Neon app that pays users to record calls goes offline after major security flaw

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00:00They say talk is cheap, but Neon Mobile is putting a price tag on it.

00:05A new app shot to the top of the App Store,

00:07promising to pay people for recorded phone calls to train AI models.

00:15Neon Mobile's website says users get paid every time they talk on the phone,

00:20arguing if phone companies can profit off your data, why can't you?

00:24Rates start at $0.15 a minute for calls with non-Neon users

00:28and jump to $0.30 a minute when both callers used the app.

00:32But the hype didn't last very long.

00:35Neon went offline Thursday after TechCrunch reported a security flaw

00:39that let people access users' phone numbers, recordings, even full transcripts.

00:45It shows how much AI companies rely on fresh data.

00:49Training on books and articles only goes so far, your voice could be the next frontier.

00:55Just look at Lionsgate.

00:56After announcing a partnership last year with AI company Runway,

01:00The Wrap recently reported they've experienced some complications.

01:04The studio found its catalog wasn't enough to power a fully AI-made movie.

01:09Neon's CEO told Business Insider the app will stay dark until his team fixes the bugs

01:15and completes a full security audit, which could take a few days.

01:19So for now, talk may still be cheap, it'll just cost you your data.

01:25With Straight Arrow news, I'm Kennedy Felton.

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