Uncanny Valley | WIRED Deepfakes, Tesla Backlash and Chips Chips Chips
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Feb 27, 2025 Delve into the tension surrounding Tesla as it faces declining sales and cultural backlash, especially in Europe. Uncover the troubling world of deepfakes, highlighting a female entrepreneur's distress and exploring corporate failures in addressing these issues. Finally, navigate the rapidly evolving chip market, discussing the challenges facing Intel and the revolutionary potential of quantum computing. Discover how these intertwined stories reflect larger themes of technology and society.
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Deepfake Victim
- Breeze Leo, a former VC and startup founder, had explicit images and videos of herself spread online without consent.
- Some content was deepfaked, and she faced significant personal consequences.
Azure's Role
- The images were stored on Microsoft's Azure cloud servers, highlighting the role of cloud storage in such cases.
- Other websites could retrieve the content from Azure, making it difficult to remove.
Deepfake Targets
- Deepfakes of politicians are less harmful due to media fact-checking, unlike those targeting individuals.
- "Nudify" apps and AI-generated content spread rapidly among young people, causing significant harm.