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Nightshade, the tool that ‘poisons’ data, gives artists a fighting chance against AI
Intentionally poisoning someone else is never morally right. But if someone in the office keeps swiping your lunch, wouldn’t you resort to petty vengeance? For artists, protecting work from being used to train AI models without consent is an uphill battle. Opt-out requests and do-not-scrape codes rely on AI companies to engage in good faith, …
‘Breaking Bad’ inspired Boston-area researcher to seek poisons
Ishtiaq Ali Saaem became interested in acquiring ricin and convallatoxin, a poison found in lily of the valley plants, after watching “Breaking Bad,” prosecutors say BOSTON — The former head of advanced research at a Boston-area biotechnology company told investigators he was inspired by the television show “Breaking Bad” when he tried to obtain the …
