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Developers of artificial intelligence platforms could soon release technology that allows users to make images and videos that would be nearly indistinguishable from reality.

Companies such as OpenAI, the developer behind the popular ChatGPT platform, and other AI companies are nearing the release of tools that will allow the creation of widespread and realistic fake videos as early as next year, according to a report from Axios.

According to the report, an AI architect told the outlet that private testing of some of the tools that could soon be in the hands of everyday users revealed that even developers could no longer distinguish fake imagery from reality, something they did not believe was possible so soon.

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The rapid development of the technology has many thinking about how such tools could be misused, especially with new abilities being released the same year as a presidential election.

"One of the biggest concerns with the advancement of artificial intelligence technology is the constant stream of deepfake videos, which will be made of celebrities, politicians and other influential people. In the hands of bad actors, this technology could have massive impacts on elections, commerce and national security," Ziven Havens, the policy director of the Bull Moose Project, told Fox News Digital.

Havens pointed to the potential for widespread "false campaign ads" or even "fake statements by world leaders," arguing that such issues would only be "the tip of the iceberg regarding the dangers of this technology."

That threat has caused some leaders to consider solutions to make clear what is real and what is fake, including mandatory watermarks on AI-generated content.

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Phil Siegel, the founder of the Center for Advanced Preparedness and Threat Response Simulation, told Fox News Digital that those looking to regulate AI will have to consider potential First Amendment ramifications, noting that while the technology does have the ability to create misinformation, some of that AI-generated content could be made with purely "illustrative" intent.

"Even if we ask ‘good actors’ to use things like watermarks, the First Amendment probably allows most satirical and illustrative content to be used," Siegel said. "Now it is cheaper to show, for example, a vignette where Joe Biden ages in front of your eyes in a very convincing way – while not true, per se, it is illustrative to a point and watermarked or identified. In that case, it is up to the user to absorb the point or not."

"The increase of cheap and easy ways to make content using AI will increase misinformation, and it will increase satire and illustrative content as well," Siegel continued. "Consumers and voters will have to be on alert for all of this. Courtrooms will have to be on alert for all of this when evidence is presented. It’s the new normal of media and content."

But Samuel Mangold-Lenett, a staff editor at The Federalist, noted that there will be ways to "mitigate the risks" associated with fake AI-generated imagery, arguing that deepfakes may not be "the biggest concern when it comes to AI."

"They pose significant risks to public safety and can do great damage to people's reputations, but there are ways to mitigate the risks. Laws as written can be enforced, and new ones can be created," Mangold-Lenett said.

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Mangold-Lenett added that the bigger threat is AI causing "humanity to lose touch with reality."

"That's one of the greater issues at play," Mangold-Lenett said. "Similar to how search engines have weakened people's research skills, sophisticated AI technologies have the potential to weaken critical thinking skills."

Christopher Alexander, the chief analytics officer of Pioneer Development Group, shared a similar sentiment, telling Fox News Digital that deepfakes are "troubling," but he also argued that they will be "far from the No. 1 concern."

"The election concern is particularly laughable because it seems to be derived from the idea that human politicians tell the truth," Alexander said. "If it is a lie, who cares if a machine is doing it or the president?"

Instead, Alexander argued that the biggest threat is the platforms on which the AI content will be shared, saying that social media "simplifies complex problems into cartoon caricatures of reality and rewards people for being outrageous rather than measured."

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President Biden recently signed an executive order aimed at tackling some of the evolving issues surrounding AI, a move many hailed as a positive first step. Despite that, Havens believes it will take Congress to put better guardrails in place.

"A major solution would be Congress mandating the labeling of AI-generated content online, and soon," Havens said.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has rolled out a new gender pronoun policy that one Heritage Foundation expert and former HHS official says violates employee rights and will result in firings for "misgendering."

"HHS and the federal government is requiring its employees to speak falsehoods," Roger Severino, the Heritage Foundation’s vice president for domestic policy and the former head of civil rights at HHS during the Trump administration, told Fox News Digital. 

Severino first broke the story on X, formerly Twitter, last week. He wrote that HHS "imposed a transgender pronoun mandate on its employees who will now be forced to deny biological realities with their own words or face firing" and he included a screenshot of an email sent to employees at the department. 

Severino told Fox News Digital that the First Amendment protects federal employees from being required to speak falsehoods, being compelled to adopt a state-approved ideology and requiring people to deny their own faith.

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"These policies would require all of those things," said Severino, a Harvard Law School graduate.

"All employees should be addressed [by] the names and pronouns they use to describe themselves," the email to HHS employees stated as part of its push for "Gender Identity and Non-Discrimination Guidance" that it says protects "employee rights and protections related to gender identity."

Severino says the push began with two White House executive orders, one in January 2021 and one in June 2022, that were framed as ways to combat "gender discrimination" on the basis of "gender identity."

"All applicants and employees should be addressed by the names and pronouns they use to describe themselves. Using correct names and pronouns helps foster workplaces free of discrimination and harassment," the U.S. Office of Personnel Management guidance states.

"This practice also creates an inclusive work environment where all applicants and employees are treated with dignity. The isolated and inadvertent use of an incorrect name or pronoun will generally not constitute unlawful harassment, but, as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has explained, continued intentional use of an incorrect name or pronoun (or both) could, in certain circumstances, contribute to an unlawful hostile work environment."

An unlisted YouTube video linked in the email to HHS employees last week which features Assistant HHS Secretary Rachel Levine, who identifies as transgender, says that "who you know yourself to be is valid."

Severino explained to Fox News Digital that the "Orwellian" policy means that "misgendering" someone would qualify as violating anti-discrimination law which "gets you fired." 

The video also states that employees "can wear clothing" and "use restrooms" based on what gender they identify as. 

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"Men who identify as female have the right to get naked in front of female colleagues in the locker room," Severino said about how this rule relates to HHS locker rooms and bathrooms. 

"It used to be that if you allowed a man to get naked in front of a woman in the workplace that is instantly a violation of civil rights law," Severino said. "That's the quintessential hostile work environment, subjecting women to that. Now, the policy says to the women who may be uncomfortable with that situation, they're the ones who have to leave."

Severino, who said it was "breathtaking" the Biden administration would unveil this policy, said that there are "strong arguments" that employees have legal recourse against policies like this and can "exercise their rights."

"Governments cannot compel speech and certainly cannot compel false speech," Severino said, citing West Virginia vs. Barnette, in which even though children being told to say the pledge of allegiance during World War II was a good thing, the Supreme Court ruled that parents and students have a right to dissent from that view.

"We protect the right of political dissent and here it's a pledge of allegiance to the Rainbow flag that's been essentially required," Severino said.

Severino also said that employees have a "right to their faith" and "your boss cannot force you to deny your faith as a condition of working there."

He told Fox News Digital that policies that force employees to deny gender reality or go against their beliefs absolutely have a negative effect on morale and production and that current government employees have told him as much. 

"They are faced with a horrible dilemma," Severino said. "Do they hope that they can fly under the radar and try to avoid the issue and keep a low profile and perhaps hide their faith so they can keep their job, or do they stand up and say this policy is wrong and fight for their rights? And then see a gigantic target on their back after that."

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Fox News Digital reached out to HHS and the White House for comment but did not receive a response.

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The Lucent Beam spell in Lords of the Fallen is a strong beam with a good range. The flare or width isn’t much, but other factors make up for it. It has 22 radiance with no mana cost, making it a good spell.

It can do much damage even to the best bosses. Its constant beam takes down a lot of health, making the fights much easier than expected. The Lucent beam in LOTF lasts for a few seconds, making it a highly favorable spell choice, especially for later-game boss fights.

But before purchasing this spell, you must fulfill some conditions, which we will discuss below.

Lords of the Fallen Lucent Beam Location

To get the Lucent Beam spell, you must talk to Exacter Dunmire and buy it from him. However, getting it isn’t as easy as it sounds. He won’t provide you the option to get it unless you’ve progressed further enough in his questline.

Once you reach the right point, he’ll ask you to find and bring him the Umbral Tome. If you don’t know where to find him, go to any vestige point and teleport to Skyrest. Find the empty study room, and you’ll find him in there.

If this is your first time meeting him, talk to him and complete the quests until you reach the point where he asks you for the Umbral Tome in Lords of the Fallen. If not, go up to him and talk, and he’ll automatically present the request.

How to find the Umbral Tome for Dunmire

Give the Umbral Tome to Dunmire and Get Lucent Beam