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Runway's Video-to-video in Mario 64. Just imagine when NVIDIA releases a real-time GPU chip for overlay conversions!

 
FCC fines political consultant $6 million for deepfake robocalls:

Steven Kramer used voice cloning AI to make robocalls sound like President Biden.
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Steve Kramer explains why he used AI to impersonate President Biden in New Hampshire

Well known in New York political circles, Kramer said his intention was to expose the need for regulations of AI in political campaigns.
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The robocall did not stop New Hampshire Democrats from successfully writing in Biden's name, since he was not on the ballot. That's because the calls only went to a limited number of people, 5,000 voters. Steve Kramer said he was just trying to draw attention to the need of the FCC and state and local governments to set rules governing the use of AI in political campaigns. He said the $500 he spent on the Biden robocalls was money well spent.

"For me to do that and get $5 million worth of exposure -- not for me, I kept myself anonymous -- so that the regulations could just play themselves out or at least begin to play themselves out, I don't need to be famous. That not my intention. My intention was to make a difference," Steve Kramer said.
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FCC fines political consultant $6 million for deepfake robocalls

The FCC issued a hefty fine against political consultant Steve Kramer for sending fake robocalls of President Biden during the 2024 New Hampshire primary.
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has officially issued its full recommended fine against political consultant Steve Kramer for a series of illegal robocalls using deepfake AI technology and caller ID spoofing during the New Hampshire primaries. Kramer must pay $6 million in fines in the next 30 days or the Department of Justice will handle collection, according to a FCC statement.

Kramer violated the Truth in Caller ID Act passed in 2009 that prohibits anyone from “knowingly transmit misleading or inaccurate caller identification information with the intent to defraud, cause harm or wrongfully obtain anything of value,” according to legislative records. The law preceded the widespread usage of AI, but the FCC voted unanimously to have it apply to such deepfakes this past February.

The phony robocalls delivered pre-recorded audio of President Biden’s voice using deepfake AI technology to New Hampshire residents leading up to the 2024 presidential primary election. The phony President Biden told voters not to vote in the upcoming primary saying “Your vote makes a difference in November, not this Tuesday,” according to an earlier report from CBS New York. The robocalls were spoofed so as to appear to originate from the former chairwoman of the New Hampshire Democratic
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Earlier this year:

FCC declares AI-generated voices in robocalls are illegal
 
ChatGPT added 50 million weekly users in just two months: (250 million weekly users)

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ChatGPT added 50 million weekly users in just two months

OpenAI says ChatGPT now has more than 250 million weekly users. That's an increase of 50 million from late August.
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OpenAI rakes in over $6 billion in new funding: (11 million paying customers)

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OpenAI rakes in over $6 billion in new funding

OpenAI raised $6.6 billion in new funding from sources like Microsoft, Nvidia and SoftBank.
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Students used Meta's smart glasses to automatically dox strangers via Instagram streams:

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Students used Meta's smart glasses to automatically dox strangers via Instagram streams

Two Harvard students have demonstrated how it's possible to dox strangers automatically using Meta's smart glasses and Instagram. They developed the project to raise awareness of what's possible with off-the-shelf tech.
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