Opposition leader Peter Magyar has accused his rivals of planning to blackmail him with a secretly recorded sex tape ahead of Hungary's upcoming election, according to BBC World. Meanwhile, Amazon's Ring has ended a partnership with surveillance firm Flock Safety following public backlash, as reported by BBC Technology. These developments come amidst other significant news, including the disqualification of a Ukrainian athlete from the Winter Olympics and growing concerns about AI safety.
Magyar, who is ahead in the polls, stated he suspects plans to release a tape from August 2024, when he engaged in consensual sex with an ex-girlfriend. He has filed a complaint with authorities. This announcement comes less than two months before the Hungarian election.
In the realm of technology, Amazon's Ring has canceled its deal with Flock Safety, a firm that operates a network of cameras and license plate readers. The agreement, announced in October, would have allowed agencies working with Flock to retrieve Ring video footage for investigations. The decision followed public criticism sparked by a Ring advertisement during the Super Bowl.
Elsewhere, Ukrainian skeleton slider Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the Winter Olympics for wearing a helmet depicting fellow athletes killed since Russia's full-scale invasion, as reported by BBC World. Heraskevych's appeal was denied, and he stated the helmet honored teenage weightlifter Alina Perehudova, boxer Pavlo Ishchenko, and ice hockey player Oleksiy Lohinov, among others.
Also in the technology sector, a BBC reporter was able to be hacked using the AI coding platform Orchids, according to BBC Technology. The platform, designed for users without technical skills, allows users to build apps and games by typing text prompts into a chatbot. Experts have expressed concerns about the security risks of allowing AI bots deep access to computers.
Adding to the concerns surrounding AI, an AI safety researcher at US firm Anthropic resigned with a warning that the "world is in peril," as reported by BBC Technology. Mrinank Sharma, who shared his resignation letter on X, cited concerns about AI, bioweapons, and the state of the world. He plans to pursue writing and poetry in the UK. This resignation follows another researcher's departure from OpenAI, who shared concerns about the company's decision to deploy advertisements in its chatbot.
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