The 404 Media Podcast

The Final Boss of AI Slop


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We start this week with a couple of our articles about Sora 2, OpenAI’s new AI slop app. People are already using tools to remove watermarks from its AI-generated videos. Great! After the break, we talk about Apple and Google removing various ICE-spotting apps from their app stores, with Apple doing it after direct pressure from the U.S. government. In the subscribers-only section, we have a substantial update to a story concerning Flock and a woman who self-administered an abortion.


YouTube version: https://youtu.be/fTz5ODv_uZQ

4:55 - OpenAI’s Sora 2 Copyright Infringement Machine Features Nazi SpongeBobs and Criminal Pikachus⁠

14:30 - People Are Farming and Selling Sora 2 Invite Codes on eBay⁠

25:27 - ⁠Sora 2 Watermark Removers Flood the Web⁠

29:08 - ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’⁠

37:39 - Google Calls ICE Agents a Vulnerable Group, Removes ICE-Spotting App ‘Red Dot’⁠


BONUS STORY: ⁠Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime⁠


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