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We start this week with Sam’s deeply reported story on how deepfakes rocked a high school, and how those kids were failed at each step. After the break, Joseph tells us about BusPatrol, a company that plans to turn school buses into roaming surveillance vehicles. In the subscribers-only section, Jason explains why a councilmember crashed out over Flock.

• LA Made x 404 Media Presents: How AI is Threatening the Future of Media
• How Deepfakes Tore a High School Apart
• ‘BusPatrol’ Put AI Cameras in Tens of Thousands of School Buses. Now They Want to Give Cops Access
• After Town Bans Flock, Councilmember Crashes Out, Proposes Internet and Phone Ban

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