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1 - AI News: AI deepfake trouble!

A disturbing case from Arizona shows how AI is being weaponized against ordinary people - and why you need to know about it.

What Happened

Three Arizona women discovered their social media photos were stolen and fed into AI to create explicit deepfake images without consent.

The shocking details:

• Photos were taken from everyday social media posts

• AI generated fake nude images of these women

• Images were sold on subscription websites for profit

• Criminals taught others to target "micro-influencers" to avoid legal trouble

The Legal Battle

The women are suing:

• Beau Schultz (Instagram account owner)

• Multiple Arizona defendants

• Companies running the operation

The defense: Payment processor Phyziro claims they're just a "neutral platform" protected by current laws.

Why You Should Care

✓ Anyone can be targeted - fame isn't required

✓ Your photos aren't safe - innocent images can be weaponized

✓ Laws haven't caught up - Congress is only now considering changes

✓ It's happening globally - AI chatbot Grok faces similar criticism worldwide

🔑 Key Takeaway

AI technology is advancing faster than our ability to regulate it. Behind every deepfake is a real person who deserves dignity. Stay informed, review your privacy settings, and advocate for stronger protections. Small actions today can prevent bigger problems tomorrow.

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3 - Trending AI News

• Google Maps adds Gemini chat for walking and cycling navigation - The AI assistant can now answer hands-free questions like "Are there cafes with a bathroom along my route?" without leaving the navigation screen, extending the conversational navigation feature that previously only worked in driving mode.

• DeepSeek plans V4 model launch around mid-February - Insiders claim the new model, targeting a Lunar New Year release around February 17, could outperform both Claude and ChatGPT on long-context code tasks according to internal benchmarks, though no public verification exists yet.

• OpenAI expects another seismic shock from China - The ChatGPT creator published a blog post warning that the U.S.-China AI race has become complex and challenging to forecast, with China now having a broad field of near-frontier models that are open-weight and aggressively priced.

• Chinese AI firms accelerate model releases on DeepSeek anniversary - Moonshot AI unveiled Kimi K2.5 with video generation and agentic capabilities, while Alibaba announced Qwen3-Max-Thinking, both claiming to outperform leading U.S. models as the one-year mark of DeepSeek's breakthrough approaches.

• Tencent launches $140 million cash promotion through Yuanbao AI chatbot - The Chinese tech giant will distribute 1 billion yuan in cash awards during the Lunar New Year festival, mimicking earlier campaigns that helped WeChat dominate mobile payments a decade ago.

• Google Chrome gets Gemini side panel and auto-browse features - The update moves Gemini into an always-available sidebar and introduces automated browsing capabilities that can perform web tasks on behalf of users, from appointment booking to party planning.

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