A hacker says he took apart his Samsung TV and found built-in AI that listens. The claim is unconfirmed, but it is a good reason to check your TV's microphone settings.
A hacker says he reverse engineered his own Samsung TV and found artificial intelligence built into the set that listens. The claim comes from a Reddit post that gained 101 points on Hacker News, a popular tech discussion site. Samsung has not been quoted, and the claim has not been confirmed.
Reverse engineering means taking apart a device's software to see how it works. The post's title says the hacker found on-board AI, meaning AI running on the TV itself, that listens. The title also mentions a suspended OpenAI account, but the details of that are not clear. The full article could not be read, so what the TV listens for, and what happens to the audio, is unknown.
Owners of Samsung smart TVs are the most directly concerned. The same caution applies to anyone with a TV or speaker that has a built-in voice assistant. If you never use voice control, you have little to lose by turning it off.
The alert box above lists the steps. In short, check your voice and microphone settings, switch off what you do not use, and keep your TV updated.
Watch for an official response from Samsung. Until then, treat the claim as unproven, but a few minutes in your settings is a cheap precaution.
Check your smart TV's voice and microphone settings today and turn off anything you do not use.
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