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Due to AI fakes, the “deep doubt” era is here

Memento | Aurich Lawson reader comments 17 Given the flood of photorealistic AI-generated images washing over social media networks like X and Facebook these days, we’re seemingly entering a new age of media skepticism: the era of what I’m calling “deep doubt.” While questioning the authenticity of digital content stretches back decades—and analog media long… Read More »

No GPUs for you: US blocks sales of AI chips to China and Russia

Enlarge / The Nvidia logo superimposed over China’s flag. Benj Edwards / Nvidia reader comments 112 with 61 posters participating Share this story In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing last Friday, Nvidia reported that US government officials have ordered restrictions on sales of its top AI chips to China and Russia. The new restrictions (in… Read More »

“Hacker X”—the American who built a pro-Trump fake news empire—unmasks himself

Aurich Lawson | Getty Images reader comments 458 with 221 posters participating Share this story This is the story of the mastermind behind one of the largest “fake news” operations in the US. For two years, he ran websites and Facebook groups that spread bogus stories, conspiracy theories, and propaganda. Under him was a dedicated… Read More »