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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo and Hannah Devlin

AI watch: from deepfakes to a rock star humanoid

Various images of fake CGI
‘Lives will be ruined’ if the UK government does not take action to prevent deepfakes, says Martin Lewis. Illustration: Guardian Design/AFP/Washington Post via Getty Images

Artificial intelligence is either going to save humanity or finish it off, depending on who you speak to. Either way, every week there are new developments and breakthroughs. Here are some of the AI stories that have emerged in recent days.

• The consumer champion Martin Lewis has urged the government to take action against AI-powered generative deepfakes after he found that scammers were using an artificially generated version of him to defraud consumers. Lewis posted a fake video on Thursday of him apparently backing an Elon Musk project, and warned that without action against similar videos lives would be ruined.

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