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The Numbers Behind Furiosa: A Mad Max Story Are Mind-Blowing
“Do you have it in you to make it epic?” That’s the question Chris Hemsworth’s Dementus asks in Furiosa: A Mad Max Story, and for at least one person that answer is yes. George Miller, director of Furiosa, does have it in him to make it epic. And, before you even see the movie, there…
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Can the Government Catch Up to Deepfakes?
Rep. Yvette Clarke wasn’t exactly surprised when ex-President Donald Trump used an AI voice cloning tool to make Hitler, Elon Musk, and the Devil himself join a Twitter Space to troll Florida governor Ron DeSantis earlier this year. The former president wasn’t fooling anyone with the doctored screenshot, but Clarke worries similar political deepfakes will…
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FBI Says People Are Using Deepfakes to Apply to Remote Jobs
Companies hiring for an open IT position might need to do more than scrutinize how prospective employees react to the question “What is your worst quality?” If the prospective hire sneezes or coughs without moving their lips, their worst quality might be that they’re not actually real.
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This Smart Speaker Will Read Stories to Your Kids With a Deepfaked Copy of Your Own Voice
You stop judging all the shortcuts and workarounds that make parenting easier once you actually become one, like Takara Tomy’s new AI-powered smart speaker that can imitate a parent’s voice at bedtime and read those children’s books and fairy tales most parents are sick of reading over and over.