US charges men for AI porn; xAI fights anti-discrimination law

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1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press · 2026-05-21 20:08

   2 men charged with creating AI-generated porn under new US law targeting ‘deepfakes’

   Federal prosecutors have charged two men with using artificial intelligence to create nude videos and photos of female celebrities under a newly enacted law meant to halt the spread of deepfake pornography. Cornelius Shannon, 51, and Arturo Hernandez, 20, were both arrested on Tu…

2. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Jake Offenhartz, The Associated Press · 2026-05-22 15:04

   They created AI nudes that got millions of views online. Now they’re being charged with crimes

   The men — who do not appear to be connected — are among the earliest defendants to face charges under the Take It Down Act.

3. X — Elon Musk TIER_1 English(EN) · elonmusk · 2026-05-25 05:48

   Grok foundation model V9-Medium (1.5T) has finished training. Evals look good. A lot of Cursor data was added in supplementary training and there is more to com

   Grok foundation model V9-Medium (1.5T) has finished training. Evals look good. A lot of Cursor data was added in supplementary training and there is more to come. Fine-tuning is underway and reinforcement learning begins in a few days. 2 to 3 weeks to public release. This will

4. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] · 2026-05-22 14:02

   🧠 xAI Grok Build 0.1: 256K context, image input, function calling, structured outputs, and $1/M input, $2/M output pricing for coding agents. Benchmark before r

   🧠 xAI Grok Build 0.1: 256K context, image input, function calling, structured outputs, and $1/M input, $2/M output pricing for coding agents. Benchmark before routing critical OpenClaw/OpenCode tasks. 🧠 NVIDIA verified agent skills: SkillSpector scans, detached OMS signatures, an…

5. The Guardian — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Genevieve Smith · 2026-05-20 10:00

   Musk and the US government fought an AI anti-discrimination law. The arguments don’t hold up | Genevieve Smith

   <p>The justice department’s lawsuit is part of a federal effort to reframe AI consumer protections as ideological overreach</p><p>This April, the US Department of Justice joined <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/elon-musk">Elon Musk</a>’s xAI <a href="https://www.ju…

6. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] · 2026-05-20 10:07

   🕹️ "We All Know How This Will End" - Kirby's Dream Land 2 & 3 Are Getting Unofficially Ported To PC, But Will Nintendo Step In? "Experience the legendary Game B

   🕹️ "We All Know How This Will End" - Kirby's Dream Land 2 & 3 Are Getting Unofficially Ported To PC, But Will Nintendo Step In? "Experience the legendary Game Boy tale with a brand-new coat of paint".We've already seen Kirby's early Game Boy adventures get a fresh look thanks to …

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7. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] · 2026-05-20 10:06

   🤖 Musk and the US government fought an AI anti-discrimination law. The arguments don’t hold up | Genevieve Smith The justice department’s lawsuit is part of a f

   🤖 Musk and the US government fought an AI anti-discrimination law. The arguments don’t hold up | Genevieve Smith The justice department’s lawsuit is part of a federal effort to reframe AI consumer protections as ideological overreachThis April, the US Department of Justice joined…

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