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Sora 2's new "AI cameo" feature by OpenAI? More AI video slop we didn't ask for, likely on stolen data. A huge waste of energy & water for a gimmick. Real cost: easier deepfake scams and disinformation. My take: deepfakewatch.boomlive.in/p/openai-doubl… @boomlive.in#deepfakese#aia#openaia#disinfofo

#Telegram has entered into a one-year agreement with #ElonMusk’s AI venture, xAI, to bring its chatbot #Grok to the messaging platform. As part of the partnership, xAI will provide Telegram with $300 million in a mix of cash and equity.

During #OperationSindoor, social media users turned to #Grok for fact-checking. However, BOOM found several inaccurate responses by the chatbot.

@chowarchis.bsky.social reports on why LLMs, by design, cannot be trusted with real-time information verification.

Mainstream media outlets aired old and unrelated footage from Israeli airstrikes on Gaza misreporting it as visuals of India's airstrike on Pakistan, as part of 'Operation Sindoor'.

#FactCheck #OperationSindoor #Gaza
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A video from Philadelphia when a medical jet crashed and left 7 dead is viral with a false claim it shows the Karachi port destroyed following an attack by Indian Navy amid escalating tensions between the countries.

#FactCheck #INSVikrant #KarachiPort

Weaponizing research: #TISS & #JNU released reports claiming “illegal immigration” is altering Mumbai & Delhi’s demographics—right before elections. My @boomlive investigation exposes their sampling bias, selective data & political spin, used by #BJP to stoke fear.

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Sweet-talking Neil Gaiman has been a sick little rapist all along.

The year 2024 bore the brunt of the genAI hype, which began the previous year. With the sudden ubiquity of "AI chatbots", we found ourselves facing myriad threats from mostly unregulated systems running amok, and occasionally wreaking havoc.
#AI #deepfakes
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Would you confess your sins to AI Jesus? 🧑‍🎤⛪

While an AI-powered Jesus delivers spiritual experiences in Switzerland, in India, political AI creates voice clones to manipulate voters.

How on earth can you regulate AI Deities??

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