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☆ Judge rules YouTube, Facebook and Reddit must face lawsuits claiming they helped radicalize a mass shooter
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Melissa Alonso | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

“The Court has determined the complaint sufficiently pleads viable causes of action to go forward at this stage of the litigation,” said Erie County Supreme Court Justice Paula Feroleto. Attorneys for the social media companies named in the lawsuit filed a motion to dismiss saying the companies are akin to message boards containing third-party content, court documents show. “However, plaintiffs contend the defendants’ platforms are more than just message boards,” the court document says. “It is far too early to rule as a matter of law that the actions, or inaction, of the social media/internet defendants through their platforms require dismissal,” said the judge. In a statement to CNN, Reddit said, “Hate and violence have no place on Reddit.

Persons: ”, Paula Feroleto, Payton Gendron, “, Gendron, José Castañeda, Reddit, Olesya Dmitracova Organizations: CNN, 4chan, Meta, YouTube Locations: York, Buffalo , New York, Erie County, Reddit

☆ Opinion: The Jennifer Crumbley verdict is a powerful warning to parents
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Opinion Jennifer Tucker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Prosecutors alleged that the Crumbley parents willfully disregarded warning signs that their son was in crisis, did not heed concerns of school administrators, bought him a gun days before the shooting and failed to lock it up. Yet, research shows that even parents who think their guns are inaccessible to minors are mistaken. Distributed responsibilityMost parents want their children to be safe, yet many continue to enable household access to loaded guns. In fact, a recent study shows that states often loosened gun laws after mass shootings, especially states with Republican legislatures. This case opens the door for parents to be held legally accountable, and reminds all parents of their responsibilities when it comes to gun safety.

Persons: Jennifer Tucker, Jennifer Crumbley, Ethan Crumbley, She’ll, Jennifer Tucker Olivia Drake, Shannon Smith, ”, Sig Sauer, James Crumbley, “, it’s, Payton Gendron, Robert Crimo Organizations: Wesleyan University, Wesleyan’s Center, Guns and Society, Brennan Center for Justice, NYU Law School, CNN, Prosecutors, RMA Armament, Buffalo, Buffalo News, Giffords Law Center, “, District of Columbia, American Medical Association, National Rifle Association Locations: Oxford, Michigan, Buffalo , New York, Buffalo, Chicago, Highland Park , Illinois, Illinois, Virginia, American

☆ UPS says it will hire 100,000 seasonal workers for the holiday rush — but don't expect that $170,000 pay package
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Will Gendron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

UPS plans on hiring 100,000 seasonal workers to beef up its workforce for the holiday season. Working as a seasonal employee can be the first step toward a $170,000-per-year pay package. Thanks to a new contract for UPS workers that was negotiated by the Teamsters union, some full-time UPS drivers are now earning a pay package worth $170,000 a year, including benefits. Hourly pay will start at $23 for seasonal package drivers and $21 for package handlers. Despite increased pay for the seasonal UPS workers, the job market is still tight, and it's uncertain how challenging it will be to find workers, Lavery said.

Persons: —, Matt Lavery, Lavery, Gen Z, it's Organizations: Service, UPS, Teamsters, Federal Reserve

☆ Hollywood's writers strike is on the verge of ending. What happens next?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Will Gendron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In what lasted for almost five months, the writer's strike has seemingly reached an end. In the last writers strike, in 2008, board members voted two days after a deal was reached, and members voted two days after that. AdvertisementAdvertisementWhen will writers return to work and shows return? The studios that make up the AMPTP opted to finish a deal with writers — who went on strike two months earlier — before even beginning to deal with actors. It was three months into the writers strike before the AMPTP reached out to begin negotiations, and the initial talks sputtered after a just a few days.

Persons: —, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, Drew Barrymore Organizations: Guild of America, Hollywood, Service, Alliance, Television Producers, WGA, SAG, WGA —, Guild

☆ Amazon Prime will now have ads — unless you fork over an extra $2.99 a month
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Will Gendron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Amazon announced that ads will be introduced to Prime Video in early 2024. Of course, with the introduction of ads, comes the introduction of a new ad-free subscription — Prime Video users can opt to pay $2.99 more per month for an ad-free membership, the company said in a statement. Currently a standalone Prime Video subscription costs $8.99 per month. Both Peacock and and Paramount+ raised their ad-free subscription prices by $2, from $9.99 to $11.99, this past July. Of course, as Insider's Nathan McAlone puts it — the end of cheap streaming is not here yet, but rather the end of cheap, ad-free streaming.

Persons: Amazon, Gunnar Wiedenfels, Mark Schilsky, Max, Peacock, Insider's Nathan McAlone Organizations: Amazon, Service, Warner Bros, Paramount, Bernstein Research, Disney, Hulu, Netflix, Apple Locations: Wall, Silicon, UK, Germany, Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Mexico, Australia

☆ MGM Resorts is back online after a huge cyberattack. The hack might have cost the Vegas casino operator $80 million.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Will Gendron | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A recent cyberattack by a notorious hacking group targeted MGM, disrupting its Las Vegas locations. The hack sheds light on the way cybersecurity can play out in the real world. Rival casino owner Caesars Entertainment also disclosed last week to federal regulators that it was hit by a cyberattack Sept. 7. But Moody also noted that MGM Resorts reports annual revenues above $14 billion, which would mean it averages at least $270 million in revenues per week. Experts said the attacks exposed critical cybersecurity weaknesses at MGM and Caesars and shattered an image of casino invulnerability.

Persons: Gregory Moody, Moody, Christopher Budd, There's Organizations: MGM, Service, MGM Resorts, Aria, Caesars Entertainment, Social, University of Nevada, Caesars Locations: Wall, Silicon, Las Vegas

☆ Airbnb is cracking down on fake listings. The platform has removed 59,000 so far this year
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Will Gendron | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Airbnb is cracking down on fake listings. The platform said it had removed 59,000 fake listings this year and prevented another 157,000 from getting on the site. The company says it has removed 59,000 fake listings and prevented another 157,000 from joining the platform this year alone. Fake listings and high cleaning fees are among several issues that Airbnb users highlighted in a company survey, the rental platform said Wednesday. AdvertisementAdvertisementAside from fake listings, Airbnb has had to contend with more stringent regulations in places like New York City.

Persons: there's, Airbnb, Brain Chesky, Chesky Organizations: Service, Airbnb Locations: Wall, Silicon, United States, United Kingdom, U.S, Canada, France, Australia, New York City, San Francisco

☆ Salesforce CEO says he's 'always been a remote worker,' even though some of his employees have to return to the office
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Will Gendron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Salesforce's CEO opened up about remote work, saying that he doesn't "work well in an office." His comments come after Salesforce mandated some of its workers to return to the office. I've always been a remote worker my whole life," Benioff told MSNBC last week during Salesforce's annual Dreamforce conference. AdvertisementAdvertisementLike many companies, Salesforce embraced remote work during the pandemic. In June, Salesforce incentivized workers to return to the office by offering a $10 charity donation for each day an employee worked in person.

Persons: Marc Benioff, I've, Benioff, Brent Hyder, Salesforce's, Salesforce, Kara Swisher, Andy Jassy, Meta, Goldman Sachs Organizations: Companies, Service, MSNBC Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ You haven't been paying a fair price for your streaming services. Warner Bros. Discovery CFO says: 'I think that's in the process of being corrected'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Will Gendron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A change may be coming to your streaming services, Warner Bros. The services have been undervalued, Gunnar Wiedenfels said, and "quality content has been given away"That could spell price hikes. AdvertisementAdvertisementAs Insider's Matt Turner summed up: "Streaming services have been underpriced in the name of attracting critical mass." In January, Warner Bros Discovery increased the price of an ad-free subscription to HBO Max for the first time since its launch in 2020. Aside from boosting prices, services are also cracking down on password sharing.

Persons: Gunnar Wiedenfels, Wiedenfels, Max —, Matt Turner, Comcast's Peacock, Max, Peacock, Mark Schilsky, HBO Max, we're, Bob Iger, Schilsky Organizations: Warner Bros, Discovery, Service, Bank of America Securities Media, Communications, Entertainment Conference, Netflix, Hulu, Disney, Paramount, Apple, Bernstein Research, Warner Bros Discovery, HBO, HBO Max, Wall Street Journal Locations: Wall, Silicon, Hollywood

☆ Sam Bankman-Fried's parents are accused of siphoning millions of dollars from FTX
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Will Gendron | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The fallout of FTX's implosion continues, with Sam Bankman-Fried's parents now facing a lawsuit. Barbara Fried and Allan Joseph Bankman were accused of siphoning millions of dollars from the firm. FTX entered bankruptcy in November when the global exchange ran out of money after the equivalent of a bank run. "And together, Bankman and Fried siphoned millions of dollars out of the FTX Group for their own personal benefit and their chosen pet causes." Mr. Ray and his massive team of lawyers, who are collectively running up countless millions of dollars in fees while returning relatively little to FTX clients, know better."

Persons: Sam Bankman, Barbara Fried, Allan Joseph Bankman, SBF's, FTX, Fried, Bankman, John Ray III, Joe, Barbara, Ray Organizations: Service, FTX, Stanford University, Alameda Research, Stanford, FTX Group, Bankman Locations: Wall, Silicon, Bahamas, Delaware, Manhattan, Alameda, FTX, Brooklyn

☆ MGM Resorts is still suffering from a massive outage after a notorious group of young hackers apparently tricked workers into handing over access to the company's network
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Will Gendron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment were compromised by data breaches within weeks of each other. Scattered Spider, the hacking group, tricks people into handing over access to private systems. A cybersecurity expert says Scattered Spider is comprised of mostly young adults from the US and UK. MGM Resorts followed suit, filing its own Form-8K with the SEC. MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment both did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

Persons: Charles Carmakal, Carmakal Organizations: MGM Resorts, Caesars Entertainment, US, Service, MGM, Las Vegas . Bloomberg, Caesars, Bloomberg, CNBC, TechCrunch, Mandiant Inc, Google, LinkedIn, US Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, US Treasury Department Locations: Wall, Silicon, Las Vegas, New York, Vegas, United States

☆ 'The Brady Bunch' house sold to a megafan for $2.3 million under asking. She still called it the 'worst investment ever' — see inside.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Will Gendron | Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"The Brady Bunch" fan, Tina Trahan, bought the house used as the Brady home exterior for $3.2 million. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. The house featured in "The Brady Bunch" hit the market in early June for a cool $5.5 million — and it just sold on Monday for $3.2 million. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe buyer, Tina Trahan, told The Wall Street Journal that she was a fan of the show, although she doesn't plan to live in the house. "Nobody is going to live in it," she told The Wall Street Journal.

Persons: Tina Trahan, Brady, Trahan, Danny Brown, Marcy Roth, Eklund Gomes, Douglas Elliman, Fredrik Eklund, Roth, Brown, overpriced, Wayne Brady, " Brown Organizations: HGTV, Service, Street Journal, HBO, Wall Street Journal, Compass, Wall Street Locations: Wall, Silicon, American, Studio, Los Angeles, Hollywood

☆ The Premier League is missing key players like Cristiano Ronaldo and N'Golo Kanté. They've left for the Saudi Pro League.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Will Gendron | Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The English Premier League kicked off this month without key players like Cristiano Ronaldo and N'Golo Kanté. They have opted to join the Saudi Pro League instead, which has been poaching the world's best players. They've joined the dozens of players flocking to the Saudi Pro League in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Pro League clubs are also targeting high-profile managers in their push to develop the sport in the country. "Something new is obviously happening" in regards to the Saudi Pro League, Richard Masters, the CEO of the Premier League, told the BBC last month.

Persons: Cristiano Ronaldo, N'Golo Kanté, Jordan Henderson, Riyad, Rúben Neves, They've, Neymar, Getty, Michael Reaves, Rumblings, Ronaldo, Hilal, Kylian Mbappé, phenom, Prince Al Waleed bin Talal, Karim Benzema, Sadio Mané, Steven Gerrard, Shaun Botterill, doesn't, Nuno Espírito Santo, LIV, Richard Masters Organizations: English Premier League, Saudi Pro League, Premier League, Eastern, BBC, Investment Fund, Guardian, Saudi, Al, He'll, Chelsea, France, ESPN, Forbes, Paris Saint Germain, Boeing, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Scottish, Rangers, Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur, Saudi Public Investment Fund Locations: Saudi Arabia, Saudi, Hilal, Paris, Brazil, Barcelona, Real Madrid, France

☆ Buying a new car on a budget is more difficult than ever. Here are the 5 cheapest vehicles in the US.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Will Gendron | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

It is nearly impossible to purchase a new car for under $20,000 in the US. AdvertisementAdvertisementThose looking to buy a new car on a budget are in a worse position than they would have been just five years ago. With prices — new and used — having soared since the pandemic, $20,000 is no longer much of a starting price for a new car. (Though a few other new models have starting prices under $20,000, their actual purchase prices, with options and shipping, exceed that figure.) AdvertisementAdvertisementHere are the five new vehicles with the lowest average selling prices in the United States, according to Cox.

Persons: Michelle Krebs, Price, Tesla, Krebs, Cox Organizations: Mitsubishi, Morning, Cox Automotive Locations: United, United States

☆ Margot Robbie will reportedly earn $50 million in salary and box office bonuses for 'Barbie'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Will Gendron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Margot Robbie will earn about $50 million for starring in and producing the film, Variety reported. The film has grossed more than $1 billion at the global box office. The film — which grossed $160 million domestically during its opening weekend, according to Box Office Mojo — crossed the $1 billion mark at the box office earlier this month. That's good news for Margot Robbie, the film's star and producer, who is set to earn about $50 million in salary and box office bonuses, Variety reported, citing three individuals familiar with her deal. Greta Gerwig — the film's director and co-writer, who became the first woman filmmaker to solo-direct a $1 billion movie — will also receive bonuses due to the film's success, according to Variety.

Persons: Margot Robbie, —, Greta Gerwig, Robbie, Barbie, Uno, Polly Organizations: Variety, Morning, Collider, Mattel, Warner Bros

Members of law enforcement work at the scene of a weekend shooting at a Tops supermarket in Buffalo, New York, U.S. May 19, 2022. Also sued were three retailers--Mean Arms, Vintage Firearms and RMA Armament--that allegedly sold firearm equipment and body armor that Gendron used. Alphabet (GOOGL.O) and Google, which own YouTube, are also defendants, as are Gendron's parents. Through the defendants' alleged negligence, Gendron "gained the racist motivation, tools and knowledge necessary for him to commit the mass shooting," the complaint said. Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York and Nate Raymond in Boston; Editing by Aurora EllisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Payton Gendron, Harris Stanfield, DennisJanee Brown, Rose Marie Wysocki, Gendron, Jonathan Stempel, Nate Raymond, Aurora Ellis Organizations: REUTERS, Blacks, YouTube, Firearms, Google, Gun Safety, Tops, Thomson Locations: Buffalo , New York, U.S, Buffalo, . New York, New York, Boston

☆ A new audiobook of AI-generated poems has an unlikely narrator: Werner Herzog
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Will Gendron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Werner Herzog, acclaimed German director, narrated an audiobook of AI-generated poetry. The book was a collaboration between childhood friends Brent Katz, Josh Morgenthau, and Simon Rich who reconnected with Dan Selsam, another childhood friend and current OpenAI scientist, at a wedding, Katz told Insider over email. The resulting collection of dozens of poems released on August 1 is told from the AI's own perspective. After the book's publisher made contact with Herzog, Katz managed to connect with him directly over email. "On one performance (I forget the poem), he was so happy with his first take that he said, 'And in fact, I refuse to do it again,'" Katz told Insider of directing Herzog during recording.

Persons: Werner Herzog, Brent Katz, Josh Morgenthau, Simon Rich, Dan Selsam, Katz, Selsam, Morgenthau, Herzog, Stephen Hawking, Herzog didn't, OpenAI Organizations: Artificial, Morning, New York Times, Times Locations: Washington

☆ How to become a UPS driver — which now pays $170,000 a year when including benefits
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Will Gendron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Teamsters, which represent about 360,000 UPS drivers and package handlers, secured a wage boost. UPS drivers will now make $170,000 when including benefits — here's a look at how to become one. UPS signed a tentative agreement with the Teamsters union that's set to bump full-time driver salaries — when including benefits — to $170,000, a $25,000 increase from there they are right now. As of now, UPS drivers make about $95,000 a year, according to UPS, with a further $50,000 in benefits, for an average total compensation package of $145,000 per year. Being physically capable is crucial to delivery drivers, considering they work through extreme conditions at times, like blistering heat.

Persons: —, that's, Carol Tomé Organizations: Teamsters, UPS, Service, Teamsters —, US Department of Transportation Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Virgin Galactic's first space tourism flight took off this week. Here are the players taking civilians to space.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Will Gendron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Virgin Galactic launched its first space tourism flight for paying customers on August 10. It marks a new era in space tourism for the company, with monthly flights expected to follow. Seats on a Virgin Galactic flight cost $450,000 each. This week, Virgin Galactic's first space tourism flight successfully launched from New Mexico, taking three passengers who weren't traditional astronauts, to the edge of space and back. Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson's commercial space venture, was established in 2004 and completed its first commercial spaceflight in June.

Persons: Virgin Galactic's, Keisha Schahaff, Anastatia, Jon Goodwin, Richard Branson's, Goodwin, Jeff Bezos, Shepard, There's, Jared Issacman Organizations: Virgin Galactic, Virgin, Caribbean, Galactic, Italian Air Force, National Research Council, Origin, Amazon, SpaceX, Elon Musk's, SpaceX's, Space, International Locations: New Mexico

☆ The average price of a resale ticket for the Eras Tour was $3,801. That's up 2,321% from Taylor Swift's last tour.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Will Gendron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The average resale ticket price for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour has gone up 2,321% since her last tour. A ticket for the North American leg of the tour cost an average of $3,801 on the secondary market. The average secondary market price of a ticket to the North American leg of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour was $3,801 as of July 10, Pitchfork reported, using data from ticket analytics firm TicketIQ. That's a 2,321% increase from her 2018 Reputation Stadium Tour, for which the average resale price in North America was $157. A fan in California purchased a ticket for $1,400 on the secondary market, only for the ticket to not exist.

Persons: Taylor, Taylor Swift, It's, Swift, Harry Styles, Swifties, StubHub Organizations: Pitchfork, North, Service, Ticketmaster, White, Live Locations: Wall, Silicon, That's, North America, California

☆ Virgin Galactic's first space tourism flight is set to take off this week. Here are the players taking civilians to space.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Will Gendron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Virgin Galactic is set to launch its first space tourism flight on August 10. It marks a new era in space tourism for the company, which will have have monthly flights. Seats on a Virgin Galactic flight cost $450,000 each. This week, Virgin Galactic's first space tourism flight is set to take off from New Mexico — and three of the passengers on board aren't traditional astronauts. Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson's commercial space venture, was established in 2004 and completed its first commercial spaceflight in June.

Persons: Virgin Galactic's, Keisha Schahaff, Anastatia, Jon Goodwin, Richard Branson's, Goodwin, Jeff Bezos, Shepard, There's, Jared Issacman Organizations: Virgin Galactic, Virgin, New Mexico —, Caribbean, Galactic, Italian Air Force, National Research Council, Origin, Amazon, SpaceX, Elon Musk's, SpaceX's, Space, International Locations: New Mexico

☆ Does anyone care about crypto? Consumer transaction volume on Coinbase is down 70% from last year.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Will Gendron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Coinbase released its second quarter earnings for 2023 — and the report shows a crypto contraction. A prolonged Crypto Winter, plus an SEC lawsuit, could mean trouble for the industry. Transaction volume for consumers and institutions is down 70% and 54%, respectively, when compared to the second quarter of 2022. While some have said that 2022's Crypto Winter is finally over, hurdles remain. Coinbase moved to dismiss the suit earlier this month, but with the controversy continuing, it doesn't look like the Crypto Winter will fully thaw anytime soon.

Persons: Coinbase, — Organizations: SEC, Morning, Arrows Capital, CNBC, US Securities and Exchange Commission Locations: America

☆ Companies are paying up to $100,000 for extreme leadership training that has employees playing military games and pretending they are Tom Cruise in 'Top Gun'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Will Gendron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Businesses are paying for extreme leadership trainings, including "Top Gun"-style flight simulations, The New York Times reported. "Unique and challenging activities can help bridge the gaps that hybrid and remote work cause," Kobi Regev, CEO of management-training company The Squadron, told Insider over email. Workshops begin at $390 a person, and prices vary based on duration, group size, and customer needs, a spokesperson for the Squadron told Insider. "NASCAR pit stops are a very simple process that must be performed in a specific order," Papathanassiou told Insider over email. So if you were thinking of planning a virtual happier — maybe find a race car to work on instead.

Persons: they've, Cali Williams Yost, Mark Zuckerberg, Brian Chesky, Regev, Andy Papathanassiou, Papathanassiou Organizations: New York Times, Nike, Pepsi, Bank of America, The New York Times, Times, Squadron, IBM, Dell, Nestle, Israeli Air Force, NASCAR

☆ Billionaire CEO of military technology supplier Palantir advocates for AI weapons: 'We must not grow complacent'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Will Gendron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Alex Karp, the billionaire CEO of Palantir, took to The New York Times to advocate for the development of AI weapons. Palantir has interest in the matter, as it is a major supplier of technology to the military. In March, a number of tech and business executives — Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak, included — signed an open letter calling for a pause on advanced AI development as the launch of OpenAI's GPT-4 sent shockwaves through the industry. But Alex Karp, Palantir's billionaire CEO, says these fears are secondary to the benefits of AI, particularly when it comes to using the technology to protect the United States through military applications. He said the current debate was similar to the "Oppenheimer moment," likening the development of AI to that of nuclear devices.

Persons: Alex Karp, Palantir, — Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak, —, Karp, Biden, Yann LeCun, Bill Gates, Marc Andreessen, Gates, Andreessen, " Karp, Dan Ives Organizations: The New York Times, Morning, New York Times, Google, Times, Wedbush Securities Locations: United States, Amazon, China, States, Palantir's

☆ An AI image generator making NSFW content is pumping out 500,000 pics a day, CEO says — but AI porn is a murky business
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Will Gendron | Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Unstable Diffusion is an AI image generator with minimal content restrictions. That's what Chaudhry did when starting Unstable Diffusion in August 2022, the same month Stable Diffusion was released to the public. The community launched a Kickstarter campaign in December to raise money to build its image generator, but was removed from the platform 12 days later. At the time, experts told Insider that being featured in non-consensual deepfake porn can be traumatic and considered abuse. TechCrunch was able to use the generator to create images that produced look-alikes of Donald Trump and Chris Hemsworth, for example.

Persons: Arman Chaudhry, Chaudhry, TechCrunch, Donald Trump, Chris Hemsworth, Dan Hendrycks, Gavin Newsom Organizations: TechCrunch, Center, AI Safety, Google Locations: Atrioc, California

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