👽 Convenient cover-up? A lot of folks are mistaking Starlink Internet satellites for unexplained anomalous phenomena (UAPs), the new term for UFOs. Starlink’s 6,600 satellites move across the sky in trains and look like gleaming gems, so they’re easy to spot for the naked eye. Of course, some think the government found the ultimate excuse for — dun, dun, dun! — alien sightings!
All the companies collecting your info to train AI
Aliens might be on their way, but the robots are very much here. The apps you rely on every day use your data in many ways. The latest craze? Your data’s making a whole lot of robots a whole lot smarter.
Earlier this month, Zoom users discovered the app was using data from video calls to train its artificial intelligence (AI). It didn’t go over well, and they quickly backtracked (sort of). Now, we’re all wondering what these companies are really up to.
While some services allow users to opt out of AI training, many of your favorites operate in murky waters. Here’s how some popular apps feed your info to the robots.
Training day
ChatGPT
OpenAI’s ChatGPT is a great place to get creative, solve problems and generate unique ideas. Unfortunately, it also uses your prompts to skyrocket its AI IQ.
Many organizations and institutions have already banned ChatGPT from the workplace. Even big companies like Amazon and JP Morgan Chase have warned about using the chatbot and who (or what) it might be sharing data with.
If you have a ChatGPT account, follow these steps to disable AI training:
- Click the three dots next to your account name in the bottom left corner.
- Tap Settings > Data Controls.
- Slide the toggle next to Chat History & Training to the left to turn it off.
Google and Gmail
Up until a few years ago, Google’s AI could read your email. You know, to “better serve you” (eye roll). Although they claim not to do it anymore, here’s how to put limits on how Google shares your data:
- Log in to your Google account.
- Click your profile icon.
- Select Manage your Google account.
- Tap Data & privacy on the left side of the page.
- Scroll to History settings.
- Toggle off Web & App Activity, Location History and YouTube History.
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👽 “We are not alone”: So say some former government and military officials, who testified to Congress about UFOs in November 2024. One Navy rear admiral says he saw a video of a flying object that was more advanced than anything in our military. The Pentagon insists there’s no proof UFOs are alien spacecraft. In the words of Robin Williams, “If aliens are watching us, they probably think dogs are in charge and we’re their pets. They’re like, ‘Why else would humans pick up their poop?’”
👽 Hold onto your tinfoil hat: The Pentagon’s former chief investigator leaked a new government program to scoop up alien tech if it’s ever shot down. He swears there’s zero evidence of alien spacecraft so far. Meanwhile, a UFO analyst and a missile expert both claim that not only has the U.S. recovered a craft, but they’ve even been inside one.