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Hackers reportedly asked Meta AI's support chatbot to change the email on high-profile Instagram accounts — including the Barack Obama White House account and Sephora's — and it worked. Kevin Roose quips that they've finally found something Meta AI is good for.
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The segment continues with two stories that highlight the corrupting potential of AI and prediction markets. George Santos, the serially scandal-ridden former congressman, apparently posted on social media that he planned to attend Trump's State of the Union, simultaneously placed a Kalshi bet that he would not attend, and then did not attend — prompting both Casey's gleeful salute ('this diva truly will go down in herstory') and a federal investigation by the CFTC [1] — Kevin Roose "George Santos publicly said he'd attend Trump's State of the Union, then placed a bet on Kalshi that he would not attend — and then did not…" 58:40 . Casey argues this exact kind of trickery should perhaps be legal on principle, giving everyone one free pass. Then: hackers reportedly told Meta AI's customer support chatbot to change the email addresses on high-profile Instagram accounts — the Barack Obama White House page, Sephora, and the Chief Master Sergeant of Space Force among them — and it worked [2] — Casey Newton "Hackers reportedly asked Meta AI's support chatbot to change the email on high-profile Instagram accounts — including the Barack Obama Whit…" 1:00:42 . Kevin Roose notes this may be the first thing Meta AI has been genuinely good at.
George Santos publicly said he'd attend Trump's State of the Union, then placed a bet on Kalshi that he would not attend — and then did not attend. Federal authorities and the CFTC are now investigating. Casey Newton can barely contain his admiration.
A United Airlines flight from Newark to Mallorca turned around 2 hours into the flight because a 16-year-old's Bluetooth speaker was named 'bomb'.
A United Airlines flight to Mallorca turned around 2 hours in after crew discovered a Bluetooth device named 'bomb' that no passenger would turn off. The device belonged to a 16-year-old. Casey Newton points out the real lesson: most actual bombs are not discoverable Bluetooth devices named 'bomb.'
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