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Cell Service Chaos & Google AI Racial Bias | 2.23.24

Feb 23, 2024
15:02
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Federal investigations into a cell service provider outage, Google's AI generating biased images, major US cities asking residents to house migrants.
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  • Cell service outage prompts federal investigations into cybersecurity threats.
  • Google's AI tool, Gemini, faces criticism for generating biased image results based on race and gender.

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AT&T Outage and Federal Investigations

A widespread cell phone outage, primarily affecting AT&T and Cricket Wireless users across major US cities, including Dallas, Atlanta, and San Francisco, prompted federal investigations by agencies like the FBI and FTC. The outage, reportedly caused by a software update, raised concerns about cybersecurity threats, leading to speculations ranging from space phenomena to potential cyber attacks by entities like China.

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