2026-03-10
This is why the president's pals shouldn't be allowed to install unvetted men just out of their teens in federal agencies. It also demonstrates why we need Inspectors General. (Trump fired 17 the week he took office.) — Details about your data below: — 🧵1/7 — www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ 202...
Washington Post
Sources: US Social Security's inspector general is investigating claims an ex-DOGE engineer took sensitive data on a thumb drive to his new private employer
The Social Security inspector general's office is investigating allegations that the former DOGE engineer took sensitive data …
2026-02-03
Please stop using X. — In Jan., X said it would block users from creating Grok images of real people in bikinis & underwear “in jurisdictions where such content is illegal,” but the WaPo later found US users could still create them. One influencer was variously — www.washingtonpost.com/technology/ 2...
The Verge
After X updated Grok to ban sexual deepfakes of women, tests show Grok still undresses men on Grok's app, Grok's website, and X, rarely rejecting user requests
Elon Musk insists xAI's chatbot doesn't break the law, but it's still churning out nearly naked, sexualized images of men.
Please stop using X. — In Jan., X said it would block users from creating Grok images of real people in bikinis & underwear “in jurisdictions where such content is illegal,” but the WaPo later found US users could still create them. One influencer was variously — www.washingtonpost.com/technology/ 2...
Washington Post
Inside Elon Musk's bet to hook X users that turned Grok into a porn generator; sources say xAI's AI safety team was just two or three people for most of 2025
all in a bid to keep users engaged and away from the AI system's original purpose
2025-05-27
Don't run to AI to give you beauty advice; it will just tell you to buy more stuff. — It “just echoes what it's seen online, and much of that has been designed to make people feel bad about themselves and buy more products,” said a commerce analyst. — www.washingtonpost.com/technology/ 2...
Washington Post
People are using ChatGPT for unsparing assessments of their looks, with many also asking the chatbot to create plans to “glow up” their appearance
because it's brutally honest: ‘I guess I needed to hear it’ Amanda Caswell / Tom's Guide : I use ChatGPT every day — here are 5 features it desperately needs Bluesky: J. Offir, PhD...
2025-01-14
Somehow, I don't see this problem improving within the next 4 yrs. — “law enforcement agencies across the nation are using the [AI] tools in a way they were never intended to be used: as a shortcut to finding and arresting suspects without other evidence.” — www.washingtonpost.com/business/ int...
Washington Post
An investigation finds 15 police departments across 12 US states have arrested suspects identified through facial recognition without having any other evidence
“law enforcement agencies across the nation are using the [AI] tools in a way they were never intended to be used: as a shortcut to finding and arresting suspects without other evi...