The shock of seeing your body used in deepfake porn
AI Summary
This MIT Technology Review newsletter covers three major stories: adult content creators whose bodies are used in deepfake porn without consent, AI chatbots like Gemini leaking real personal phone numbers from training data, and the Tesla Semi's potential to transform electric trucking with a 480-mile range. Additional curated links cover Nvidia chip sales to Chinese firms, AI's impact on developer skills, and AI systems forecasting geopolitical events.
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AI's effect on developer skills
AI is 'rotting the brains' of developers, causing them to lose their previous abilities to do their jobs.
AI expectations
It's time to reset expectations about AI, as a populist backlash is building against the technology.
China's AI independence weakening US leverage
Beijing's push for AI independence, including a big bet on open-source, is allowing China to resist US pressure during trade talks.
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