In a story that blurred the lines between technology policy and political spectacle, The Guardian reported that the official White House account shared an AI-generated video attacking Rosie O’Donnell and five other Hollywood critics of the president. O’Donnell responded by telling the outlet that Trump is “quite ill — and getting worse daily.”
Meanwhile, behind the scenes, OpenAI is reportedly in early-stage talks to give a 5% stake in the ChatGPT developer to the U.S. government. CEO Sam Altman has argued that giving the American public a financial stake in the company is the best way to share the benefits of artificial intelligence, according to the Financial Times. The juxtaposition — weaponized AI deepfakes and a proposed public equity stake in AI’s most prominent company — captures the dizzying contradictions of the current moment.
