Elon Musk's Neuralink touts its brain chip as a way to help people suffering with mobility issues regain control of their lives, but has also proposed using the technology to merge humans with computer. The move would provide the average person with super-human intelligence that hooks their brain up to the cloud where memories can be stored, thoughts can be exchanged and experiences can be had. Although the abilities of an implanted chip may sound limitless, such wonders come with great responsibilities that Musk, scientists and other companies need to address – specifically privacy. 'If the widespread use becomes hooking us to the cloud, not as therapies, and merge humans with AI the economic model will be to sell our data,' Dr. Susan Schneider, the founding director of the new Center for the Future Mind, told Daily Mail. 'Our inner most thoughts would be sold to the highest bidder.

Deepfakes are video manipulations that can make people say seemingly strange things. Barack Obama and Nicolas Cage have been featured in these videos. Facebook's misinformation policies are being put to the test. A deepfake video of CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently surfaced on Facebook-owned Instagram, and reportedly the social networking site has chosen to leave it up, for now. The video appears to show Zuckerberg saying things he never actually said.

A couple of artists teamed up with an advertising company to make the deepfake video of Mark Zuckerberg. The video on Instagram shows what appears to be Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg giving a brief speech about the power of big data. "Imagine this for a second: One man, with total control of billions of people's stolen data, all their secrets, their lives, their futures. I owe it all to Spectre. Spectre showed me that whoever controls the data, controls the future."

Facebook is expanding its fake news spotting systems to include photos and videos as part of its ongoing battle to halt the spread of misinformation on its service. Following successful trials in France, India, and Mexico, the company said it will now roll-out the system in 17 countries worldwide in a bid to staunch what it has branded'misinformation in these new visual formats.' The Artificial Intelligence (AI) system feeds potentially fake content to human fact-checkers, who use visual verification techniques such as reverse image searching and analysing image metadata to check the veracity of photos and videos. Previously, the company's efforts to tackle misinformation had been focused on rooting out false articles and webpage links. Russian agents and other malicious groups seeking to influence democratic elections in the US and elsewhere have repeatedly used images and video.

Facebook is reportedly aiming to cash in on the £11billion lonely hearts industry with a dating app to rival the likes of Tinder. The social media giant is internally testing the service with Facebook employees, according to a Twitter user who appeared to leak screenshots of the app on Twitter. The screenshots show that'Facebook Dating' would offer users a choice of five genders: woman, trans woman, man, trans man and non-binary people. The app also appears to allow users to prevent their current Facebook friends from seeing their profile or only match with people who they have mutual friends with. Dating apps like Bumble already ask users to sign in using their Facebook accounts in a bid to spot mutual friends – and avoid making embarrassing connections with family members or close friends.

Artificial intelligence, robots, and automation are rising in importance in many areas. As noted in the recent book, "The Future of Work: Robots, AI, and Automation," there are exciting advances in finance, transportation, national defense, smart cities, and health care, among other areas. Businesses are developing solutions that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their operations and using these tools to improve the way their firms function. Yet there also are concerns about the impact of these developments on jobs and personal privacy. A Pew Research Center national survey revealed considerable unease about emerging trends.

Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk has joined the chorus of people calling for greater regulation of AI and social media. In a recent interview, Musk said social media has gone unchecked, despite its impact on'the public good'. His comments come as another Silicon Valley titan, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, has appeared in a pair of high-stakes hearings on Capitol Hill this week surrounding the firm's ongoing privacy scandal. Tesla boss Elon Musk called for greater regulation of artificial intelligence and social media during an interview with CBS This Morning on Wednesday. Musk said he believes that big tech should be subject to more government oversight.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify at two Capitol Hill hearings this week over the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and we asked our tech reporter why that matters. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (center) walks out of Sen. Dianne Feinstein's office after their meeting on Capitol Hill. WASHINGTON -- Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is testifying for the first time ever before Congress on Tuesday as he attempts to apologize for high-profile privacy breaches at the social media giant and convince doubtful lawmakers that he can fix the problem without government intervention. Zuckerberg is trying to restore public confidence after recent revelations that data from up to 87 million Facebook users was shared with Cambridge Analytica, a data mining firm used by the Trump campaign in the 2016 election. The information was shared without users' knowledge.

Dating app Tinder has gone down, leaving legions of internet singles in despair at being unable to swipe or access their messages. Changes to Facebook's Application Programming Interface (API) locked Tinder users out of their accounts around the globe before the glitch was fixed. Furious Tinder devotees took to Twitter to vent their anger, reserving their harshest criticism for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Changes to Facebook's Application Programming Interface (API) locked Tinder users out of their accounts around the globe before the glitch was fixed (pictured is the error message) This generation may never forgive Mark,' wrote one Twitter user. 'I lost all of my messages,' said another.

Apple boss Tim Cook pulled no punches when he was asked about Facebook's ongoing privacy scandal. Cook was in Chicago on Wednesday to debut Apple's newest iPad and unveil a slew of education-focused apps. When asked what he would do if he were in Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's shoes, Cook replied with a smirk: 'I wouldn't be in this situation.' In an interview with MSNBC and Recode on Wednesday, Tim Cook (pictured) was asked what he would do if he were in Mark Zuckerberg's shoes. He replied: 'I wouldn't be in this situation' Facebook continues to deal with the fallout from its massive data scandal, after it was revealed that 50 million members' data had been harvested without their knowledge.