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Research indicates that artificial intelligence programs used for image generation are being trained using inappropriate photographs of minors.

A recent report reveals that well-known AI image-generating systems contain numerous images depicting child sexual abuse. The report urges companies to address this harmful flaw in their technology. The use of those images has facilitated AI systems in generating believable and explicit images of simulated children and converting social media pictures of fully dressed teenage

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Mack Brown, the coach of the University of North Carolina’s football team, expressed frustration with the use of profanity by NC State coach Dave Doeren when discussing UNC’s program.

Written by Ryan Bisesi, a producer for WRAL’s multiplatform team. Chapel Hill, N.C. Mack Brown, the football coach at North Carolina, expressed disappointment with some negative comments made by NC State’s Dave Doeren following their recent game against each other. NC State beat UNC 39-20 on November 25th and their coach, Doeren, had a passionate

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Keenan Jackson, a player from Weddington High School, has changed his commitment from University of North Carolina (UNC) to North Carolina State University (NC State) and has officially signed with NC State.

Following his announcement of decommitment from North Carolina yesterday evening, Keenan Jackson, a wide receiver from Weddington High School, officially signed with their rival in Raleigh on Wednesday. NC State was pleasantly surprised on National Signing Day when Jackson signed a national letter of intent with the Wolfpack. In June, Jackson, who was ranked as

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The FTC has suggested enhancing regulations for protecting the online privacy of children in order to handle tracking and push notifications.

The Federal Trade Commission is suggesting significant alterations to a long-standing law that governs the ways in which online companies can track and market to children. These changes include automatically disabling targeted advertisements for children under 13 and restricting push notifications. The federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA, requires kid-oriented apps and websites

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For the next five years, Rite Aid is prohibited from using facial recognition technology due to its misuse in targeting theft in stores.

For the next five years, Rite Aid is prohibited from utilizing facial recognition technology due to claims that their surveillance system was misused to identify possible shoplifters, with a focus on individuals who are Black, Latino, Asian, or female. The Federal Trade Commission’s agreement deals with allegations that the pharmacy chain, which was facing difficulties,

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