The daily rap sheet of the machine age.
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At least 50 students in Brown University's ECON 1170 cheated on a March 5 take-home midterm, according to economics professor Roberto Serrano, whose graders found passages matching ChatGPT output. The midterm averaged 96 out of 100. An in-person final averaged 48, and 22 of the 27 students who skipped it had scored a perfect 100 on the midterm.
Original report: Brown professor alleges mass ChatGPT cheating on take-home exam
China's Ministry of State Security, citing foreign media reports, said the AI company behind an unnamed well-known AR mobile game obtained nearly 30 billion user-uploaded environment scans, possibly to train spatial AI models. The ministry says the company works with an unnamed country's military industry, so the models could have military uses. It advised players not to scan sensitive sites.
Original report: China warns AR game scans may train foreign military AI
A travel writer found a 134-page AI-generated book sold on Amazon for €17.05 under the writer's name, according to the writer's op-ed in Le Monde. The book is a survival manual for the "modern traveller" and uses coinages such as "inflatroofing". Amazon removed it after a report, but the writer says it remains on sale on American, Danish and Korean sites.
Original report: Fake AI travel guide sold on Amazon under real author's name
An actress said on Instagram on Sunday the 28th that fake photos, videos of things never said and images putting the actress's face on another body have become routine, requiring a lawyer every week. The post noted that not all women can afford legal help, and said "the shame is never on the one exposed."
Original report: Actress says AI fakes now require weekly lawyer consultations
