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Fox News AI Newsletter: AI exoskeletons assist performance

FOX News

Alex Galvagni, CEO of Age of Learning and a former artificial intelligence researcher with NASA, says advances in AI now make it possible to deliver to children "a personalized and supportive" experience in education. ROBOTIC POWER WEAR: A groundbreaking AI-powered exoskeleton developed by researchers at North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill promises to be a game-changer for individuals with mobility issues. ELECTION SEASON: Google on Monday announced that it will have a mandatory requirement for advertisers to disclose election ads that use digitally altered content in depictions of real or realistic-looking people or events. Victor Miller is running for mayor of Cheyenne as AI bot'VIC' (Fox News Digital) 'AI FOR MAYOR': A Wyoming man who filed for the state capital's mayor's race as an AI bot named "VIC" spoke to Fox News Digital this week about VIC's landmark candidacy and a breaking setback he encountered moments before taping. SAFEGUARD SUMMER SOJOURNS: A new study by online protection company McAfee has identified the top five destinations most frequently targeted by cybercriminals for online booking scams.


Google to require politicians to disclose use of AI in election ads

Washington Post - Technology News

That's prompted concerns from politicians and democracy activists that the tools could be made to trick voters or make it look like a political opponent said or did something they didn't. Google and Meta, which together account for a huge amount of online advertising real estate, have been under pressure for years to push back against false claims made on their platforms. Meta bans outright deepfakes as well.


The fight to study what happens on Facebook

Engadget

Facebook recently added a new report to its transparency center. The "widely viewed content" report was ostensibly meant to shed light on what's been a long-running debate: What is the most popular content on Facebook? The 20-page report raised more questions than answers. For example, it showed that the most viewed URL was a seemingly obscure website associated with former Green Bay Packers players. It boasted nearly 90 million views even though its official Facebook page has just a few thousand followers.