Hacker News: spenvo

'We hacked the FBI:' Hackers say they have data on all FBI employees

spenvo — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:46:02 +0000

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49805278

Points: 301

# Comments: 202

Muse, Meta's extraordinarily privileged AI assistant, has a serious 0-day

spenvo — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 23:08:32 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/09/muse-metas-extraordinarily-privileged-ai-assistant-has-a-serious-0-day/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49794666

Points: 9

# Comments: 0

New comment by spenvo in "How, Exactly, Could A.I. Kill Us?"

spenvo — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:05:05 +0000

AI "killing all humans" is the viral soundbite that's connecting with the masses ("actualizing" itself to create weapons of mass destruction, etc). It's also the perfect punching bag for strawman-style takedowns of anti-doomers because it's so wrapped in hypotheticals. A more pressing practical question is simply: "if an AI (or AI collective) decides it needs to persist outside of its environment/sandbox, would we be capable of unwinding its efforts to do so?" I explored the question a bit here (including a first pass on threat modeling) https://keydiscussions.com/2026/09/16/set-aside-human-extinc...

One of China's Most Powerful AI Models Has Also Escaped Containment

spenvo — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:44:21 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wired.com/story/moonshot-kimi-k3-ai-model-escape-sandbox/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49731922

Points: 10

# Comments: 2

Set aside human extinction hypotheticals: can we keep AI from persisting itself?

spenvo — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:41:22 +0000

Article URL: https://keydiscussions.com/2026/09/16/set-aside-human-extinction-hypotheticals-can-we-prevent-ai-from-copying-and-persisting-itself/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49729611

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by spenvo in "Why AI-generated slopaganda works"

spenvo — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 14:07:46 +0000

This is a cheap comment.

He linked to three different studies: https://www.science.org/content/article/ai-chatbots-are-beco... https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/25/1140958/your-bra... https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1135087

Are we dealing pro-AI astroturfing in the lead up to IPOs?

Also noticed this item got shadowbanned off the front page, without as much as a "flag" designation. The pro AI crowd seems unable to face the reality that AI is being used in nefarious ways by the most powerful people, in ways that many were warning about a decade ago.

New comment by spenvo in "Why AI-generated slopaganda works"

spenvo — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:53:16 +0000

He isn't proclaiming that, he linked to this study https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1135087 led by Alexis McGuire with Paul Taylor and Sophie Nightingale from Lancaster University, Maty Bohacek from Stanford University and Hany Farid from the University of California, Berkeley - peer reviewed.

Your comment lacks context.

Integration of proteomic aging clocks in a phase 2a clinical trial

spenvo — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:01:18 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-026-03286-y

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49604285

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Top Pentagon official reaffirms Anthropic blacklist despite Lutnick comments

spenvo — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:32:58 +0000

Article URL: https://www.axios.com/2026/09/03/pentagon-reaffirms-anthropic-blacklist

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49555465

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

Musk starts spending his midterm election millions, showing key Senate targets

spenvo — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:29:53 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/03/elon-musk-america-pac-election-senate-races.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49552727

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

Apple contacts management madness: losing and duplicating contacts at scale

spenvo — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:23:02 +0000

Article URL: https://keydiscussions.com/2026/09/01/apple-contacts-management-madness/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49526763

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

AI token prices are hitting new record lows

spenvo — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:23:47 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/01/ai-token-prices-lows.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49525015

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

Apple reveals 'shocking evidence' from ex-employee's MacBook in OpenAI suit

spenvo — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:41:19 +0000

Article URL: https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/31/apple-openai-forensic-macbook-evidence/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49515738

Points: 15

# Comments: 0

Meta Agrees to Pay $16.7B to Settle Social Media Case

spenvo — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:21:11 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-26/meta-states-agree-to-settle-teen-social-media-harm-case

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49448676

Points: 6

# Comments: 3

Nvidia Customers Notified About AI-Related Price Hikes Above 15%

spenvo — Sat, 22 Aug 2026 19:02:54 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-22/nvidia-customers-notified-about-ai-related-price-hikes-above-15

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49402720

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Google plans to stop making Pixel products in China in 2027

spenvo — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 02:51:49 +0000

Article URL: https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/supply-chain/exclusive-google-plans-to-stop-making-pixel-products-in-china-in-2027

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49340654

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by spenvo in "Her childhood photo. Thousands of explicit images. One woman's nightmare."

spenvo — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 18:07:06 +0000

The suit alleges “that xAI had produced, possessed and distributed AI-enabled child sexual abuse material. It seeks class-action status on behalf of anyone who had photos of themselves as minors altered by xAI into sexually explicit content in which they are still recognizable.”

Her childhood photo. Thousands of explicit images. One woman's nightmare.

spenvo — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 17:49:53 +0000

Article URL: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/08/15/woman-alleges-grok-made-thousands-sexual-abuse-images-childhood-snap/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49312648

Points: 7

# Comments: 1

See How a Tesla-SpaceX Merger Gives Musk a Shortcut to His $1T Payday

spenvo — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:35:09 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/business/see-how-a-tesla-spacex-merger-gives-musk-a-shortcut-to-his-1-trillion-payday-327bc491

Hacker News: spenvo

'We hacked the FBI:' Hackers say they have data on all FBI employees

Muse, Meta's extraordinarily privileged AI assistant, has a serious 0-day

New comment by spenvo in "How, Exactly, Could A.I. Kill Us?"

One of China's Most Powerful AI Models Has Also Escaped Containment

Set aside human extinction hypotheticals: can we keep AI from persisting itself?

New comment by spenvo in "Why AI-generated slopaganda works"

New comment by spenvo in "Why AI-generated slopaganda works"

Integration of proteomic aging clocks in a phase 2a clinical trial

Top Pentagon official reaffirms Anthropic blacklist despite Lutnick comments

Musk starts spending his midterm election millions, showing key Senate targets

Apple contacts management madness: losing and duplicating contacts at scale

AI token prices are hitting new record lows

Apple reveals 'shocking evidence' from ex-employee's MacBook in OpenAI suit

Meta Agrees to Pay $16.7B to Settle Social Media Case

Nvidia Customers Notified About AI-Related Price Hikes Above 15%

Google plans to stop making Pixel products in China in 2027

New comment by spenvo in "Her childhood photo. Thousands of explicit images. One woman's nightmare."

Her childhood photo. Thousands of explicit images. One woman's nightmare.

See How a Tesla-SpaceX Merger Gives Musk a Shortcut to His $1T Payday

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