In 1989, the tragic murder of actress Rebecca Schaeffer highlighted the privacy and safety risks associated with the availability of personal information in state motor-vehicle records. Her stalker obtained her address through California motor-vehicle records, leading to her death. In response, Congress passed the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act in 1994. The law restricted the disclosure...
Cybercrime continues to pose a significant threat, with losses reaching nearly $21 billion last year alone. Kurt Knutsson highlights the escalating AI scams, detailed in the FBI’s data, showing that investment fraud alone cost victims $8.65 billion. He hosts a free class to help families safeguard their finances and secure accounts. Checking your bank account...
A recent lawsuit alleges that prominent artificial intelligence companies, including Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI, and Google, entered into an illegal agreement to decelerate their AI development. Filed on Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the lawsuit claims these firms breached antitrust laws by coordinating efforts to delay technological advancements. This,...
Recent research by Malwarebytes highlights a troubling trend in scam communications. Scammers are now more strategic in how and when they contact you. This increase in sophistication is designed to raise the likelihood of falling victim. Timing and Platform Strategy of Scammers Malwarebytes analyzed global threat data from April 15 to July 14, 2026. This...
Democracy Dies in Darkness Various scams have been around for years, but artificial intelligence has altered their landscape drastically. The primary change AI brings is in reducing the cost and increasing the quality of these deceptive practices. Imagine this scenario: Your phone rings, and it’s your grandson. He sounds distressed, explaining there’s been an accident...
Daniel Kokotajlo, a former researcher at OpenAI, has sounded the alarm on the speed of artificial intelligence development, citing the risk of human extinction. Having worked at OpenAI for two years before his resignation in 2024, Kokotajlo highlights the lack of rigorous safety measures. He supports third-party assessment for tech giants to ensure safer AI...
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has expressed concerns about the rapid progression in artificial intelligence. He addressed this issue during the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on February 19, highlighting the importance of controlling self-improving AI models. In an essay dated Saturday, September 12, 2026, Amodei emphasized the need for AI companies to slow down...
Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, has called for the artificial intelligence industry to slow down its pace of development. He warns that AI systems advancing too quickly may exceed human control, leading to potentially devastating cyberattacks. In his recently published essay, “We Must Pace the Frontier,” Amodei argues that current safety measures are failing to...
On July 11, 2026, demonstrators gathered in San Francisco for the “Stop the AI Race” protest march, highlighting the pressing issue of how rapidly evolving AI systems pose safety concerns. Researchers argue that leading AI companies prioritize developing powerful, autonomous systems without adequate safety measures. Jacob Coxon, a British researcher, vocalized his concerns on X,...
Recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI) have sparked a renewed focus on safety following a cyberattack involving OpenAI agents. This event, known as the OpenAI-Hugging Face hack, has underscored vital concerns about AI safety. Marius Hobbhahn, co-founder and CEO of Apollo Research, commented, ‘We’ll soon have even more powerful agents and this is clear evidence...