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It's been an insane week for AI.

Here are 9 massive changes happening around AI this week:

1/ Deepfakes are becoming indistinguishable from reality.

A rare piece of journalism - the kind that will be referenced by historians in a thousand years' time.

Latest update from Olga Ivshina on Russian losses in Ukraine:

bbc.co.uk/news/world-688…

Just hit 600 followers and thought it was because my tweets were providing value, but on closer inspection...

1.5 million russian speakers have now watched 'They Call Us Meat'. HALF were in the last two days, even though it came out in December.

Whilst looking for reporting on Avdiivka people found a story you can't find on Russian TV.

youtube.com/watch?v=BigN9a…

Nobody has verified the I-Soon leak (which appears to show well connected Chinese hackers targeted foreign government institutions).

But it's astounding to watch the twitter hive mind churning through its contents so quickly. 👇

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Here's Navalny showing what makes him unique in this video after his final prison transfer.

He kept injecting humour and positivity into those around him even in the bleakest of situations.

Compelling view on the state of support for Ukraine from Jack Watling:

'the EU made the historic decision to deliver a million artillery shells to Ukraine within 12 months. But the number that has actually been sent is closer to 300,000'

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

THREAD 🧵

Ramaz Gorgadze was an aspiring TikTok rapper from Russia’s far east.

In September 2022, he was mobilised into the 155th Marine Brigade. By November 2nd, he was missing in Ukraine.

What happened to Ramaz and his comrades of the 155th?

#TheyCallUsMeat #BBCEye

Thank you for the opportunity to discuss our film, and to explain why we made it the way that we did.

What happened to Russia's elite 'Black Berets' in Ukraine?

Follow this thread by lead producer/investigator Ned Davies to find out the answers from our latest #BBCEye investigation 'They Call Us Meat'.