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Washington state may outlaw deepfake porn
Washington state lawmakers are weighing whether to make it illegal to share deepfake pornographic images — a use of artificial intelligence that has victimized people from high school students to Taylor Swift.Why it matters: Rapidly advancing AI technology can take a single image of someone and create fake videos or photos of them appearing to be nude or having sex. But in Washington and many other states, that's not explicitly banned.Details: A bill advancing in Washington's Legislature with bipartisan support would create a new criminal offense called "distributing fabricated intimate images."It would become a gross misdemeanor to share digitally altered...
Why adult dancers want a "strippers' bill of rights" in Washington state
Hundreds of adult dancers are urging the Washington state legislature to adopt a so-called "strippers' bill of rights," which they say would help protect them from customers and club owners alike.Why it matters: Dancers say they've been assaulted and threatened on the job without adequate security staff there to step in, all while having to pay excessive fees to strip club owners in order to perform.The big picture: Washington's proposal, if adopted, would enact some of the most wide-reaching state-level protections for adult dancers in the country, according to Strippers Are Workers, a Washington-based group of hundreds of adult performers.The...
ChatGPT and AI replacing jobs is a worry for workers, per WSU survey
About one-third of American professionals worry that artificial intelligence will make some jobs obsolete, and nearly half fear they could be "left behind" in their careers if they don't keep up, according to a recent Washington State University survey.Why it matters: The results show a need for universities and companies to provide more training on the uses of generative AI programs like ChatGPT, Debbie Compeau, interim dean of WSU's Carson College of Business, told Axios.What they're saying: "There's a lot of worry about, 'Do I have the skills to do this?'" Compeau said."What this means for us as a college...
Seattle has some of the worst downtown traffic in U.S., new data shows
Data: TomTom; Map: Axios VisualsSeattle may lag other cities regarding its downtown economic recovery — but new data shows it's beating most of them when it comes to time stuck in downtown traffic.What's happening: The average 6-mile trip in Seattle's city center took more than a minute longer last year compared to 2021, according to data from TomTom.That made Seattle's downtown traffic the seventh-worst among 80 U.S. cities analyzed.By the numbers: A 6-mile car trip through Seattle's downtown took 15 minutes and 17 seconds in 2023, compared to 14 minutes and 10 seconds in 2021.Data: TomTom; Note: U.S. overall includes...
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