A man accused of a deadly shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia's Bondi Beach appeared in court on Monday, while NBC host Savannah Guthrie issued a public appeal regarding her missing mother. Meanwhile, ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, announced it would be adjusting safeguards on its new AI video model following concerns from Hollywood. In other news, Ars Technica retracted an article due to fabricated quotations generated by an AI tool, and researchers have interviewed 130 Bigfoot hunters.
Naveed Akram, the 24-year-old suspect in the Bondi Beach attack, appeared in a Sydney court via video link from prison, according to Sky News. He is accused of killing 15 people in the shooting. Akram, who wore a green prison-issued jumper, spoke briefly during the hearing. His lawyer stated it was too early to indicate how he would plead to the charges.
In a separate development, NBC host Savannah Guthrie took to Instagram to appeal for the safe return of her mother, Nancy Guthrie, who has been missing for three weeks. "It's not too late to do the right thing," she said in her appeal, as reported by Al Jazeera. The search for the 84-year-old woman continues in Tucson, US.
ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, is working to improve safeguards on its new AI video generation model, Seedance 2.0, after facing criticism from Hollywood groups, The Verge reported. Disney and Paramount have alleged that the model is distributing and reproducing their intellectual property. The concerns arose after generated videos, such as fight scenes between Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, went viral.
Ars Technica retracted an article on Friday after discovering fabricated quotations generated by an AI tool and attributed to a source who did not say them. The publication stated that this was a serious failure of its standards, as direct quotations must always reflect what a source actually said. The publication has reviewed recent work and has not identified additional issues, and the incident appears to be isolated.
Finally, researchers have interviewed 130 Bigfoot hunters, according to Ars Technica. The article discussed the enduring fascination with the legendary creature, referencing the iconic 1967 film of an ape-like creature in the Northern California woods. The film has been analyzed and re-analyzed countless times, with some arguing that it has never been definitively debunked.
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