Tech: Teens are spreading deepfake nudes of one another--and disrupting lives

June 11—This week, the environmental costs of Google's AI search feature, how astronomy's early adoption of digital imagery is connected to smartphone cameras, and what it's like to live with the Neuralink implant, according to the first person to receive one. Enjoy! --Ben Guarino, Associate Editor, Technology

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For Autistic People, AI Companions Offer Promise and Risks AI apps can help autistic people practice social skills. But algorithms are no substitute for human relationships, experts say Webb Wright

What Do Google's AI Answers Cost the Environment? Google is bringing AI answers to a billion people this year, but generative AI requires much more energy than traditional keyword searches Allison Parshall

AI Will Become Mathematicians' 'Co-Pilot' Fields Medalist Terence Tao explains how proof checkers and AI programs are dramatically changing mathematics Christoph Drösser

Climate Misinformation Is Rampant. AI May Be Able to Stop It Researchers want to create an AI system that can quickly detect and debunk false or misleading claims about climate change Francisco "A.J." Camacho; Scott Waldman; E&E News

What It's like to Live with a Brain Chip, according to Neuralink's First User Thirty-year-old Noland Arbaugh says the Neuralink chip has let him "reconnect with the world" Lauren Leffer

Smartphone Cameras Owe Their Power to Astronomy The next time you snap a selfie, consider thanking an astronomer for your phone's camera Phil Plait

Teens Are Spreading Deepfake Nudes of One Another. It's No Joke Teens are sending deepfake nude images of classmates to each other, disrupting lives. Schools, technology developers and parents need to act now Riana Pfefferkorn

Carbon Removal Is Catching On, but It Needs to Go Faster World leaders must make plans to remove more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, a new report says Chelsea Harvey; E&E News

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