The 'Com World War'
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We start this episode with Joseph's latest fly-on-the-wall investigation into the Com, the nebulous online entity and culture that is linked to some of the most high profile and brazen data breaches in recent history. Joseph sat in their chatrooms while rival hackers and criminals doxed and physically robbed one another. A true melding of digital and physical crime. After the break, Jason breaks down why some researchers are calling out Google on some of its AI science research. In the subscribers-only section, Sam explains why a guy made an AI-powered (kinda) sex box. Inside the ‘Com World War’: Robberies, Brickings, and ‘Drama’ Is Google's AI Actually Discovering 'Millions of New Materials?' This Man Wants to ‘Save the World’ By Letting You Jerk Off Into a Computer Subscribe at 404media.co for access to bonus content. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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