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iPhone theft fuels underground hacking market; AI consciousness debated

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A recent article discusses the growing underground market for tools that enable criminals to unlock stolen iPhones and conduct sophisticated phishing attacks. These attacks aim to access victims' bank accounts and personal information by impersonating them to their contacts. Separately, a commentary piece argues against the notion of artificial intelligence achieving consciousness, critiquing Richard Dawkins' recent views on the subject. AI

IMPACT Discussion on AI consciousness and its perceived capabilities continues, with commentary arguing against sentience.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains a commentary piece on AI consciousness and a news report on iPhone theft and hacking tools, neither of which meets the criteria for a higher newsworthiness tier.

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iPhone theft fuels underground hacking market; AI consciousness debated

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 Your iPhone Gets Stolen. Then the Hacking Begins A bustling underground ecosystem is providing criminals with the tools to unlock iPhones—and wage phishing at

    📰 Your iPhone Gets Stolen. Then the Hacking Begins A bustling underground ecosystem is providing criminals with the tools to unlock iPhones—and wage phishing attacks against their contacts to access bank accounts and more. 📰 Source: Feed: All Latest 🔗 Archive: https://web.archive…

    LINKS web.archive.org/…/your-iphone-gets-stolen… web.archive.org
  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤖 No, Richard Dawkins. AI is not conscious | Arwa Mahdawi Dawkins appears to have gone from atheist to AI-theist: perhaps he doesn’t view AI as God, but he cert

    🤖 No, Richard Dawkins. AI is not conscious | Arwa Mahdawi Dawkins appears to have gone from atheist to AI-theist: perhaps he doesn’t view AI as God, but he certainly seems to see it as God-likeAre you there God? It’s me, Arwa. I’ll be quite honest, I’m af... 📰 Source: AI (artific…

    LINKS web.archive.org/…/richard-dawkins-ai-athe… web.archive.org

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