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  • How AI nudify apps are proliferating on social media
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    A recent report from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue shows that AI nudify apps and sites are being promoted across mainstream social media platforms despite their policies against nonconsensual, intimate images, says ISD director of programs Sina Laubenstein.

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  • OpenAI model unintentionally hacks another company's system
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    Plus, France bans children under 15 from social media, and Apple could reportedly rollout a lease-to-own program through Klarna. Will Oremus, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins Marketplace's Meghan McCarty Carino for this week's "Tech Bytes: Week in Review."

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  • A modern-day odyssey through AI chatbot hellscape
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    Four months ago, Dillon Thompson ordered two e-bikes, but only one ever arrived. In search of the missing bike, Thompson travelled through customer service AI chatbot hell in hopes of getting his bike back.

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  • Uncanny AI: Why AI bots remember random, sometimes useless information
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    When interacting with AI chatbots, the large language model might reference something the user mentioned without relevance to the conversation. Janelle Shane, creator of the AI Weirdness blog, explains why LLMs' “memory” is different from human memory.

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  • AI debt is flooding the bond market
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    Top AI firms are issuing hundreds of billions in corporate bonds to get cash for their infrastructure buildout.

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  • AI firms are going back on their safety promises
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    A new report from the Future of Life Institute says top developers are moving the goalposts on existential risk.

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  • The Apple vs. OpenAI legal showdown
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    Plus, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul enacts a moratorium on AI data centers, and Uber tries to slow down the adoption of autonomous vehicles in D.C. Paresh Dave, senior writer at Wired, joins Marketplace's Meghan McCarty Carino for this week's "Tech Bytes: Week in Review."

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  • Why state AGs are taking Meta to court
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    Gaia Bernstein, law professor at Seton Hall University, says this could be another Big Tobacco moment for Big Tech.

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  • Netflix struggles to retain viewers after a series' first season
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    The culprit? It takes at least two years to ramp up production for a show's second season, says Brandon Katz, director of insights and content strategy at Greenlight Analytics.

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