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    A.I. Support chatbot helps hackers hijack high profile accounts

    Meta, the parent company behind WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram have been leaders in the effort to replace replace human jobs with A.I. automation. As reported in May 2026 by CNBC, an internal memo highlighted a restructure will terminate 8,000 jobs, will not fill approximately 6,000 open positions, and will move 7000 positions to roles focused on artificial intelligence. We have already seen the impacts of this round of firings on the safety of their platforms as in June of 2026 Telegram security and hacker groups were full of screenshots and videos of a simple A.I. enabled vulnerability. Hackers used Meta’s…

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    Consent in an A.I. world

    Australian actor and Global Goodwill Ambassador for the ⁠UNHCR, Cate Blanchett, has introduced a free tool to help arm us humans in the battle against unregulated A.I. appropriation of our likenesses. Called the Human Consent Registry, and launched by RSL Media, a non profit co-founded by Blanchett, the tool seeks to provide a public mechanism to prohibit, allow, or set conditions, on the usage of our likeness, voice, and movement. From the RSL Press Release: RSL Media, together with Member of the European Parliament, Eva Maydell, announce today the launch of the Human Consent Registry, a free public utility tool…