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The US Needs Deepfake Porn Laws. These States Are Leading the Way
05 Sep

The US Needs Deepfake Porn Laws. These States Are Leading the Way

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Last year, WIRED reported that deepfake pornography is only increasing, and researchers estimate that 90 percent of deepfake videos are of porn, the vast majority of which is nonconsensual porn of women. But despite how pervasive the issue is, Kaylee Williams, a researcher at Columbia University who has been tracking nonconsensual deepfake legislation, says she has seen legislators more focused on political deepfakes.“More states are interested in protecting electoral integrity in that way than they are in dealing with the intimate image question,” she says.Matthew Bierlein, a Republican state representative in Michigan, who cosponsored the state’s package of nonconsensual deepfake…
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Mark Zuckerberg Vows to Be Neutral–While Tossing Gifts to Trump and the GOP
30 Aug

Mark Zuckerberg Vows to Be Neutral–While Tossing Gifts to Trump and the GOP

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This week Mark Zuckerberg sent a letter to Jim Jordan, the chair of the House Judiciary Committee. For months, the GOP-led committee has been on a crusade to prove that Meta, via its once-eponymous Facebook app, engaged in political sabotage by taking down right-wing content. Its investigation has involved thousands of documents, and the committee interviewed multiple employees, which failed to locate a smoking gun. Now, under the guise of offering his take on the subject, Zuckerberg’s letter is a mea culpa where he seems to indicate that there was something to the GOP conspiracy theory.Specifically, he said that in…
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Crypto’s Shiny New Political Machine
23 Aug

Crypto’s Shiny New Political Machine

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Amongst the sea of American flags and ubiquitous blue signs at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this week prowled Jonathan Padilla, the “crypto guy.”Wearing a baseball cap and conspicuous pineapple-print shirt, Padilla tramped the halls of the convention, talking crypto policy with anyone who would listen. In a selfie posted on Facebook, he posed with his arm around Senator Chris Coons of Delaware. “Senator Coons now knows about crypto,” reads the caption.Padilla is delighted with his new “crypto guy” moniker, assigned by fellow DNC delegates, which he sees as implicit recognition that cryptocurrency has arrived on the political agenda.…
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This Political Startup Wants to Help Progressives Win … With AI-Generated Ads
22 Aug

This Political Startup Wants to Help Progressives Win … With AI-Generated Ads

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I confess to Hutchinson that if I were a politician, I would be scared to use BattlegroundAI. Generative AI tools are known to “hallucinate,” a polite way of saying that they sometimes make things up out of whole cloth. (They bullshit, to use academic parlance.) I ask how she’s ensuring that the political content BattlegroundAI generates is accurate.“Nothing is automated,” she replies. Hutchinson notes that BattlegroundAI’s copy is a starting-off point, and that humans from campaigns are meant to review and approve it before it goes out. “You might not have a lot of time, or a huge team, but…
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Trump Shares AI-Generated Images Claiming Swifties Are Supporting Him
19 Aug

Trump Shares AI-Generated Images Claiming Swifties Are Supporting Him

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Former president Donald Trump has shared AI-generated images that falsely claim Taylor Swift fans are supporting his campaign.In a post on Truth Social, Trump shared screenshots of four posts on X that purport to show a number of young women all wearing “Swifties for Trump” T-shirts in a variety of styles. One of the screenshots claimed that Swifties are supporting Trump now after Taylor Swift canceled her concert in Vienna due to security concerns. Another image included the phrase “Taylor wants you to vote for Donald Trump.”“I accept!” Trump captioned his post.However, Trump’s post appears to contain a mixture of…
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Musk Vows to Close X’s Brazil Operations, Will Maintain Service
17 Aug

Musk Vows to Close X’s Brazil Operations, Will Maintain Service

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Elon Musk’s X is closing its operations in Brazil while keeping the service available in the country, according to posts Saturday from the social-media platform. The announcement marks the latest step in a showdown between the world’s richest man and Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who is spearheading efforts to combat fake news and hate speech in Latin America’s largest economy. Source link lol
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OpenAI Shuts Down Iranian Influence Operation Targeting US Election
16 Aug

OpenAI Shuts Down Iranian Influence Operation Targeting US Election

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OpenAI removed a network of Iranian accounts that used its ChatGPT chatbot to try to wage a foreign influence campaign targeting the US presidential election by generating longform articles and social media comments, the company said Friday. The accounts created content that appeared to be from liberal and conservative-leaning users, including posts suggesting that former President Donald Trump was being censored on social media and was prepared to declare himself king of the US. Another described Vice President Kamala Harris’ selection of Tim Walz for her running mate as a “calculated choice for unity.” Source link lol
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Japan’s Foreign Trade Law Adds Chip Gear to Secure Supply Chains
16 Aug

Japan’s Foreign Trade Law Adds Chip Gear to Secure Supply Chains

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Japan has decided to apply foreign trade regulations to chipmaking equipment as part of its efforts to secure stable supply chains, the Ministry of Finance said on Friday. Foreign investors are now required to give prior notice when conducting direct investment in equipment tied to chipmaking, including acquiring a 1% or bigger stake in a listed company or buying shares in an unlisted company, the ministry said. Source link lol
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Musk’s Free Speech Mantra Collides With Crackdowns on Hate Speech and Disinformation
15 Aug

Musk’s Free Speech Mantra Collides With Crackdowns on Hate Speech and Disinformation

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Elon Musk’s absolutist version of free speech has thrown the world’s richest man and his X social-media platform into the crosshairs of governments worldwide.In the UK, officials are weighing tougher rules for sites like X after a surge of online disinformation fueled an outbreak of riots. In India, X was ordered this year to remove posts and block certain accounts in response to farmer protests. And in Brazil, Musk is in a running battle with the nation’s highest court over its orders to suspend users who had circulated fake news. Source link lol
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