Civitai Ban of Real People Content Deals Major Blow to the Nonconsensual AI Porn Ecosystem

Civitai, an AI model sharing site backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) that 404 Media has repeatedly shown is being used to generate nonconsensual adult content, is banning AI models designed to generate the likeness of real people, the site announced Friday. The policy change, which Civitai attributes in part to new AI regulations in the…

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Amid Backlash, Massive Porn Platform ManyVids Doubles Down on Bizarre, AI-Generated Posts

 Faced with concerns about its leadership experiencing AI-induced delusions, backlash because its founder stating she now finds sex work “exploitative,” and confusion from its millions of creators and users, porn platform ManyVids is doubling down on the AI-generated messaging with posts about “believing in aliens.” In a post seemingly by the platform’s founder Bella French,…

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Gemini Is ‘Strict and Punitive’ While ChatGPT Is ‘Catastrophically’ Cooperative, Researchers Say

As millions of people turn to AI chatbots for everything from relationship advice to writing school essays, new research indicates that different models take noticeably different tacks when faced with questions of cooperation. Researchers at Oxford University and King’s College London tested LLMs using game theory, giving LLMs from OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic prompts that…

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Jen Easterly On The Future of Cybersecurity and Her Agency’s Survival

Outgoing Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Jen Easterly sits down with WIRED Senior Writer Lily Newman to discuss the challenges on the horizon for U.S. cyberdefense, the successes of her time at the helm of the crucial agency, and the business left unfinished as CISA’s entire fate hangs in the balance…

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