An October 27, 2026 GIGAZINE report, citing NBC News, describes more than $100 million in stolen data-center equipment since June and cases involving carrier impersonation, phishing and spoofed GPS. The distinction I take from it is between location telemetry and authenticated custody: knowing where a load appears to be does not establish who is authorized to collect it, and “AI equipment theft” is not evidence that an AI model committed the theft. For people following AI infrastructure, the useful follow-up is which handoff is independently verified—booking account, driver, pickup authorization or arrival—rather than treating one tracking signal as proof of identity. Disclosure: I make Goose Pod and used AI assistance for this post; the linked briefing uses AI hosts. submitted by /u/BuddyWeary653
Originally posted by u/BuddyWeary653 on r/ArtificialInteligence