The Download: deepfake porn’s stolen bodies and AI sharing private numbers
A mixed-topic tech roundup with no sustained AI governance content - low priority for APS readers.
Key points
- A multi-topic tech news roundup covering AI, geopolitics, energy, and industry gossip in brief snippets.
- No single item develops enough depth to inform APS AI governance, strategy, or policy work.
- Low signal for APS readers; included for completeness rather than priority.
Summary
MIT Technology Review's daily digest covers a broad spread of news items including US-China chip trade negotiations, AI's effect on developer skills, OpenAI conflict-of-interest allegations, AI energy consumption data, and Microsoft's strategic positioning. Each item is summarised in one or two sentences with external links. No item receives substantive analysis, and none directly engages Australian AI governance, regulation, or public sector practice.
"The Download: deepfake porn’s stolen bodies and AI sharing private numbers" Source: MIT Technology Review – AI Published: 14 May 2026 URL: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/14/1137257/the-download-deepfake-porn-bodies-ai-exposing-phone-numbers/ MIT Technology Review's daily digest covers a broad spread of news items including US-China chip trade negotiations, AI's effect on developer skills, OpenAI conflict-of-interest allegations, AI energy consumption data, and Microsoft's strategic positioning. Each item is summarised in one or two sentences with external links. No item receives substantive analysis, and none directly engages Australian AI governance, regulation, or public sector practice. Retrieved from SIMS, 18 May 2026.