French President Emmanuel Macron showcased AI-generated deepfakes during an AI summit in Paris today to highlight the use of the rapidly developing technology. Macron's image has been used to insert him into a 1980s Euro disco hit, an influencer's hair tutorial and depicts him as a TV action hero.
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Macron's deepfakes raise questions over AI use
The French president posted a montage of parodies featuring himself to promote an AI Summit in Paris.
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In a first, luxury auction giant Christie's is set to host an event entirely comprised of artworks made with AI later this month. [@DecryptMedia](
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'Augmented Intelligence': Christie’s Reveals First Auction Dedicated to AI Art - Decrypt
The Christie's auction kicks off on February 20 and features works from artists including Refik Anadol, Pinar Van Arman, and Claire Silver.
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With Google Play and Apple's App Store still barring TikTok downloads in the US., the Chinese short-form video app is now offering Android users a chance to download it from its own website.
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TikTok now offers its Android app for download outside of Google Play
Android users can sideload TikTok now.
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Tech editor Adi Robertson recently asked ChatGPT’s deep research feature for a rundown on the state of what are commonly called the 26 words that created the internet. She found some good news, so-so answers, and, you guessed it, bad news. Read about it at [@theverge](
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I tested ChatGPT’s deep research with the most misunderstood law on the internet
AI versus Section 230: who will win?
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When will the PlayStation outage end? PSN remains down hours after it crashed on Friday. [@TechRadar](
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PlayStation Network outage live updates – PSN is back and compensation announced
It was down for over 24 hours
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Amazon is the latest tech company to remove references to “inclusion and diversity” from its 10-K report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. [@Techcrunch](
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Amazon is the latest tech company to remove references to “inclusion and diversity” from its 10-K report. The filing has removed reference to
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Apple ordered to open encrypted user accounts globally to U.K. spying. [@theverge](
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Apple ordered to open encrypted user accounts globally to UK spying
The secret order would give the UK access to encrypted backups belonging to any user — not just Brits.
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Explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate isn’t just a tactic employed by tech giants — it’s a genre of video game usually known as 4X. For Aftermath, Luke Plunkett extols the virtues and explores the problems of the 1994 PC game “Sid Meier’s Colonization.” “The narrative arc of 'Colonization' is as wafer-thin as America’s,” he writes. “You’re really just building your little video game America exactly the same way the real one was built. From the mass importation of religious fanatics, ruthless opportunists and murderous imperialists, to the seizure of vast tracts of land to the genocide of entire nations.”
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Sid Meier's Colonization Is The American Video Game - Aftermath
No game has told the American story better, whether intentionally or not
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"Newly unsealed emails allegedly provide the 'most damning evidence' yet against Meta in a copyright case raised by book authors alleging that Meta illegally trained its AI models on pirated books." [@ArsTechnica](
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“Torrenting from a corporate laptop doesn’t feel right”: Meta emails unsealed
Meta's alleged torrenting and seeding of pirated books complicates copyright case.
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