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Cheap, accessible models now produce weaponized deepfakes\u2014from sexually explicit images to political propaganda\u2014that look startlingly real. They\u2019re already inciting violence, changing minds, and sowing mistrust, with women and marginalized groups disproportionately affected.<\/p>\n
Experts fear that they\u2019re cratering trust and critical thinking. Here\u2019s why they\u2019re alarmed.<\/p>\n
\u2014Eileen Guo<\/em><\/p>\n Weaponized deepfakes are on our list of the <\/strong>10 Things That Matter in AI Right Now<\/strong>, MIT Technology Review\u2019s guide to what\u2019s really worth your attention in the busy, buzzy world of AI.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The must-reads<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019ve combed the internet to find you today\u2019s most fun\/important\/scary\/fascinating stories about technology.<\/em><\/p>\n 1 OpenAI has ended its exclusive partnership with Microsoft<\/strong> 2 Google has signed a classified AI deal with the Pentagon 3 The EU has told Google to open Android to AI rivals<\/strong> 4 OpenAI is reportedly developing an AI-first smartphone<\/strong> 5 A brain implant for depression is moving into human testing 6 A populist backlash against AI is gaining momentum in rural America 7 DeepSeek has priced its new model 97% below OpenAI\u2019s GPT-5.5<\/strong> 8 AI now generates a third of new websites 9 Top talent is leaving Big Tech to launch their own AI startups 10 Taylor Swift is trademarking her voice and image<\/strong> Quote of the day<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n #Download #Musk #Altmans #legal #showdown #AIs #profit #problem<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cheap, accessible models now produce weaponized deepfakes\u2014from sexually explicit images to political propaganda\u2014that look startlingly…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[5685,7327,7326,803,4898,4212,419,7261,652,7325],"class_list":["post-8358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories","tag-ais","tag-altmans","tag-and-ais-profit-problem","tag-download","tag-legal","tag-musk","tag-problem","tag-profit","tag-showdown","tag-the-download-musk-and-altman039s-legal-showdown"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/musk-altman.jpg",1200,600,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/musk-altman-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/musk-altman-300x150.jpg",300,150,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/musk-altman-768x384.jpg",640,320,true],"large":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/musk-altman-1024x512.jpg",640,320,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/musk-altman.jpg",1200,600,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/musk-altman.jpg",1200,600,false],"covernews-featured":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/musk-altman-1024x512.jpg",1024,512,true],"covernews-medium":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/musk-altman-540x340.jpg",540,340,true]},"author_info":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?author=1"},"category_info":"Stories<\/a>","tag_info":"Stories","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8358\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/strong>The new deal allows OpenAI to court rivals such as Amazon. (Reuters $)
<\/strong>+ Microsoft will still license OpenAI\u2019s tech, but no longer exclusively. <\/em>(NYT $)
+ OpenAI is missing key growth targets ahead of its IPO. <\/em>(WSJ $)<\/p>\n
<\/strong>It permits AI use for \u201cany lawful government purpose.\u201d (The Information $)
<\/strong>+ Over 600 Google workers had called for a block on the deal.<\/em> (QZ)
<\/strong>+ AI firms are set to train military versions of their models on classified data.<\/em> (MIT Technology Review)<\/p>\n
It wants to end Gemini\u2019s built-in advantage. (Ars Technica)
+ Google calls the move an \u201cunwarranted intervention.\u201d <\/em>(WSJ $)
+ A final decision is expected by the end of July.<\/em> (Reuters $)<\/p>\n
It would replace apps with agents. (TechCrunch)
+ Qualcomm and MediaTek may be developing its processors. <\/em>(Gizmodo)<\/p>\n
<\/strong>The FDA has approved a human study of the device. (Wired $)
+ BCIs have thus far struggled to reach the market. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review)<\/p>\n
<\/strong>From Indiana to Idaho, voters are pushing back against the technology. (NYT $)
+ Anti-AI protests are expanding worldwide. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review)<\/p>\n
It aims to attract more enterprises, developers, and agent-based users. (SCMP)
+ Here are three reasons why DeepSeek V4 matters. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review)<\/p>\n
<\/strong>A study found it\u2019s making the web more cheery and less verbose. (404 Media)<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Meta, Google, and OpenAI are facing a brain drain. (CNBC)<\/p>\n
The Grammy winner has been the target of numerous deepfakes. (NBC News)
+ A growing number of celebrities are fighting AI with trademarks.<\/em> (BBC)<\/p>\n