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That Viral Photo of a Man Smoking in McDonald’s Was Made With AI

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Have you seen a photo on social media recently that appears to show a man in 1980s-style clothes smoking a cigarette in McDonald’s? The image has gone viral, racking up over 21 million views at the time of this writing. But it’s completely fake. The image was made using generative AI. ChatGPT’s Creator Buddies Up … Read more

The EU AI Act Lets Governments AI Surveillance Run Wild

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By all accounts, the European Union’s AI Act seems like something that would make tech ethicists happy. The landmark artificial intelligence law, which enjoyed a huge legislative win this week, seeks to institute a broad regulatory framework that would tackle the harms posed by the new technology. In its current form, the law would go … Read more