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The Consulate General of Switzerland, not EFF, will host this event during SF Tech Week. EFF Executive Director Nicole Ozer will speak at the session. The organizers say SF Tech Week will showcase hundreds of AI products that become more useful the more they know about their users.
Read the original →The Ethereum co-founder used a local model, zkAPI and Tor to seek diet and exercise recommendations. The setup was meant to limit what remote AI services could learn.
Read the original →Glasses, brooches, rings and other small wearable devices bring AI into everyday actions. They are more convenient, but the description raises the question of people who do not want to be filmed or monitored.
Read the original →Researchers at Central South University have developed an interpretable machine learning framework. It fuses spatial and temporal process data to classify complex industrial operating conditions.
Read the original →Licensing AI-generated versions of their identities lets film stars, cricketers and digital creators earn revenue without being physically present. Platforms such as Studio Blo and Sparkonomy enable creators to protect and control their digital identities. Growing concern over unauthorized use of identities points to a need for standard licensing and verifiable consent.
Read the original →The article covers the Chuttamalle controversy, Jr NTR’s warning and celebrity reactions. It also sets out India's 2026 deepfake rules and what the government requires.
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