, the platform’s pro-energy and pro-worker tone will likely help bolster Trump’s growing support among union households—a voter demographic the campaign sees as crucial to its victory in November. The National Pulse reported in June that Sean O’Brien, the president of the Teamsters Union, has accepted Trump‘s invitation to address the convention.
BORDER SECURITY.
Likewise, the draft document heavily focuses on border security and immigration. It reiterates former President Trump‘s words: “If we don’t have a Border, we don’t have a Country.” The platform states that the Trump White House will complete the border wall and enact enhanced screening of immigrants entering the United States through other avenues.
Notably, the platform reinforces Trump‘s call to tackle the unprecedented number of illegalimmigrants who have entered the country under Joe Biden through sweeping deportations—supported by a majority of Americans. ” We will start by prioritizing the most dangerous criminals and working with local Police,” the document reads before continuing: “We must not allow Biden’s Migrant Invasion to alter our Country.”
CRYPTOCURRENCY.
A Republican platform first, the draft addresses emergent technologies like cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence. “Republicans will end Democrats’ unlawful and unAmerican Crypto crackdown and oppose the creation of a Central Bank Digital Currency,” the document states. It adds: “We will defend the right to mine Bitcoin, and ensure every American has the right to self-custody of their Digital Assets, and transact free from Government Surveillance and Control.”
Additionally, on the subject of artificial intelligence, the draft signals the intent for America to compete on the global stage—seeing the technology as a national security issue and not just an economic one. “We will repeal Joe Biden’s dangerous Executive Order that hinders AI Innovation, and imposes Radical Leftwing ideas on the development of this technology,” the platform reads, continuing: “In its place, Republicans support AI Development rooted in Free Speech and Human Flourishing.”
THE GOP IS STILL PRO-LIFE.
Lastly, while the platform did undergo some changes in the wake of the repeal of Roe v. Wade, the draft document reiterates the Republican commitment to the pro-life cause. “We proudly stand for families and Life,” the pro-life plank begins. “We believe that the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States guarantees that no person can be denied Life or Liberty without Due Process, and that the States are, therefore, free to pass Laws protecting those Rights.”
“We will oppose Late Term Abortion, while supporting mothers and policies that advance Prenatal Care, access to Birth Control, and IVF (fertility treatments),” the platform draft concludes.
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The draft 2024 Republican Party platform was presented Monday to delegates on the convention's platform committee ahead of a final vote on adoption in Milwaukee next week. Entitled 'America First: A Return to Common Sense,' the document outlines several core elements of former President Donald J. Trump's agenda should he retake the White House in November's presidential election. Border security, the deportation of illegalimmigrants, ending the weaponization of the Department of Justice (DOJ), the protection of Social Security, fair trade, and election integrity are among the most prominent issues mentioned in the draft.
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The Huffington Post is calling on Joe Biden’s re-election campaign to utilize artificial intelligence (AI) “deepfakes” to minimize his age and verbal stumbles. “Joe Biden is old and has had a lifelong stutter… AI augmentations and video renderings could serve to smooth out these bumps while allowing the Biden campaign to effectively disseminate true information about the state of our democracy and the Biden administration’s accomplishments,” argues Kaivan Shroff, a Hillary Clinton campaign veteran, in the article titled ‘It’s Time for the Biden Campaign to Embrace AI.’
The opinion piece details how AI technology could create videos incorporating parts of authentic recordings but free of the 81-year-old incumbent’s usual gaffes. Shroff suggests that the Biden campaign could use AI to “polish how the president comes across, allowing voters to focus on his substance.”
He concedes that “some may challenge the use of AI as dishonest and deceptive” but claims “the current information ecosystem is arguably no better.”
“AI-enhanced videos could ensure that the public does not make decisions about the future of our democracy based on an inconveniently timed cough, stray stutter, or healthy but hobbled walk,” he says.
Shroff also raises the question of so-called “cheap fakes”—real videos that show Biden acting confused or appearing weak, which his apologists claim are not representative. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is pushing the term especially hard.
The Huffington Post is calling on Joe Biden's re-election campaign to utilize artificial intelligence (AI) "deepfakes" to minimize his age and verbal stumbles. "Joe Biden is old and has had a lifelong stutter... AI augmentations and video renderings could serve to smooth out these bumps while allowing the Biden campaign to effectively disseminate true information about the state of our democracy and the Biden administration’s accomplishments," argues Kaivan Shroff, a Hillary Clinton campaign veteran, in the article titled 'It's Time for the Biden Campaign to Embrace AI.'
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