Gaby Del Valle

Policy Reporter

Gaby Del ValleDec 5, 2024

Minnesota’s anti-deepfake law is embroiled in AI drama.

The people suing Minnesota over its law reining in political deepfakes have submitted a filing (PDF) asking the judge to withdraw a declaration supporting the law.

Why? Because, as Stanford misinformation expert Jeff Hancock recently admitted, it was written with help from ChatGPT, which generated incorrect citations in the document.

Frank Bednarz, the lawyer for the defendants, tells The Verge:

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s decision not to retract a report they’ve acknowledged contains fabrications seems problematic given the professional ethical obligation attorneys have to the court.

Plaintiff’s response (PDF)

[hlli.org]

OpenAI is partnering with defense tech company Anduril

Gaby Del ValleDec 4, 2024

Misinformation researcher admits ChatGPT added fake details to his court filing

Gaby Del ValleDec 4, 2024

Data brokers may be banned from selling your social security number

Gaby Del ValleDec 3, 2024

Elon Musk’s new DOGE plans are actually old ideas about mass deregulation

Gaby Del ValleNov 22, 2024

The company that sold cameras with ‘terrible’ security flaw has a new problem

Gaby Del ValleNov 21, 2024

Matt Gaetz is out.

Gaetz announced he was withdrawing from consideration for Attorney General on Thursday — shortly after being asked to comment on the House Ethics Committee’s report into alleged sexual misconduct with underage girls.

Per CNN, the a woman said she had two sexual encounters with Gaetz in 2017, when she was 17 years old. A hacker reportedly gained access to a file with “damaging” details about Gaetz, including the woman’s testimony.

EXCLUSIVE: Ethics committee told of second sexual encounter between Matt Gaetz and 17-year-old, sources say | CNN Politics

[CNN]

Gaby Del ValleNov 21, 2024

Amazon may face an EU antitrust investigation.

Sources tell Reuters that EU regulators will likely look into whether Amazon is favors its own products on its retail platform — a violation of the European Union’s Digital Markets Act.

In March, the European Commission confirmed that it was looking into Amazon’s ranking practices. At the time, an Amazon spokesperson said the company’s practices were compliant with the DMA.

Exclusive: Amazon likely to face investigation under EU tech rules next year, sources say

[Reuters]