Flock is Tracking People, Not Just Cars
Summary
This episode investigates how police use Flock’s “freeform” search feature to track individuals via vague descriptors, leading to wrongful arrests, and reveals that AI companies are mass-purchasing and destroying physical books to train models on pre-2022 human-written content to avoid “model collapse.” Additionally, the hosts discuss a hack of AI music generator Suno, exposing its scraping of platforms like YouTube and Genius for training data.
Topics discussed
Intro and 404 Media 3rd Anniversary NYC Event Details
Flock Freeform: How Police Use AI to Search for People
Case Study: Falsely Arrested Woman and Vague Search Risks
Flock Camera Networks: Condor Cameras and Video Capabilities
AI Companies Buying Bulk Books for Training Data
Subscriber Bonus: Hacker Exposes Suno AI Data Breach
Suno AI Hack: Scale of Breach and Music Generation Tech
Suno's Scraping Confession and Response to Lawsuits
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