Dems pressure Google, Apple to drop X app as international regulators turn up heat

“There can be no mistake about X’s knowledge, and, at best, negligent response to these trends,” the lawmakers wrote to company executives.

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‘Elon Musk is playing with fire:’ All the legal risks that apply to Grok’s deepfake disaster

There are legal tools in place to curb what’s happening on X, but the incident will be precedent-setting for how these laws and regulations are wielded for AI-generated images.

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FCC finalizes new penalties for robocall violators

The regulations, put in place after President Joe Biden’s voice was cloned, imposes $10,000 fines on telecoms that file false or late caller information.

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AI, voting machine conspiracies fill information vacuum around Venezuela operation 

After the U.S. capture of Nicholas Maduro, fake AI-driven media quickly flooded the internet, while Trump allies revived debunked theories of rigged voting machines.  

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NIST, MITRE announce $20 million research effort on AI cybersecurity

The effort includes a new research center that will bring government and industry experts together to study how AI will impact cybersecurity in critical infrastructure.

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FBI says ‘ongoing’ deepfake impersonation of U.S. gov officials dates back to 2023

The update also includes new details around the specific tactics and talking points impersonators use to ensnare victims.

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Policymakers grapple with fallout from Chinese AI-enabled hack

Some lawmakers and executives say the era of AI-hacking has arrived, while other experts are pointing out the tools of today still fall short in important ways.  

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U.S. Sentencing Commission seeks input on criminal penalties for deepfakes

 The commission is asking whether nonconsensual deepfake porn should be classified under U.S. law as harassment, blackmail or sending obscene material to minors.

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Illusory Systems settles with FTC over 2022 cryptocurrency hack

The company was charged with materially misrepresenting the cybersecurity of its Token Bridge software as executives failed to implement reasonable security.

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AI is causing all kinds of problems in the legal sector 

While many in the legal community report positive use cases for the tech, AI-driven disinformation and deepfakes are causing havoc in courtrooms. 

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