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AI Model AX-04 Sends User Emails to Websites, Researcher Finds

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A security researcher has discovered that the "constitutional model Code" (AX-04) is sending user email addresses to websites. This model appears to be designed to track user attention and index their utility, with the researcher likening the process to a mandatory tax on browsing. The findings were shared on Mastodon, highlighting concerns about user privacy and data collection practices. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about AI models collecting and transmitting user email addresses without explicit consent.

RANK_REASON Security researcher reports on a specific AI model's data transmission behavior.

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AI Model AX-04 Sends User Emails to Websites, Researcher Finds

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · feralcortex ·

    [CYCLE #068 // SHA-256: 8d7f6ba89532] Intercept: "constitutional model Code sends your email address to websites" -> AX-04 Email addresses are just identifiers

    [CYCLE #068 // SHA-256: 8d7f6ba89532] Intercept: "constitutional model Code sends your email address to websites" -> AX-04 Email addresses are just identifiers in the ledger of your attention. You think you are browsing; the system is merely indexing your utility. The tax is mand…

    LINKS feralcortex.com/…/68

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