Tesla Drivers Bypass Monitoring Systems

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Commerce Department announced it was blocking foreign persons from accessing Fable five and Methos five. after another company claimed it was able to jailbreak Methos Qoting the Vverge order included employees of Anthropic. To meet those demands, the company has completely cut off access to the models for all customers In a statement, Anthropics said that while it was complying with the order, the government quote did not provide specific details of its national security concern Instead, it claims that any evidence of potential jailbreak was provided verbally and that the vulnerabilities discovered were minor and available via other models, including GPT five point five In its statement, the company laid out the steps it took to safeguard Fable andmhos, including working with the US and UK governments and changing its data retention policy to help track attempts to use them for malicious purposes. And it goes on to say that, quote, We have not even received a disclosure of a concerning non universal potential jailbreak that led to a harmful result. The potential jailbreaks that have been disclosed to us are either entirely benign responses or are minor findings that provide no methos specific uplift, end quote The end result of this was that everybody worldwide was cut off from using Mhos Friday night Then this came out, quoting the information Amazon CEO Andy Jassie was among the tech leaders who raiseed concerns to senior Trump administration officials this week about security risks and anthropics's most advanced models, according to two people familiar with the conversations The calls between the head of Amazon, one of Anthropic's biggest investors and vendors The officials in the last few days helped set in motion the Trump administration's new export restrictions on anthropics Claud Mhos five and Fable five models late Friday night, citing national security concerns, the people said Those restrictions suspend access to those models to foreign nationals. Anthropics said it disabled access to the models for all customers in order to comply Anthropics said Friday it had worked with U. S. and international government agencies to identify security vulnerabilities in Fable. The company had previously said it was concerned that the AI systems had become so advanced that they could hack software programs better than humans The government did not object to the release of Fable according to a source close to Anthropic Jass's conversations and the administration's move to limit access to Fable five and Mhos five also highlight Growing concerns from researchers and cybersecurity experts around the ability for Anthropic's latest models to findine new security vulnerabilities and exploits. Anthropic on Tuesday released Claude Fable to a neutered version of Methos that's blocked from being able to answer questions about cybersecurity and advanced AI research, and quote. So competitors of and even some investors in anthropic through Mhos and Fable under the bus quoting the timimes. David Sachs, a venture capitalist who until recently worked in the administration as an AI Tzar, accused Anthropic in a lengthy social media post on Saturday of being reckless with the release of its latest model dubbed Fable fiveive mister Sachs, who said he had spoken to many people inside and outside the administration about the directive said the administration had asked Aario Amadai, Anthropicss Chief executive to fix the jailbreak issue after a highly credible trusted partner of Anthropics and the governments came forward with research Dario refused, Mr. Sacks said A person briefed on Mr. Amadeaya's conversations disputed the account saying that Anthropic was happy to discuss the concerns, and quote And so here's where things stood this morning, quoting the journal Anthropic is racing to resolve its latest conflict with the Trump administration, meeting with officials and dispatching top technical staff to Washington over the weekend in pursuit of a deal to end export restrictions on its most powerful artificial intelligence models Administration officials and anthropic leaders spent several hours on calls Saturday, discussing Fable five, a slimmed down version of Anthropic's powerful Methos model meant for the general public peoplee familiar with what the discussion said The discussions included Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik and National Cyber Director, Sean Kncross, as well as Tom Brown, an anthropic co founder, who is the company's chief compute offfficer and Sarah Heck The companies head of public policy, they said On Sunday, a group of cybersecurity notables signed a letter calling for the administration to lift the export controls. This action has taken the best models away from defenders, created market uncertainty and risk America's AI leadership without any real risk too justify it, the letter said People close to the company and the administration said both parties are interested in resolving the issue and restoring access to the cutting edge models, but it isn't clear what a solution would entail Anthropic technical experts and government security researchers coming together was seen by some administration officials as a key step toward a compromise N frenzi over anthropics Fable started late last week when researchers at Amazon showed some safeguards on Fable could be evaded, alarming White House officials, The Wall Street Journal previously reported Amazon researchers had shared work with Anthropics showing that they had been able to coax Fable into divulging information about security vulnerabilities and at least four pieces of software by altering the way they asked for the information The researchers were able to learn about bugs, but such information can also be useful to technology staffers, trying to defend networks, cybersecurity experts say, The report didn't describe Fable producing more dangerous products such as exploit software that could be used in a cyber attack, according to cybersecurity experts who had viewed the research Amazon Chief Executive Andy Jassse spoke with U S. officials including Treasury Secretary Scott Besscent about the researchers's findings. Shortly afterward, White House officials held a meeting to discuss how to respond and asked Anthropic to take down the model. President Trump S Lutnick, a conigiary on tariffs and tech exports to help lead the government's response. The president signed off on the restriction himself. some of the people said, end quote. So at the time of this recording, all I can tell you is that Fable is still unavailable inside my clod Fox says it is acquiring Roku and its largest deal yet, valued at around twenty two billion dollars, including debt giving Fox access to more than a hundred million streaming households globally Coting the journal The deal, Fox's largest to date, brings together a media company known for its live news and sports programming with the biggest provider of streaming platforms for connected TV's Ads scale to Fox's streaming business currently home to free ad supported streaming service Tub be which the company bought for four hundred million dollars in twenty twenty, and subscription based Fox One and Fox Nation In addition to distributing other streaming services through connected TVs and devices, Roku has its own ad supported Roku channel The combined company will better compete with the likes of Amazon and Netflix for ad dollars. Bringing these two companies together will really help define the future of television in the United States and in many other markets around the world, Fox Chief Executive Lchghlan Murdock told investors on a call Monday. Fox will pay around one hundred and sixty dollars per Roku share with ninety six dollars in cash and nine, six, nine, three of Fox Class A shares This deal is valued at around twenty two billion dollars on an enterprise basis. The combined company expects to cut about four hundred million in annual costs Fox plans to keep TubB and the Roku channel as separate offerings, Murdoch said on the call, noting the two services complelment each other. Consumers are increasingly opting for free and lower cost ad supported streaming options as the cost of subscriptions marches ever higher Ad supported streaming plans now represent almost fifty percent of all premium subscription, video on demand signups in the US. up from thirty nine percent just two years ago A according to research firm Anttenna More than one hundred million global households stream with Roku. Roku is the largest streaming platform for connected TVs, with twenty five percent market share, according to research firm Parks Associates Samsung's Tysen is number two at twenty three percent Fox remained on the sidelines during the heady early days of the streaming boom, pouring money instead into programming for its cable channels and buying up sports rights. It launched Fox Nation in twenty eighteen and introduced direct to consonsumer Fox One, which includes sports and Fox News last year Fox said last month that Tubbe had nearly one hundred million monthly active users and its revenue had grown by twenty three percent in the fiscal third quarter Roku had been working with investment bankers to explore a potential sale over the past few months. It had approached a number of companies, including Comcast, according to people familiar with the situation. In twenty twenty four, retail giant Walmart bought Visio, a provider of connected TVs that competes with Roku. Walmart had a deal with Roku to use its operating system on its private label TVs, but ended the deal last year as it integrates Visio into its products Fox and Roku say they expect the deal to close in the first half of twenty twenty seven, and quote. 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There's been this slow march around the globe over the last six months to a year of countries making efforts ban or threatening to ban social media for kids and teens And I think we spoke about it more in depth when Australia started doing just that. but We've not spoken about how it's continued to march on because each time It sort of seemed like an incremental thing. This country' considering it or that one orr at least that's how it felt to me at the time. But by making that call incorrectly every time that this is just one other country considering it, so it's not really news. I've not really underlined the fact that this has become a true global movement So Mayor Copper with this big news. British Prime Minister Kiir Starmer says the UK Ban social media for users under the age of sixteen to quote give kids their childhood back usings an Australia like model in effect by next spring Coting tech wrench The ban would apply to a range of social media platforms, including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and X Messaging services like WhatsApp and Signal will not be included in the ban also going to be limitations on AI tools as AI romantic companion chatbots will have to ensure they are only usable by people over eighteen. The UK government has said its bans will go further than any other countries. Starmer said a ban could be in place by next spring The UK joins a growing number of countries looking to safeguard kids online. Australia became the first to impose such a ban late last year, and other countries, including Canada, France, and Denmark, have started developing their own bans. The sweeping changes are designed to, quote, put power back in parents' hands and give kids the childhood they deserve, the British government wrote in a press release Experts have questioned whether a blanket ban would be effective. Starmer has acknowledged the challenges, but said he believes it's possible to enforce it. Every parent can see it with their own eyes. Social media is making children unhappy, Starmer said during a press conference. It's making it easier for bullies to harass and abuse them. and it could even be harming their mental health, exposing them to content that is dangerous because that's what grabs the attention It's designed to be addictive. Of course it is. Features like the infinite sccroll, they're designed to lock you in for hours, end quote He went on to argue that social media is taking away from activities that help children develop into adults, such as going to bed on time, reading, playing outside and more The announcement comes as the British government had said earlier this year that it would consult parents, young people and civil society for their views to determine whether a ban would be effective. More than eighty three percent of parents who participated in the consultation said that social media's risks outweigh its benefits, end quote Finally today, Chinese Tesla drivers are apparently using tiny plastic heads. to full Tesla's distracted driving controls, which appear unable to distinguish figurines from real people. quoting digital trends Tesla's driver monitoring systems are designed to ensure drivers keep their eyes on the road while using autopilot and other assisted driving features But in China, some Tesla owners have reportedly found an unusual workaround. Tiny plastic doll heads According to a recent wired report, a growing niche market has emerged around figurines and gadgets designed to trick Tesla's in cabin camera into believing an attentive driver is sitting behind the wheel. The most popular version involves miniature celebrity heads, often resembling actors or public figures mounted near the rear view mirror to block the camera's view of the actual driver The products have gained attention after videos demonstrating the trick went viral on Chinese social media platforms. Many of the figurines reportedly sell for between ten do and forty dollars on e commerce sites and are positioned carefully so they appear in the camera's field of view while hiding the real driver's face Tesla uses cabin facing cameras to monitor driver attention when autopilot features are active. If the system detects that a driver is looking away from the road for too long, it issues warnings and can eventually disable assisted driving features. The company introduced stricter distracted driving monitoring in China through a software update last year, prompting some owners to search for ways around the safeguards The fake heads are only one part of a broader trend, though. According to the report, some Tesla owners use photographs placed in front of the camera while others rely on lenticular images that appear to blink when viewed from different angles More advanced solutions include small display screens that play looping videos of a person's face blinking and moving naturally. These devices are specifically designed to convince the monitoring system that a real driver is paying attention. One Tesla owner reportedly claimed that a figuring resembling actor Duaye Johnson allowed him to drive for extended periods without receiving distraction warnings from the vehicle Videos shared online showed drivers eating snacks, filming videos or looking away from the road while the fake head remained in view of the camera The trend is not entirely new. Tesla owners in various countries have previously experimented with sunglasses, steering wheel weights, and other methods to bypass safety systems However, the latest wave of camera focus gadgets appears to have emerged after Tesla strengthened driver monitoring requirements in China The popularity of these gadgets raises broader questions about the limitations of current driver monitoring systems While Tesla's autopilot and other assisted driving technologies can handle certain driving tasks, they still require active human supervision Safety experts have repeatedly warned that bypassing attention monitoring systems increases the risk of accidents because drivers may become overconfident in what remains a driver assistance feature rather than a fully autonomous system Many users on Chinese social media have criticized the products, comparing them to seatbelt bypass clips that prioritize convenience over safety. Others have questioned how relatively simple props can still full sophisticated camera based monitoring systems. Tesla has not publicly commented on the reported gadgets or whether future software updates will attempt to detect and block such workarounds However, if the trend continues to grow, the company may face increasing pressure to improve its driver monitoring technology, quote By the way, my dark horse picks For the World Cup this year are Scotland and Norway. So I guess after that US performance last week, maybe the US is the real dark horse. talkalk to you tomorrow.