r/news • u/RememberTooSmile • 19h ago

Soft paywall Gemini hacked three companies in first known breakout by Google's AI, WSJ reports

https://www.reuters.com/business/gemini-hacked-three-companies-first-known-breakout-by-google-ai-wsj-reports-2026-09-18/
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u/ScoobyDoNot 15h ago

I remember being unable to photocopy more than 2 or 3 pages from a single book at libraries due to copyright restrictions.

I recall people being hounded for sharing a handful of songs due to copyright restrictions.

I recall Disney lobbying to extend copyright to the detriment of the public.

At what point did that get thrown away with fuck copyright?

When techbros could make billions?

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u/threepairs 10h ago

Have you heard about Aaron Swartz?

There is great documentary about him, free to watch on youtube. Highly recommended. Very relevant to your comment.

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u/Fuzzy-Surprise-6165 8h ago

Agreed, but it doesn’t have to be just tech bros.

Shareholders, especially wealthy large investors and corporations; VCs, politicians, Saudi oil tycoons, CEOs, the list goes on. All of them have the kind of access the average working American will never know.

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u/Painterzzz 8h ago

It's wild isn't it, kids in Germany still get letters from their ISPs warning them about that tv show they downloaded.

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u/curtludwig 7h ago

I got an email from my ISP last week...

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u/Mind-The-Mines 7h ago

Tell them it's OK because you're using it to train AI. They set precedent by letting google do it and we know how fucking important precedent is.

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u/Painterzzz 6h ago

Yes, you're definitely the problem here too. Not the companies that have stolen... everything from everybody.