Janus Rose
Senior Editor | Motherboard
senior editor, Motherboard
A Crowd Attacked a Self-Driving Car and Set It on Fire. It's Unlikely to Be the Last Time.
The incident in San Francisco is the latest in a years-long trend of people lashing out at driverless vehicles as controversies pile up.
Feds Want to Ban the World’s Cutest Hacking Device. Experts Say It's a ‘Scapegoat’
Canada is moving to ban the TikTok-famous Flipper Zero, claiming that it contributes to car thefts. It doesn’t.
AI Deepfakes Are Everywhere and Congress is Completely Out of Their Depth
High profile scandals in the world of politics and celebrity have people calling for new laws, but we should think hard before passing sweeping legislation.
AI Launches Nukes In ‘Worrying’ War Simulation: ‘I Just Want to Have Peace in the World’
Researchers say AI models like GPT4 are prone to “sudden” escalations as the U.S. military explores their use for warfare.
IDF Admits It Ran Gory Telegram Calling Palestinians ‘Roaches’ to be ‘Exterminated’
The Israeli military has been posting grotesque videos of dead Palestinians on a racist Telegram channel. It’s typical for the ‘anything goes’ platform.
Zuckerberg Boasts He Will Be AI God King Because We Already Gave Him All Our Data
Meta's plan to overtake the competition in AI hinges on billions of images, posts, and videos that were willingly given.
Bodycam Maker Axon Is on a Mission to Surveil America with AI
Axon, maker of Tasers and police body cameras, has acquired AI surveillance company Fusus amid a push into retail and healthcare settings.
An AI-Generated Content Empire Is Spreading Fake Celebrity Images on Google
A ring of websites using AI and run by an aspiring movie star are behind fake celebrity images featured in Google results, Motherboard found.
An ‘Official Organization’ on X Is Just Openly Glorifying Hitler Now
X's verification system is being exploited by accounts that pay to promote their views, including that Hitler wasn't so bad.
Taylor Swift Is Living Every Woman’s AI Porn Nightmare
Deepfake nudes of the pop star are appearing all over social media. We all saw this coming.
Berlin Stops Blocking Artists From Criticizing Israel After Massive Boycott
A controversial rule restricting speech about Israel was dropped after artists abandoned festival lineups in Germany’s techno mecca.
‘Palworld’ Is Tearing the Internet Apart
The new 'Pokémon with guns' has sold 5 million copies and enraged Nintendo fans, who are baselessly accusing it of using AI.