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Steve Kramer and two Texas companies spoofed president’s voice to suppress turnout in New HampshireA political operative and two companies that facilitated a fake robocall using AI to impersonate Joe Biden should be required to pay thousands of dollars in damages and should be barred from taking similar future actions, a group of New Hampshire voters and a civic action group said in a federal lawsuit filed on Thursday.The suit comes weeks after Steve Kramer, a political operative, admitted

Steve Kramer and two Texas companies spoofed president’s voice to suppress turnout in New HampshireA political operative and two companies that facilitated a fake robocall using AI to impersonate Joe Biden should be required to pay millions of dollars in damages and should be barred from taking similar future actions, a group of New Hampshire voters and a civic action group said in a federal lawsuit filed on Thursday.The suit comes weeks after Steve Kramer, a political operative, admitted

Move involving companies such as Google, Facebook and X comes after evidence of Russian online interference in pollsThe EU is calling on eight major tech companies including Google, Facebook and X to detail how they identify and tackle deepfake material amid concerns about the use of the technology to influence elections.In a world first they will be using new laws on artificial intelligence to force companies to root out fake video, imagery and audio. Continue reading...

How does the bill define AI, how will it protect consumers from abuse, and what do the big tech companies think about it?The EU’s proposed AI act was endorsed by the European parliament on Wednesday, and is a milestone in regulating the technology. The vote is an important step towards introducing the legislation, which now requires the formal approval of ministers from EU member states.Consumers will not notice an immediate difference, given that the act will be implemented over a period