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  • Posthumous AI Impersonations Spark Ethics Debate: The Robin Williams Controversy
    October 12, 2025, 9:57 AM EDT. A viral TikTok trend uses AI to generate a likeness of the late Robin Williams, prompting moral outrage from his daughter Zelda Williams and critics who call it exploitative. The piece argues such posthumous impersonations blur lines between art and manipulation, raise consent and dignity concerns, and risk monetization by creators chasing views. Comparisons to Black Mirror underscore the chilling potential of technology that can recreate living or dead personalities. The article cites OpenAI's text-to-video efforts (Sora) and notes how generated content can spread quickly, raise misrepresentation risks, and provoke debates about rights, consent, and the responsibilities of platforms and creators.
  • Trump Supporters Use OpenAI's Sora to Generate AI Protest Videos
    October 12, 2025, 9:53 AM EDT. Trump supporters are turning to AI video generator Sora 2 to stitch up photorealistic clips of protests and clashes with police. Reports from Gizmodo show viral clips — tagged with a Sora watermark — that depict protesters harassing National Guardsmen, pepper spray, and chants. Critics warn this fuels misinformation as the clips mimic real events, while the underlying footage is AI-generated. The wave highlights risks around AI-enabled propaganda, watermarking gaps, and the challenge of verifying authenticity on platforms like Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). Despite claims of violent unrest, data show crime trends have been declining, raising questions about the strategic use of AI to justify crackdowns. As OpenAI and others push for responsible AI, deploying tools like Sora raises urgent policy and media literacy concerns.
  • Klarna CEO Says AI Could Trigger Massive Shift in Employment Across Banking and Knowledge Work
    October 12, 2025, 9:43 AM EDT. Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski says AI will trigger a “massive shift” in employment across banking and other knowledge worker fields. In a Bloomberg TV interview, he cited about 8,000 translators in Brussels whose roles could be largely done by AI, with some humans for QA. Klarna has reduced its headcount from 7,400 to 3,000 in two years while growing revenue, in part by cutting recruitment rather than laying off workers. He notes the goal is to maximize value for customers using these technologies, which will affect many knowledge-based jobs. A PYMNTS report highlights rising concern about job loss as AI spreads.
  • Tesla 2025.38.3.1 Official Release Notes: Trunk Panels, Firmware Updates, ESP Stiffness
    October 12, 2025, 9:42 AM EDT. Tesla's 2025.38.3.1 release adds a Trunk Panel with an overview of liftgate status, latch status, and calibration, plus details like the request source, set liftgate height, and hands-free settings for Model S (2021+), Model 3, Model X (2021+), and Model Y. A new Front Trunk Panel (frunk) provides the same insights for the front, available on the Cybertruck. The Cameras Panel now detects mismatched firmware on DAS HW4 cameras; when detected, users can tap Update Camera to start a firmware update (Models: Model S (2021+), Model 3, Model X (2021+), Model Y, Cybertruck). The Brakes Panel changes ESP stiffness quick tests, replacing TEST-BRAKE_CORNER_STIFFNESS-TEST with TEST_BRAKE_X_STIFFNESS-TEST-SERVICE for Model 3 (2017-2023) and Model Y (2020-2024).
  • AI in Healthcare: Doctors and Patients Embrace It, but Guardrails Are Essential
    October 12, 2025, 9:41 AM EDT. Artificial intelligence is moving into doctor’s offices, aiding charting and medical research. The piece notes sky‑high AI salaries and massive investment, yet highlights a paradox: patients may turn to consumer AI for medical questions. Personal experiments with ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok showed promising alignment with physician advice on one test result, but also misread an X‑ray in another case, underscoring the risk of incorrect conclusions without clinician oversight. Platforms like OpenEvidence could assist in research. The author argues that while AI could enhance care, robust guardrails, strong privacy protections, and clear medical advice boundaries are essential to protect patients and the physician‑patient relationship.