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Australia’s top regulators want Anthony Rotondo, accused of sharing fake images of Australian women on a porn site, to face a fine of up to $450,000. For the first time, Australia’s Online Safety Act is being used to deal with deepfake abuse, as the case currently being heard in Federal Court demonstrates. The government’s online safety official, the eSafety Commissioner, has spoken clearly about this matter. Rotondo is accused by the regulator of ignoring directions to eliminate “intimate images” from the pornography platform used for making deepfakes. Even though at first he lived in the Philippines, avoiding compliance, he was then brought back to Australia and proceedings began. The images chosen for generation were loaded onto MrDeepFakes, a site that is no longer available. The court is not releasing the women’s names for safety reasons. A Groundbreaking Case The eSafety Commissioner is requesting a financial penalty of $400,000 to $450,000 as payback for the harm done to victim...

In an important step for computing, OpenAI will welcome Sir Jony Ive, known for shaping Apple products, to their team. ChatGPT pioneer Amazon AI is buying io, founded by Sir Jony, in a deal worth $6.5 billion. The partnership we’ve built over two years now signals the start of our mission to introduce the next generation of AI products. A Meeting of Visionaries Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, called Sir Jony the “greatest designer in the world,” and shared his thrill about working on this project. Altman mentioned that, even before the announcement, Ive and he had grown enthusiastic about testing prototypes for their very first creation. Altman added that, in his opinion, the device he tried out is “the most amazing piece of technology anyone will ever use.” Sir Jony Ive is renowned for the iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad and he offers both extensive experience and a history of making consumer technology important in our culture. This means OpenAI is strongly committed to refreshing the ha...

This week’s trading in London’s stock market  is expected to begin on a weak note, due to Moody’s downgrading the country’s credit rating. The decrease in credit rating has caused many to hesitate in markets and search for safety in their assets. The IG suggests that the FTSE 100 index will start Monday 0.3% lower than the previous closing at 8,656.26. On Friday, the index closed with a rise of 0.6%, to 8,684.56 points or 50.81 points higher than the previous close. Currency and Commodity Moves Major changes in the foreign exchange market were seen to begin the week. On Monday, the pound moved up to $1.3298 from $1.3260 where it was when London markets closed on Friday. In a similar manner, the euro rose, going from $1.1146 to $1.1182. Against the yen, the US dollar was down, with a rate of JPY145.21 (compared to JPY145.97 previously). The decline in the dollar led to changes in commodity prices. The investment community pushed gold higher to $3,219.70 an ounce, just slightly abov...