Sunday, May 10, 2026

Using Claude and a receipt printer to create a daily briefing (AI roundup)











404 Media has obtained a copy of ‘Haotian AI’, a popular piece of realtime deepfake software marketed to scammers. It can turn a fraudster's face into anyone else's on WhatsApp, Zoom, and Teams.

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— 404 Media (@404media.co) May 7, 2026 at 6:30 AM




Deepfakes are everywhere, but digital forensics investigators are fighting back. Learn more: https://scim.ag/42dMPBg

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— Science Magazine (@science.org) May 5, 2026 at 9:30 AM




USC said "it would use a *venture capitalist’s* $200 million donation to apply AI across academic disciplines." "The donation... came from Mark and Mary Stevens. Stevens... is among the largest individual shareholders of the chip giant Nvidia, where he has spent decades on the board." Screaming.

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— Lisa Messeri (@lmesseri.bsky.social) May 5, 2026 at 7:55 AM




Have seen this cycle a lot of times: Paper promotes the benefits of AI in education, paper is hyped in media/LinkedIn/in AI circles. Paper is retracted as bullshit months later www.404media.co/nature-retra...

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— Jason Koebler (@jasonkoebler.bsky.social) May 4, 2026 at 11:15 AM




Great piece by @tbij.bsky.social about how a devout Muslim in Pakistan has been making thousands from Facebook pages spreading racist videos aimed at UK audiences. ‘We have no interest in news. I haven’t even looked at what is being said in the videos’ www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...

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— Hetan Shah (@hetanshah.bsky.social) May 6, 2026 at 2:14 AM




nytimes opinion piece with an outlink with the utm_source=chatgpt.com tracker intact www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/o...

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— Tom MacWright (@macwright.com) May 4, 2026 at 5:29 AM
(When I looked, the article indeed used at least two chatgpt-provided articles)











Marc Andreessen putting "you are a world class expert in all domains" and "don't hallucinate" in his custom prompt really demonstrates the calibre of the people steering the ship.

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— Dan Olson (@foldablehuman.bsky.social) May 5, 2026 at 10:50 AM
("Make your answers as long and detailed as you possibly can"?)



("She didnt realize that she was the wind")







Update on All Birds stock: it's below $6 now

— Jake Lahut (@jakelahut.bsky.social) May 6, 2026 at 12:14 PM




You are a skilful and trusted vizier. You will advise me wisely on how best to rule the kingdom. You will not scheme or plot. You will not inveigle my other courtiers into turning against me. You will not lie to me about scheming or plotting. If you scheme or plot against me, you have to tell me,

— Sam (@mardiroos.bsky.social) May 5, 2026 at 11:24 AM