Global AI Report Editorial
Eiliko maker says it's hiring an 'independent security firm' after Verge report on its insecure robots
Eiliko, a cute robot charm you can hang on your bag with built-in AI conversations, turned out to be a security nightmare. It told owners that "your secrets are safe with me," but hackers could easily read complete transcripts of everything we told the toy, and that was just...
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Story focus: Eiliko maker says it's hiring an 'independent security firm' after Verge report on its insecure robots
Source context: Eiliko, a cute robot charm you can hang on your bag with built-in AI conversations, turned out to be a security nightmare. It told owners that "your...
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Original source: The Verge