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Lucas Nolan is a reporter for Breitbart News based in Ireland covering issues of free speech and online censorship. Follow him on Twitter @LucasNolan or contact him via secure email at the address lucasnolan@protonmail.com

Articles by Lucas Nolan

Poll: 75% of AI-Generated Deepfake Porn in Schools Targets Children 14 and Under

The increasing prevalence of AI-powered “nudify” apps and deepfake technology has led to a disturbing trend of students creating and sharing sexually explicit images of their classmates, with 75 percent of these images targeting children under 14 and even as young as 11 years old, according to a new poll of teachers in the UK.

school girl seeing deepfakes spread of herself

1,000+ Amazon Employees Sign Open Letter Warning of AI Dangers

More than 1,000 Amazon employees have reportedly signed an open letter addressed to CEO Andy Jassy and the company’s senior leadership team, expressing grave concerns about the tech giant’s aggressive rollout of AI and its potential consequences.

Amazon workers protest

Bill Gates Funds ‘Geoengineering’ to Dim the Sun – After Saying Climate Change Is Not a Threat to Humanity

Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder reinvented himself as a creepy advocate for climate alarmism and other leftist causes, recently stated that he would support the deployment of artificial “geoengineering” technologies to reduce global temperatures by reflecting the Sun’s radiation if the climate reached a “tipping point.” Just over a month ago, Gates backtracked on climate alarmism by pushing back on what he calls the “doomsday outlook.”

Bill Gates with a creepy smile (1)

South Korean Regulators Threaten U.S.-Korea Trade Understanding with Anti-American Tech Crackdown

In the wake of Washington DC and Seoul signing a joint factsheet meant to reset trade tensions and stop discriminatory treatment of U.S. tech companies in South Korea, a pair of powerful Korean officials are already signaling they may torpedo the entire agreement — all to advance burdensome, one-sided tech regulations that overwhelmingly target American firms while giving Korean and Chinese tech giants a free pass.

South Korea's Lee Jae-myung and Donald Trump

Blast from the Past: Napster’s Promised $3 Billion Mystery Investor Vanishes

Napster, the legendary peer-to-peer filesharing site that sparked a music pirating controversy in the early days of the internet before a recent evolution into an AI firm, has announced a stunning revelation to its shareholders. The $3.36 billion investment from a never-identified investor, which had been touted as a done deal in January, is never going to materialize.

Napster logo on floor

AI-Powered Teddy Bear Back On Market After Telling Children How to Start Fires

Folotoy, the company behind the AI-powered Kumma teddy bear, temporarily ceased sales of the product in response to backlash over safety concerns raised by researchers. The bear’s AI chatbot was proven to instruct children on how to start fires, find knives in their homes, and how to locate prescription drugs. The Company claims the teddy bear now has stronger child protections in place.

killer teddy bear with knife

Elon Musk Admits Automakers Have Rejected Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ Software

Elon Musk recently acknowledged that other automakers are not interested in licensing Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” technology, despite his previous claims of ongoing discussions and potential deals. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is currently investigating Tesla’s “Self-Driving” feature for dangerous actions like running red lights, while some owners have reported their Tesla EVs fail to detect trains at railroad crossings.

Elon Musk frowns at Tesla's bad news

HP Announces 10% of Staff to Be Cut in AI-Driven Transformation Plan

HP has unveiled a sweeping restructuring plan that includes cutting up to 10 percent of its employee headcount by the end of fiscal year 2028 as part of the company’s strategy to accelerate innovation and drive productivity through the adoption of AI. 

HP at the New York Stock Exchange

OpenAI Tweaks AI Model to Address ‘ChatGPT Induced Psychosis’

OpenAI, the creator of the popular AI chatbot ChatGPT, recently made changes to the chatbot after some users began reporting experiences that suggested they were losing touch with reality while interacting with it. Sam Altman’s company hopes to address the mental health crisis commonly referred to as “ChatGPT induced psychosis.”

Sam Altman tweaks OpenAI's ChatGPT

Gmail Explainer: How to Stop Google AI from Snooping Through Your Emails

Google has quietly started accessing Gmail users’ private emails and attachments to train its AI models, requiring manual opt-out to avoid participation. To make the process even trickier, Gmail users have to opt out in two separate places for the change to work. Follow these steps to protect your privacy from Google’s invasive AI endeavors.

Google AI is reading your emails

Ego Trip: Elon Musk’s Grok AI Chatbot Praises Him as World’s Greatest Human

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok raised eyebrows on X by lavishing praise on its billionaire owner, ranking him as the greatest human in world history and making other dubious claims about his physical fitness and fighting prowess, among many other topics. Many of these posts were later deleted after Musk was embarrassed by the viral posts

Elon Musk loves the praise of Grok

Microsoft Adds AI to Windows Despite ‘Novel Security Risks’

Microsoft’s recent introduction of Copilot Actions, an experimental AI agent integrated into Windows, has sparked criticism from security experts who question the safety of pushing new features before fully understanding and containing their potential risks

Microsoft chief Satya Nadella loves AI in Windows