Feeling blue: falling confidence, rising inflation, and a ‘face theft’ lawsuit

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13. Mai 2026

Feeling blue: falling confidence, rising inflation, and a ‘face theft’ lawsuit

Welcome to our press review of events in the United States. Every Wednesday we look at how the Swiss media have reported and reacted to three major stories in the US – in politics, finance and science. Have you ever had your likeness used by AI? I once presented a short video in English and, a few buttons later, I found myself presenting it in Arabic! The mouth movements and voice were impressively realistic (I have no idea how good the Arabic was). Sadly I’m not famous, but many Hollywood stars are having to take measures to prevent their “biometric identity” being exploited. This week I examine the case of Q’orianka Kilcher, who says her distinctive features were used in Avatar – the most successful film of all time – without her permission. Help us improve the press review As a reader of our weekly press review, your feedback is important to us. Please take two minutes to answer a short survey and help us improve our journalism. This survey is anonymous and all data is …

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