?? Deepfake Regulation Overview, Adobe Advancements, Voices of the Dead

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In the meantime, catch up on the past week's deepfake and AI news below.

- Scott Steinhardt , Head of Marketing

Deepfakes

• Adobe is hard at work on AI-manipulated videos. (The Verge)
• Audio deepfakes are taking over TikTok. (NY Times)
• A CBS news anchor ended up in a deepfaked ad as part of a fake news segment (once again on Instagram). (Forbes)

AI

• The New York Times dives into the ways parents are blocking photos of their children from being used as AI training data. (NY Times)
• Google will shield some users of their generative AI tools from copyright claims. (Ars Technica)
• Kudurru is a new tool helping creators and owners block AI scrapers. (Wired)
• The Generative AI gold rush may be nearing its end. (Futurism)
• Generative AI has yet to turn a profit for big tech monopolies. (Ars Technica)
• Adobe has upgraded and expanded its Generative AI offerings. (The Verge)
• AI will soon consume as much electricity as a small country. (NY Times)

Government

• Reuters dives deep into all the ways governments are moving to regulate AI. (Reuters)
• A new bill could protect entertainers from unauthorized deepfakes. (U.S. Senate)
• A new battle over AI is taking places between the U.S. and China. (The Atlantic)
• The CEO of IBM feels tech firms should be legally responsible for their models and items created using generative AI. (Politico)

Arts and Entertainment

• ?A deceased actor's voice was deepfaked in an expansion to the game?Cyberpunk 2077 with the actor's family's permission. (IGN)
• An actor speaks out on the use of her deepfake in a non-consensual, sexually suggestive manner on TikTok. (Insider)

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