Fight Deepfakes: The Download on Stopping Porn and Neuralink’s Breakthrough.

TLDR: Microsoft has made changes to its AI tool used to create deepfake pornography featuring Taylor Swift, closing spelling loopholes that allowed nude images of the pop star to be generated. Deepfakes have become a significant issue, with the rise of generative AI making it easier to create nonconsensual sexually explicit content using AI-generated images and videos. However, there is hope in combating deepfake porn, with three strategies identified: technology improvements to detect deepfakes, legal and policy solutions to hold perpetrators accountable, and education to raise awareness and empower individuals to protect themselves. In other news, Neuralink, the brain-computer interface company founded by Elon Musk, has implanted its first device in a human brain. While no concrete details have been shared, Musk aims to increase the bandwidth between people and machines. This development raises questions about the impact of AI and technology on decision-making processes and ethics. Additionally, Amazon has abandoned its attempt to acquire iRobot, a move welcomed by regulators. On a different note, scientists have found the first evidence of transmitted Alzheimer’s cases, with a hormone treatment introducing infectious proteins to patients’ brains. This discovery underscores the importance of careful medical treatments and the long-term effects they can have. Finally, TikTok is experimenting with making all posts shoppable, blurring the lines between social media and e-commerce.