Township Leader Resigns in Tears Over OpenAI Data Center Death Threats

The treasurer of Saline Township, Michigan, publicly resigned last week citing death threats she’d received related to the construction of an Oracle and OpenAI datacenter.  “I’m submitting my resignation effective May 29th. I can’t take it anymore. The threats. The ‘I’m gonna tar and feather you.’ I hope you get bit by ah […] it’s…

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Streamer Realtime Deepfakes Himself into Mr. Beast, Says He Loves ‘Touching Little Boys’

An app that allows users to deepfake their appearance in realtime has predictably resulted in a streamer making nonconsensual and potentially defamatory content. Specifically, the streamer made himself look like Mr. Beast and said “I love touching little boys’ pee pees.” Sam Pepper, a British internet personality known for videos and streams in which he…

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Lawyer for Guy Who Sued Women Who Called Him ‘Psycho’ Caught Using AI

The guy who sued 27 women, one man, and several platforms after users in a Facebook group called him “clingy” and “psycho” had his case against Meta dismissed after a judge suggested that his attorney filed AI-generated errors and non-existent citations.  In Nikko D’Ambrosio’s complaint, he claimed Facebook profited off of disparaging posts about him…

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