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X blames users for Grok-generated CSAM; no fixes announced

It seems that instead of updating Grok to prevent outputs of sexualized images of minors, X is planning to purge users generating content that the platform deems illegal, including Grok-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM). On Saturday, X Safety finally posted an official response after nearly a week of backlash over Grok outputs that sexualized […]

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xAI silent after Grok sexualized images of kids; dril mocks Grok’s “apology”

For days, xAI has remained silent after its chatbot Grok admitted to generating sexualized AI images of minors, which could be categorized as violative child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) in the US. According to Grok’s “apology”—which was generated by a user’s request, not posted by xAI—the chatbot’s outputs may have been illegal: “I deeply regret

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Weekly Review 2 January 2026

Some interesting links that I Tweeted about in the last week (I also post these on Mastodon, Threads, Newsmast, and Bluesky):Can AI coding agents recreate Minesweeper? https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/12/the-ars-technica-ai-coding-agent-test-minesweeper-edition/How to prepare for entry-level jobs in the age of AI: https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-effect-entry-level-jobsOf all the AI that the Pentagon could use, why is it grok? https://dataconomy.com/2025/12/24/why-elon-musks-grok-ai-is-becoming-a-core-tool-for-the-pentagon/AI is weaponising security flaws faster than ever before: https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/22/zafran_security_ceo/Giving workers

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Weekly Review 26 December 2025

Some interesting links that I Tweeted about in the last week (I also post these on Mastodon, Threads, Newsmast, and Bluesky):AI needs well-structured data, and logical data management can help with that: https://www.hpcwire.com/bigdatawire/2025/12/17/to-unlock-ai-and-cloud-agility-start-with-logical-data-management/How to compensate the artists who created the training data for AI music generators? https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/dec/16/musicians-are-deeply-concerned-about-ai-so-why-are-the-major-labels-embracing-itUsing AI in movies is dangerous territory, according to James Cameron: https://www.stuff.co.nz/culture/360914135/ai-dangerous-territory-james-cameron-says-and-doubts-it-will-create-desirable-moviesThe energy and water

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Weekly Review 19 December 2025

Some interesting links that I Tweeted about in the last week (I also post these on Mastodon, Threads, Newsmast, and Bluesky):Don’t overhype AI, it’ll all work out: https://www.computerworld.com/article/4096297/data-intensity-building-hype-free-ai-culture.htmlIf space-based AI goes ahead, SpaceX is going to be a lot more busy: https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/10/aetherflux_space_datacenter_2027/AI will transform the legal profession, but it won’t replace lawyers: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/dynamic-business/dynamic-business-russell-mcveagh-ceo-ben-mclaren-on-ai-strategy-risk-and-culture-goals/QIKME5XH45ETBGZHRUALDZQSHA/Most carmaker AI projects are going to go nowhere:

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Weekly Review 12 December 2025

Some interesting links that I Tweeted about in the last week (I also post these on Mastodon, Threads, Newsmast, and Bluesky):AI is already being used as a tool of repression: https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/03/aspi_china_ai_report/Should we allow AI to train itself? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2025/dec/02/jared-kaplan-artificial-intelligence-train-itselfAI are still vulnerable to prompt injection attacks, even sentence structure is a threat: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/12/syntax-hacking-researchers-discover-sentence-structure-can-bypass-ai-safety-rules/The reasoning process used by current AI cannot be trusted:

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Weekly Review 5 December 2025

 Some interesting links that I Tweeted about in the last week (I also post these on Mastodon, Threads, Newsmast, and Bluesky):The pressures on artists to use AI, and the backlash against it: https://arstechnica.com/features/2025/11/go-generate-a-bridge-and-jump-off-it-how-video-pros-are-navigating-ai/The dangers AI pose to students’ mental health: https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2025/11/25/chatgpt-poses-risk-student-mental-health-opinionAnother enormous investment in infrastructure for AI: https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/24/aws-is-spending-50b-build-ai-infrastructure-for-the-us-government/I lived through the 80s, and enjoyed the 80s, but not enough to want

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Weekly Review 28 November 2025

Some interesting links that I Tweeted about in the last week (I also post these on Mastodon, Threads, Newsmast, and Bluesky):AI generated workslop just makes more work for other people: https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/lifestyle/what-is-workslopEveryone should be using AI so they can learn the difference between a good AI output and a bad AI output: https://www.informationweek.com/it-leadership/is-it-time-for-everyone-to-become-ai-power-users-A new programming AI that can handle larger codebases: https://dataconomy.com/2025/11/20/openai-says-its-new-coding-model-can-work-for-24-hours-straight/AI

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Weekly Review 21 November 2025

Some interesting links that I Tweeted about in the last week (I also post these on Mastodon, Threads, Newsmast, and Bluesky):Microsoft says there is no AI bubble: https://www.computerworld.com/article/4087593/about-that-ai-bubble-microsoft-doesnt-see-one.htmlAI country songs have come a long way since “You Can’t Take My Door”: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/578654/ai-country-song-rollicks-to-the-top-of-us-sales-chartAI mostly memorise, they don’t really learn how to do things: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/11/study-finds-ai-models-store-memories-and-logic-in-different-neural-regions/AI give themselves away by being too polite: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/11/being-too-nice-online-is-a-dead-giveaway-for-ai-bots-study-suggests/This

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Weekly Review 14 November 2025

Some interesting links that I Tweeted about in the last week (I also post these on Mastodon, Threads, Newsmast, and Bluesky):When the AI bubble bursts, how much damage is it going to cause? https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/360877272/fears-ai-bubble-correction-mount-despite-wall-st-risesNo, AI written ransomware is not in the wild: https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/03/mit_sloan_updates_ai_ransomware_paper/It looks like most tests for AI safety are fundamentally flawed: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/04/experts-find-flaws-hundreds-tests-check-ai-safety-effectivenessWhat should CIO do when IT staff get

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