US commission releases sealed Brazilian court orders to Musk’s X, shedding light on account suspensions

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A U.S. congressional committee has released confidential Brazilian court orders suspending accounts on social media platform billionaire owner Elon Musk. The Republican-controlled House Judiciary Committee late Wednesday published a staff report revealing dozens of decisions by Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordering X to suspend or remove about … Read more

Several companies are testing brain implants – why is there so much attention surrounding Neuralink? Two professors unravel the ethical issues

It used to feel like the edge of science fiction to put a computer in someone’s brain. Today it is a reality. Academic and commercial groups are testing “brain-computer interface” devices to enable people with disabilities to function more independently. Yet Elon Musk’s company, Neuralink, has put this technology at the center of debates over … Read more

How can we stop deepfakes? Taylor Swift’s fake revenge porn goes viral (edited)

Taylor Swift has recently fallen victim to pornographic deepfakes circulating online. (Getty Images) Artificial intelligence (AI) has been the source of much controversy in recent years. The technology continues to evolve and improve, but it is being used in some very disturbing ways that many people are rightly concerned about. Most recently, global pop superstar … Read more