On Thursday, Elon Musk posted a concerning letter on X from his attorney, Alex Spiro, to Gary Gensler, the Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The letter said SEC staff had issued a “settlement demand that required Mr. Musk agree within 48 hours to accept a monetary payment or face charges on numerous counts.” Musk captioned it, “Oh, Gary, how could you do this to me?”
Epic Games just released the first demos for MetaHuman Creator, bringing us one step closer to living in a simulation. The cloud-based app has an intuitive interface, allowing minimally competent users to create ultra-realistic digital humans “in less than an hour, without compromising on quality.”
Just as Pro Tools gave burnouts the power to make techno, or PhotoShop let perverts alter celebrity images, soon anyone with a decent laptop will be able to generate a deepfake. It’s gonna be hilarious—at first.
h/t Marvin
