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arstechnica , 2 months ago to Random

Microsoft’s VASA-1 can deepfake a person with one photo and one audio track

YouTube videos of 6K celebrities helped train AI model to animate photos in real time.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/04/microsofts-vasa-1-can-deepfake-a-person-with-one-photo-and-one-audio-track/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

jcriecke , 2 months ago

@arstechnica silly as it sounds, THIS is a serious use case for blockchain. If a video isn’t authenticated by your official address then it’s assumed to be fake.

arstechnica , 2 months ago to Random

Chinese EV makers won’t get subsidies from Mexico after US pressure

Mexico has offered generous incentives for automakers in the past.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/chinese-ev-makers-wont-get-subsidies-from-mexico-after-us-pressure/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

jcriecke , 2 months ago

@arstechnica can’t have the Chinese outcompeting the Big 3, neither in the market nor in the government handouts. Guess we’ll just have to keep buying deadly giant mega trucks instead of cheap electric sedans, oh well.

arstechnica , 2 months ago to Random

Studies reveal new clues to how tardigrades can survive intense radiation

Radiation damages their DNA; they're just able to repair that damage very quickly.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/studies-reveal-new-clues-to-how-tardigrades-can-survive-intense-radiation/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

jcriecke , 2 months ago

@arstechnica this is good news if we can learn how to copy the ability

rbreich , 2 months ago to Random

For the 7th time this year, MAGA extremists killed the GOP’s own bill by voting no on the “rule” to advance it. This time it was a renewal of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act—all because Trump wrongly claimed it was used against his campaign. The GOP is pure dysfunction.

jcriecke , 2 months ago

@rbreich wish trump would rail against the patriot act, I’d actually like to get rid of that one.

arstechnica , 2 months ago to Random

Movie industry demands US law requiring ISPs to block piracy websites

Opponents say SOPA-like proposal would block plenty of legitimate websites.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/movie-industry-demands-us-law-requiring-isps-to-block-piracy-websites/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

jcriecke , 2 months ago

@arstechnica past time to reform copyright. These corporations shouldn’t have sole access to all culture for a century, it’s harmful.

arstechnica , 2 months ago to Random

2,000 senior women win “biggest victory possible” in landmark climate case

Landmark ruling could motivate more climate litigation globally.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/2000-senior-women-win-biggest-victory-possible-in-landmark-climate-case/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

jcriecke , 2 months ago

@arstechnica the US only cares about global rules that the US decides apply to itself. Which is none.