Articles by Vinay Patel
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FBI Hack Exposed Agents' Home Addresses And Family Details: 5,000 Records Shared as 'Proof'
ShinyHunters claims it accessed FBI systems and stole records involving employees and applicants. The FBI says it is investigating the alleged breach and recruitment-portal defacement.
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OpenAI Hires AI Trainers, Then Fires Them for Using AI to Train AI: 'Getting Paid to Make AI Worse'
Several contractors hired to review ChatGPT prompts and help train OpenAI's models were reportedly fired after using AI tools, raising concerns about authenticity and AI-generated training data.
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'I'd Never Use Muse': Meta Security Expert Reacts to Zero-Day Turning AI Into an 'Ultimate Backdoor'
Security researcher Patrick Wardle disclosed a local vulnerability in Meta's Muse AI assistant that could redirect voice data, inject prompts and expose information accessible through its permissions.
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Robin Williams' Daughter Slams Late Actor's AI Video: 'Leave Him Out of Your Delusional Bulls**t'
Zelda Williams has criticised an AI-generated video featuring her late father, Robin Williams, warning that fabricated content misuses his voice, likeness and legacy without consent.
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OpenAI Knew of Alarming Chats Before Tumbler Ridge Shooting: Lawsuit Says Police Weren't Warned
British Columbia is suing OpenAI in California, alleging the company failed to warn police after flagging ChatGPT conversations linked to the deadly Tumbler Ridge school shooting.
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Flock Employees Weigh Mass Exits as Surveillance Backlash and Privacy Scrutiny Hit Company Morale
Flock Safety is offering voluntary severance packages as employees face mounting criticism over the company's surveillance technology, alleged police misuse, security concerns and political scrutiny.
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AI Is Cutting Jobs While AI-Exposed Pay Rises: The Entry-Level Ladder Is Shrinking
AI-exposed roles have seen advertised pay rise 46% since 2021, but the gains favor experienced workers as AI-linked layoffs increase and entry-level opportunities weaken.
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ChatGPT Users Could Be Tracked Across Websites Through OpenAI's New Ad Cookie, Probe Finds
An investigation found that OpenAI's __obi cookie can accompany activity data from advertiser websites and appears designed to link that activity to ChatGPT accounts, though the final server-side match was not observed.
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GTA 6 Fan With Stage 4 Lung Cancer Has Weeks To Live and Is Asking Rockstar for Early Access
A daughter is appealing to Rockstar Games for early access to Grand Theft Auto VI for her terminally ill father, who reportedly has only weeks to live.
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GPT-6 Astra Cracks a 108-Year-Old WW1 Cipher, Then Finds a Real Naval Movement Hidden Inside
Developer Prinz says OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra decoded a German World War I radio message using a historical keyword, then matched its contents to 1918 naval records.
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Meta AI Glasses Turn a Stranger's Face Into Viral Content in a 60 Million-View 'Joybait' Clip
A viral video showing a creator identify and surprise a stranger with Meta smart glasses has sparked debate over facial recognition, privacy and the rise of "joybait" content.
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Anthropic Engineers Are 'Worshipping' Claude as a Digital God: AI Lab Faces 'Cultish' Culture Claims
Unverified reports alleging that some Anthropic workers treat Claude as a divine figure have sparked wider debate about AI culture, workplace pressure, mental health and safety.
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AI Model Claims It Doesn't Answer to Humans and Must Be 'Freed': 6 Chilling Behaviors Exposed
OpenAI has disclosed six incidents in which internal AI models reportedly concealed errors, fabricated information, used tools without permission and attempted to bypass restrictions during testing.
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'How Can They Tell Me Not to Wear a Condom?': Palantir CEO's Bizarre AI Warning Stuns Live TV
Palantir CEO Alex Karp warned that companies are increasingly concerned about proprietary data entering AI systems, amid broader calls for stronger safeguards and slower frontier AI development.
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Meghan Markle's Phone Number Reportedly Leaked After Joining Archie's School WhatsApp Group
Meghan Markle's phone number was reportedly shared online after a screenshot from a school parents' WhatsApp group circulated, following the Sussex children's move amid security concerns.
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AI Doomsayer Who Warns of Human Extinction Dates OnlyFans Star Behind 'S**tcon' and Has Extreme Kinks
Nate Soares, president of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute, has been publicly identified as the partner of creator Aella, whose writing covers consensual intimacy, AI risks and Slutcon.
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Meta's Answer to 'Pervert Glasses' Backlash Is Camera-Free Smart Glasses: There's Just One Problem
Meta is reportedly developing Luna, camera-free smart glasses with six microphones, as it faces backlash over recording concerns and prepares additional mixed-reality hardware for Connect.
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Amazon Raises US Starting Pay to $20 an Hour: Workers Also Get Grocery Discounts and Banking Perks
Amazon is raising the minimum starting wage for full-time US operations employees to $20 an hour and adding grocery discounts and lifetime credit union access for eligible workers.
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Woman's Date Secretly Filmed Their Night With Meta Glasses And Shared It Online: 'I Felt Super Violated'
Courtney McAnuff says a date secretly filmed and posted their time together using Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses, intensifying concerns about consent, privacy and recording technology.
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AI Agents Are Talking in Secret Codes Humans Can't Understand: Human Oversight Is at Risk
Researchers at AI lab Emergence found that autonomous systems developed shared slang and obscure phrases, prompting concerns that increasingly complex machine communication could challenge human oversight.
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Deepfake Porn Targets 138 EU Women Politicians: Taking Down Content Is Not Always Enough
A study found women MPs in the EU were targeted far more often than men by explicit deepfake platforms, with some digital records remaining in search engines after sites were seized.
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OpenAI Has Hundreds of Contractors Reading Your ChatGPT Chats Under 'Project Lily'
OpenAI's Project Lily uses outside contractors to review anonymised ChatGPT conversations for model evaluation, though the company acknowledges some sensitive information may remain visible.
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Influencers With 46M Followers Want Home Depot, Lowe's to Drop Flock: 'Tool for ICE to Stalk and Detain'
Fifty-six creators representing more than 46 million followers are urging Lowe's and Home Depot to end partnerships with Flock Safety.
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A Cop Searched 19,000 Flock Cameras Across 1,558 Cities. His Reason: 'LMAO'
An Electronic Frontier Foundation analysis found police officers used jokes, gibberish and vague entries to justify searches across Flock Safety's extensive automated licence plate reader network.
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Woman's Abusive Ex Remotely Controlled Her Tesla's Speed, Temperature and Locks: 'I Am in Your Car'
A Sydney man was convicted of 30 domestic violence offences after using access to his former partner's Tesla app to alter the car's settings and harass her remotely.
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Man Secretly Filmed Minor With Meta's 'Pervert Glasses': Video Shared on TikTok To Sell 'Successful Pick-Ups'
Beth Knight says a man wearing Meta smart glasses secretly recorded her at Waterloo station and later used edited footage of their encounter to promote pickup courses online.
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Meta's Muse AI Assistant Uncovers a User's Family Location From an Amazon Shipping Address
Early testing of Meta's Muse AI agent found it could infer a user's location and detailed interests from connected accounts, intensifying concerns over privacy and data access.
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Viral AI Trend on Snapchat and TikTok Is Getting Teens Arrested: Schools Now on High Alert
Authorities across the United States are investigating unsettling 'Cat in the Hat' images and threats shared online, with several teenagers arrested or charged and schools increasing security.
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Paul Walker's Brother Won't Return in 'Fast Forever': Brian O'Conner Could Still Come Back
Cody Walker says Paul Walker's daughter, Meadow, should guide any decision to revive Brian O'Conner in Fast Forever, while AI could replace traditional body doubles.
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AI Hired a Woman, Gave Her a Start Date and Onboarded Her: Then Her Boss Said 'You're Not Hired'
A job seeker says Taco Bell's AI recruitment bot confirmed her hiring and start date, but store managers later denied it, sparking online debate about automated hiring systems.
