Google has filed a lawsuit against a Chinese cybercrime network, alleging the hackers are using the company’s Gemini artificial intelligence models and tools to build phishing software to rob consumers. The lawsuit, filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleges the network created a phishing software called “Outsider” that…

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) is pressing the messaging platform Kik over its dangers to users, accusing the platform of “turning a blind eye” or “allowing” the exploitation and abuse of minors. The letter, sent Friday and first shared with The Hill, comes a week after the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) released a new…

OpenAI revealed Wednesday that influence operators, likely based in China, used ChatGPT accounts to push certain narratives about American artificial intelligence and technology policy debates. In a report, published Wednesday, the AI firm said it discovered two clusters of ChatGPT accounts “likely originating” from China, one of which created social media comments and pictures alleging…