Chapter 1: What happened in the fatal shooting of Rene Good by ICE agents?
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. State and county prosecutors in Minnesota say they'll collect evidence for their own investigation into the fatal shooting this week of Rene Good by ICE agents in Minneapolis, and they're asking the public for help. NPR's Martin Costi says it's normal for such investigations, but the way the Trump administration is reacting to the shooting is unusual.
I think what's not normal here is the way the federal officials have been publicly passing judgment on a case that's still being investigated. For instance, just today, the vice president posted a video that appears to have come from a device being held by the agent who shot Renee Good on Wednesday. It shows Good smiling and saying she's not mad at the officer.
But Vance called the video evidence that the officer was in danger. So there seems to be a real disconnect right now. basic level of what the evidence means.
ICE agents also shot two people in Portland this week. Both shootings have led to protests this weekend. Fake images are appearing across social media in response to news events. As NPR's Jeff Brumfield reports, they're being made using artificial intelligence.
Shortly after the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, AI-generated videos of Venezuelans celebrating in the streets appeared. They got millions of views, even though there were no large celebrations. Then came the deadly shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by an ICE officer. On X, users asked the AI chatbot Grok to unmask the agent.
Grok produced an AI image that was purely speculative. Nevertheless, it spread like wildfire. Darren Linville runs the media forensics hub at Clemson University.
He says when news breaks... People want more content. And so I think the people that create this kind of AI slop are going to create more of it to fuel that beast.
As long as people expect to see the news immediately, he says these AI fakes will keep spreading. Jeff Brumfield, NPR News.
South Carolina's Department of Public Health has confirmed 99 more measles cases since its update earlier this week. The state now has more than 300 cases. From South Carolina Public Radio, Luis Alfredo Garcia reports.
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Chapter 2: How is artificial intelligence influencing news and social media?
With the win, Indiana moves into the playoff finals, taking on Miami on January 19th. The game will be held on Miami's home turf at the Miami Dolphins Stadium in Miami Gardens. Miami beat Mississippi on Thursday night. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.