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cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/69831108

Hacker reverse engineers his Samsung TV and finds on-device AI listening for your dog and baby, watching what you watch, and borrowing your soundbar's mic if the TV doesn't have one. Then OpenAI banned him for reverse-engineering it.

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[โ€“] gankouskhan@piefed.zip 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's funny because I did exactly this in 2020 when they started putting ads on my tv. Then sold it and wrote them off ever since. Samsuck!

[โ€“] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

They were way too expensive before that, anyway