The Ai & Machine Learning Roundup·Tue, 30 Jun

AI faces fool people, Codex goes local

Today's stories highlight a growing tension: AI is getting better at mimicking humans, but also more accessible and controversial. Research shows AI-generated faces are now hyperreal, fooling most people, while OpenAI's Codex CLI now runs any model locally, cutting cloud lock-in. Meanwhile, a study finds games using generative AI get 53% worse first-month reviews, and a new offensive AI framework autonomously hacks targets.