Apple’s Intelligence beta and more AI chaos

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Allison Johnson, and Victoria Song discuss Apple iOS 18.1 beta. upcoming Pixel 9 rumors, Olympics coverage, AI deepfake regulation, and more.

Further reading:

• The best way to watch the Olympics is on TikTok
• Apple releases iOS 18.1 developer beta with the first ‘Apple Intelligence’ iPhone features 
• Apple’s iOS 18.1 developer beta adds AI call recording and transcription
• A first look at Apple Intelligence and its (slightly) smarter Siri
• Apple’s new AI features will reportedly miss the iOS 18 launch and wait for iOS 18.1. 
• Google Pixel 9 event: rumors and what to expect 
• Pixel 9’s ‘Add Me’ feature puts you in a group photo even when you’re not there  
• Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra review: if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em 
• Samsung hypes the Galaxy Z Flip as a great police bodycam
• Logitech CEO Hanneke Faber wants your next mouse to last forever
• Microsoft wants Congress to outlaw AI-generated deepfake fraud
• Google tweaks Search to help hide explicit deepfakes
• Lawmakers want to carve out intimate AI deepfakes from Section 230 immunity 
• Elon Musk posts deepfake of Kamala Harris that violates X policy
• The Copyright Office calls for a new federal law regulating deepfakes. 
• Senators will introduce the No Fakes Act to keep AI ...

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