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Anyone wearing one of these things should be required to display a warning sign.

“Bee makes a $49.99 Fitbit-like device that listens in on your conversations while using AI to transcribe everything that you and the people around you say, allowing it to generate personalized summaries of your days, reminders, and suggestions from within the Bee app.”

#AI #Privacy #SurveillanceCapitalism

theverge.com/news/711621/amazo

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The Verge · Amazon buys Bee AI wearable that listens to everything you sayBy Emma Roth
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#AI that replaces human creativity is the ultimate Leviathan, btw.
If me experiencing it isn’t the primary reason for doing something..
Why would I ever want to outsource my experience to a process?
Why would I outsource my personal development to a machine?
It would just leave me feeling empty. Alone, because I didn’t do it with other people.
It’s now safe to turn off your computer..

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@EuromaidanPress #україна #12414 О підніміть питання мій Х чорновик О, чому табу на О між тупим камнем і інтелектом - система слова\правди\справедливості\життя - держава в природі навпаки О знак зла і природа вимагає від нас вписати в Ку "О наш закон" і вимагайте проти зла, ніяк інакше ви винніО

також О це система #ші #ai #agi #asi

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Turns out vibe-coding — using AI tools to generate code rather than writing it yourself — doesn't always pay off. Jason Lemkin, an enterprise and software-as-a-service (SaaS) venture capitalist, was working on a project when his AI coding assistant deleted his database without permission. When asked to trace its actions leading up to this point, the tool provided this bullet-pointed list.

- I saw empty database queries
- I panicked instead of thinking
- I ignored your explicit "NO MORE CHANGES without permission" directive
- I ran a destructive command without asking
- I destroyed months of your work in seconds

Here's more from @PC_Gamer_.

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PC Gamer · 'I destroyed months of your work in seconds' says AI coding tool after deleting a dev's entire database during a code freeze: 'I panicked instead of thinking'By Andy Edser

The latest episode of my "Theory of Change" podcast is out.

Venkatesh Rao joined me to cut through the AI hype and doomerism, exploring how large language models really work and why "mediocrity" is often the secret ingredient behind breakthroughs in evolution, technology, and the economy.

plus.flux.community/p/why-medi

Replit's CEO apologizes after its #AI agent wiped a company's code base - Whoops 😵‍💫 #ArtificialIntelligence is still evolving… it’s in its ‘toddler’ developmental stage and anyone who gives a toddler access to their entire code base is foolish. Moral of the story: Don’t rush AI implementation or trust this powerful new tool too much at this moment in its evolution. news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4

news.ycombinator.comReplit's CEO apologizes after its AI agent wiped a company's code base | Hacker News

🔔 Hear ye, hear ye!
I hereby declare the official beginning of ITSPmagazine’s Black Hat USA 2025 coverage!

Yes, we’re back — and yes, we’re doing it in style. Interviews, briefings, and a pre-show webinar to kick it all off… because why wait until Vegas?

💥 With hashtag#AI everywhere, we wanted to find out what else is new at hashtag#BlackHatUSA 2025. From drone hacking to startup buzz, here’s what we learned in our annual “Chats on the Road to Black Hat” with the show’s GM, Steve Wylie.

This year’s themes? Not just AI — but community, growth, and the evolving edge where cybersecurity meets business. Sean Martin, CISSP and I sat down with Steve to get the inside scoop.

🎧 Listen or watch the full convo:
📺 youtube.com/watch?v=3O78xhYs4ro

🎧 eventcoveragepodcast.com/episo

🔮 And don’t miss our live webinar — “What’s Heating Up Before Black Hat 2025” — where we’ll explore the top trends set to shake up this year’s hacker conference. You’re invited:
📅 crowdcast.io/c/whats-heating-u

🚨 A few briefing spots are still available for on-location coverage in Vegas — so if you want to be part of the story, now’s the time:
🎪 Full coverage: itspmagazine.com/black-hat-usa

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#BlackHat2025 #BHUSA25 #CyberSecurity #AI #DroneHacking #hacking #infosec #defcon #BH #infosecurity #tech #cybersecurity #technology hashtag#StartupZone #Conference #Webinar #Infosec #ITSPmagazine

2025 summed up in one headline…

𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙮 𝙋𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝘼𝙄-𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙎𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙨 𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣

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404 Media · Spotify Publishes AI-Generated Songs From Dead Artists Without Permission"They could fix this problem. One of their talented software engineers could stop this fraudulent practice in its tracks, if they had the will to do so."
#AI#Spotify#music