Republicans are betting big on AI to defend their imperiled congressional majorities in the midterms — and not just to make cartoonish images of their opponents on TV and social media. The big picture: GOP strategists are using AI to quickly simulate voters' attitudes toward events such as the Iran war — and to scan millions of social media sites for up-to-the-second trends in public opinion. - On the horizon: AI agents interacting with voters by phone to try to persuade them to vote for GOP candidates, one Republican operative tells us. By contrast, Democratic operatives — many wary of privacy risks and worried what AI could mean for their jobs — have been much slower to adopt the technology in their campaigns. - The party,…
Republicans are betting big on AI to defend their imperiled congressional majorities in the midterms — and not just to make cartoonish images of their opponents on TV and social media. The big picture: GOP strategists are using AI to quickly simulate voters' attitudes toward events such as the Iran war — and to scan millions of social media sites for up-to-the-second trends in public opinion. - On the horizon: AI agents interacting with voters by phone to try to persuade them to vote for GOP candidates, one Republican operative tells us. By contrast, Democratic operatives — many wary of privacy risks and worried what AI could mean for their jobs — have been much slower to adopt the technology in their campaigns. - The party,…Open
With President Trump’s push to release UAP files, are we on the verge of a new era of disclosure? Avi Loeb tells Natasha Zouves — UAPs are a topic built on video, testimony and perception, which is exactly why Loeb says the deepfake era is so dangerous. In this brand-new "Truth of the Matter" episode, Harvard theoretical physicist Avi Loeb says he has been a victim of deepfakes and warns the bigger threat is persuasion at scale.
Professor Avi Loeb is back. A year after the acclaimed Harvard physicist sat down with Natasha Zouves for an interview that sparked more than half a million views, the UAP conversation has only gotten louder and more political. In this deep dive, Loeb breaks down President Trump’s UAP push, what “disclosure” could realistically look like, what the public should watch for next and why the evidence problem is about to get harder in the Artificial Intelligence deepfake era. In this interview, you'll hear about: * Trump’s UAP push: what “releasing files” actually means * The first files Loeb wants to see: what specific information would genuinely move the ball forward * Disclosure or distraction: the question of whether the UAP…
Tech giants are pulling back from AI-generated pornography over mounting legal, safety and reputational risks , abandoning an industry that has driven technological innovation since before the internet's dawn. Why it matters: The retreat cones even as adult entertainment continues to wield significant consumer influence, and while difficult to track, the demand for erotic AI-generated content is booming . Driving the news: OpenAI nixed plans to launch "erotica for verified adults" last week amid concerns from investors and internal teams about safety measures. - Investors were spooked after xAI's Grok chatbot generated illegal child sexual abuse material when prompted, and even after a safety patch was issued, users could still create…
Tech giants are pulling back from AI-generated pornography over mounting legal, safety and reputational risks , abandoning an industry that has driven technological innovation since before the internet's dawn. Why it matters: The retreat cones even as adult entertainment continues to wield significant consumer influence, and while difficult to track, the demand for erotic AI-generated content is booming . Driving the news: OpenAI nixed plans to launch "erotica for verified adults" last week amid concerns from investors and internal teams about safety measures. - Investors were spooked after xAI's Grok chatbot generated illegal child sexual abuse material when prompted, and even after a safety patch was issued, users could still create…Open
The ruling against satirist "Mr Reagan" shows trend of courts "narrowing state law to avoid a constitutional conflict," in this case that "the law does not criminalize constitutional parody despite no written parody exception," brief says.
YouTube is expanding a tool designed to detect impersonations to a select group of government officials, political candidates and journalists. Why it matters: New AI systems are exacerbating the problem of deepfakes , making it easier to create convincing videos of real people including President Trump . What they're saying: "This expansion is really about the integrity of the public conversation," Leslie Miller, vice president, government affairs and public policy at YouTube, said on a call with journalists. - "We know that the risks of AI impersonation are particularly high for those in the civic space." How it works: YouTube's likeness detection technology scans videos uploaded to the platform for content that appears to use…
YouTube is expanding a tool designed to detect impersonations to a select group of government officials, political candidates and journalists. Why it matters: New AI systems are exacerbating the problem of deepfakes , making it easier to create convincing videos of real people including President Trump . What they're saying: "This expansion is really about the integrity of the public conversation," Leslie Miller, vice president, government affairs and public policy at YouTube, said on a call with journalists. - "We know that the risks of AI impersonation are particularly high for those in the civic space." How it works: YouTube's likeness detection technology scans videos uploaded to the platform for content that appears to use…Open
Artificial intelligence detectors are increasingly used to check the veracity of content online. We ran more than 1,000 tests and found several strengths and plenty of weaknesses.
