Blockchain Innovation Will Put an AI-Powered Internet Back Into Users’ Hands
The doomers have it wrong. AI is not going to end the world—but it is going to end the web as we’ve known it. AI is already upending the economic …
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Millions of People Are Using Abusive AI ‘Nudify’ Bots on Telegram
Kate Ruane, director of the Center for Democracy and Technology’s free expression project, says most major technology platforms now have policies prohibiting nonconsensual distribution of intimate images, with many of …
Google Cracks Down on Explicit Deepfakes
A few weeks ago, a Google search for “deepfake nudes jennifer aniston” brought up at least seven high-up results that purported to have explicit, AI-generated images of the actress. Now …
The ACLU Fights for Your Constitutional Right to Make Deepfakes
On January 29, in testimony before the Georgia Senate Judiciary Committee, Hunt-Blackwell urged lawmakers to scrap the bill’s criminal penalties and to add carve-outs for news media organizations wishing to …
Michael Mosley ‘deepfake’ warning as late doctor’s likeness used for scams
Dr Michael Mosley has been “deepfaked” to promote health scams just weeks after his tragic death. A British Medical Journal (BMJ) investigation has uncovered alarmingly realistic AI-created ‘deepfake’ videos on …
Deepfakes Are Evolving. This Company Wants to Catch Them All
Some Fortune 500 companies have begun testing software that can spot a deepfake of a real person in a live video call, following a spate of scams involving fraudulent job …
Why the EU’s Vice President Isn’t Worried About Moon-Landing Conspiracies on YouTube
When European Union vice president Věra Jourová met with YouTube CEO Neal Mohan in California last week, they fell to talking about the long-running conspiracy theory that the moon landings …
The Biggest Deepfake Porn Website Is Now Blocked in the UK
Two of the biggest deepfake pornography websites have now started blocking people trying to access them from the United Kingdom. The move comes days after the UK government announced plans …
The Real-Time Deepfake Romance Scams Have Arrived
The Yahoo Boys are experienced scammers—and they openly brag about it. Photos and videos of their conning and recruitment can be found all across social media, from Facebook to TikTok. …
UK To Criminalise Creation Of Sexually Explicit Deepfakes
The new law has further tightened the punishment for abusing deepfakes The UK government said that it will be criminalising the creation of sexually explicit “deepfakes” – images or videos …