AI Deepfakes Advance as US Policies Risk Ceding Clean Energyโข Dominance to china
A new generation of hyperrealistic AI avatars, capable of mimicking individuals with unsettling โฃaccuracy, is emerging alongside concerns that US energy policy isโ inadvertentlyโ bolsteringโ China’sโค lead in โthe โขcritical clean energy sector. โค Recent demonstrations by AI companyโค Synthesia showcase avatars so convincing โขthey could pass for โhigh-definition recordings, โคraisingโข questions about the blurring lines between โartificial andโ real and the โขpotential โpsychological impact of interacting with AI clones.
This technological leap forward coincides withโฃ a troubling โtrend inโค the solar energy market. Despite originating the technology, the United States โขhasโ fallen farโ behindโค China in production and export.โฃ Last year, China exported $40 billion worth of solar panels and modules, while the US managed a mere $69 โmillion, according to The New York Times. Experts warn that current โUS policies, which prioritize supportโ for aging fossil fuel industries, risk repeating this โancient mistake โคand further cementing China’s dominance in clean energy.
Synthesia’s latest AI โขmodel, introduced last month, represents a meaningful advancementโ in avatar realism. The company’s โavatars โare now capable of more expressiveโข movements and, soon, interactive conversation. This progress raises essential questions about authenticity and theโฃ potentialโข for misuse, as detailed in a recentโ Technology Review report.
The US initially held a considerable technological advantage in solarโ energy. in 1954, researchers at Bell Labs unveiled the first practical solar panels, powering a toy Ferrisโค wheel with sunlight. โHowever, the nation failed to โฃcapitalize on this early innovation. Now,policies favoring established fossil fuel interests threaten to stifle the growth of domestic cleanโค energy industries,effectively handing a crucial economic chance โคto China.Further analysis ofโฃ the situation and its implicationsโ can be found in Technology Review: source=thedownload&utmmedium=email&utmcampaign=thedownload.unpaid.engagement&utmterm=%7CSUBCLASS%7C&utmcontent=%7CDATE:m-d-Y%7C“>https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/09/04/1123054/synthesias-ai-clones-are-more-expressive-than-ever-soon-theyll-be-able-to-talk-back/?utmsource=thedownload&utmmedium=email&utmcampaign=thedownload.unpaid.engagement&utmterm=%7CSUBCLASS%7C&utmcontent=%7CDATE:m-d-Y%7C.