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Selling your likeness to be used in AI videos for $1,000 seemed like a good idea (or at least an easy way to make a fair amount of money) for some actors. But one discovered that he appeared as a doomsayer predicting disasters in a video. @arstechnica has more on the actors now having second thoughts about their choices:

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Ars Technica · Regrets: Actors who sold AI avatars stuck in Black Mirror-esque dystopiaBy Ashley Belanger

TL;DR: Palantir executives defend the company's immigration surveillance role amid criticism from a Y Combinator founder, following revelations about its contracts with ICE. The debate highlights ongoing controversies surrounding data analytics and immigration enforcement. techcrunch.com/2025/04/20/pala #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum

TechCrunch · Palantir exec defends company’s immigration surveillance work | TechCrunchOne of the founders of startup accelerator Y Combinator offered unsparing criticism this weekend of the controversial data analytics company Palantir,