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The episode discusses the rise of AI-generated deepfakes in schools and the implications for students and lawmakers, alongside recent tech conferences and actuator manufacturing challenges.

Abrar Al-Heeti joins Mikah Sargent this week on Tech News Weekly ! Google & Microsoft held developer keynotes the past few weeks, with Apple's WWDC conference happening soon. The growing crisis of AI-generated deepfakes in schools. And China's dominance in actuator manufacturing. Abrar & Mikah chat about the stretch of major tech conferences with Google & Microsoft's tech conferences that happened in the past few weeks, as well as Apple's WWDC that is right around the corner. Samantha Cole of 404 Media joins the show to talk about the disturbing rise of AI-generated deepfakes that are targeting students in schools and the ongoing challenges facing lawmakers, parents, and app stores in responding to the crisis. And Mikah looks into America's growing actuator problem, with China dominating the market and the U.S. struggling to bring the manufacturing of actuators back home. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Abrar Al-Heeti Guest: Samantha Cole Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly . Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join…

People in this episode

Hosts: Mikah Sargent, Abrar Al-Heeti

Guest: Samantha Cole

Topics covered

• deepfakes in schools
• AI technology
• tech conferences
• actuator manufacturing
• China's market dominance
• lawmakers and app stores

Keywords

• deepfakes
• AI
• schools
• tech conferences
• actuators
• China
• manufacturing

Sponsors

Zscaler, Simply CX, Webroot

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Google, Microsoft, Apple, 404 Media, China, U.S.

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