Gone forever

 Forever 21 data breach: hackers accessed info of 500,000

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/forever-21-data-breach-hackers-accessed-info-of-500-000/

Does artificial intelligence have a right to your intelligence?

 OpenAI urges court to throw out authors' claims in AI copyright battle

OpenAI is seeking to dismiss claims in two legal actions brought against the company by authors and comedians. The individuals sued OpenAI for using their works to train ChatGPT without explicit permission, accusing the company of copyright infringement. OpenAI's legal team is asking a federal court in San Francisco to dismiss five of the six claims brought by the plaintiffs, including vicarious infringement, violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, unfair competition, negligence, and unjust enrichment. The company is prepared to defend itself against the first claim of direct copyright infringement. OpenAI argues that ChatGPT is protected under fair use, as it transforms the text it ingests for different purposes. The lawsuits highlight the legal complexities surrounding AI and copyright.

https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/31/openai_class_action_fair_use/

Glad they made it

Human ancestors nearly went extinct 900,000 years ago

A new technique analyzing modern genetic data suggests that pre-humans survived in a group of only 1,280 individuals.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02712-4

Crazy idea? Or, crazy good idea?

Headline: Wi-Fi sniffers strapped to drones—Mike Lindell’s odd plan to stop election fraud

Key Summary: Mike Lindell, known for his controversial claims about election fraud, has introduced a system called the Wireless Monitoring Device (WMD) that he claims can detect and report Wi-Fi connections in election offices in real time. Lindell believes that a router connecting to the internet could be evidence of election fraud. The system is described as a low-weight, low-power device that uses passive signal detection to identify online systems, including internet routers and devices they connect to. Lindell's plan is to strap the sniffing device to drones that can hover about election offices during the election. Lindell emphasizes that his command center will receive alerts when an online connection is detected, but he doesn't disclose the location of the command center. The system's purpose is to gather information about online devices in election offices, although it can potentially detect unrelated devices, such as cell phones. The system's video presentation states that it provides information like MAC addresses, hardware vendors, and when devices were detected.

Link: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/08/wi-fi-sniffers-strapped-to-drones-mike-lindells-odd-plan-to-stop-election-fraud/