Senator launches inquiry into 8 tech giants for failures to adequately report CSAM
2026-04-11T02:51:59Z•36b432f70561e200cdb09c2c9e7a59ab305e2e96f93445e9db3df6c5cbb3e52b
AI nudificationAI safetyCSAMChatGPTDriftGUGIGrok scandalNCMECNorth KoreaOfcomOpenAIRussiachild protectioncryptocurrency theftcutoutscybercrimefraudgenerative AIgun violence investigationmaritime securitynation‑state activityregulatory inquiryundersea cables
What happened
A batch of security, legal and national‑security stories: a U.S. senator has launched an inquiry into eight tech giants after NCMEC reported inadequate reporting of child sexual abuse material (and broader generative‑AI data concerns); Ofcom in the U.K. is threatening jail for tech executives who fail to curb AI “nudification” tools following the Grok scandal; Drift suffered a $280M crypto theft linked to North Korean fake companies and cutouts; Florida investigators and victims’ family are probing OpenAI/ChatGPT’s possible role in a deadly shooting; and the U.K. exposed Russian submarine/GUGI
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