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AI, Death Threats, and a Producer's Death

The executive producer of the hit TV spy thriller "Tehran," Dana Eden, was found dead in an Athens hotel room on Sunday, according to police reports. The 52-year-old Israeli was in Greece filming the fourth season of the show when she was discovered after a relative made several unsuccessful attempts to reach her, as reported by Sky News. An investigation has been launched into the circumstances surrounding her death.

Eden's body was discovered in a hotel room, and the production company has dismissed "rumours regarding a criminal or nationalistic-related death," as stated by Sky News. The Israeli state broadcaster Kan reported that Eden was in Greece working on the fourth season of "Tehran." Eden was pictured at the season two premiere of "Tehran" in 2022, according to Sky News.

In other news, ByteDance, the parent company 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 Seedance 2.0 is distributing and reproducing their intellectual property. The Verge also noted that generated videos, such as fight scenes featuring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, went viral, sparking concerns.

In unrelated news, cybersecurity researcher Allison Nixon was the target of death threats made by anonymous individuals using the online handles "Waifu" and "Judische" in April 2024, according to MIT Technology Review. The threats, which began in the spring, were posted on Telegram and Discord channels. Nixon, the chief research officer at the cyber investigations firm Unit 221B, had built a career tracking cybercriminals. "Alison sic Nixon is gonna get necklaced with a tire filled with gasoline soon," wrote WaifuJudische, according to MIT Technology Review.

Also, César de la Fuente, a bioengineer and computational biologist, is using AI to hunt for antibiotics. Infections caused by bacteria, fungi, and viruses that have evolved ways to evade treatments are now associated with more than 4 million deaths per year, and a recent analysis, published in the Lancet, predicts that number could surge past 8 million by 2050, according to MIT Technology Review.

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