Deepfakes

South Korea investigates Telegram over alleged sexual deepfakes

1:21pm September 06, 2024

South Korea is investigating sexually abusive deepfakes allegedly shared on the messaging platform Telegram. Officials say the company is complying and has removed some content.

Georgians Head To The Polls To Cast Their Votes In The State's Primary Election

It’s quick and easy to clone famous politicians’ voices, despite safeguards

3:29pm May 31, 2024

by Huo Jingnan

Most of the tools tested by researchers at the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate could be used to successfully clone a wide range of voices belonging to European and American politicians.

Katy Perry's own mom fell for her Met Gala AI photo. Do you know what to look for?

11:59am May 07, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

Katy Perry and Rihanna weren't at the Met Gala on Monday night, despite the viral AI-generated photos showing them on the red carpet. Here are some tips for recognizing and investigating deep fakes.

Voters wait to cast their ballots on Jan. 23 in Loudon, New Hampshire. Shortly before voting began, some voters in the state got calls from a faked version of President Biden's voice urging them not to vote, a sign of the potential that deepfakes could have on the electoral process.

Politics & Government

AI fakes raise election risks as lawmakers and tech companies scramble to catch up

12:54pm February 08, 2024

by Shannon Bond

As AI-generated deepfakes are being used to spread false information in elections in the U.S. and around the world, policymakers, tech platforms and governments are trying to catch up.

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Arts

Worried about AI hijacking your voice for a deepfake? This tool could help

12:04pm November 13, 2023

by Chloe Veltman

Emerging tools may make it easier for the public to detect fake online videos, and more difficult for generative AI systems to create them.

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Elon Musk speaking to journalists Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg at a conference in 2016. Musk's lawyers recently tried to argue in court that comments he made at that event could have been altered.

People are trying to claim real videos are deepfakes. The courts are not amused

4:12pm May 08, 2023

by Shannon Bond

The unleashing of powerful, generative AI on the public is raising concerns that as the technology becomes more prevalent, it will become easier to claim that anything is fake.

Ethan Mollick, a business professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, used a photo of himself (left) in an artificial intelligence platform where he generated a deepfake video of himself (right).

Politics & Government

It takes a few dollars and 8 minutes to create a deepfake. And that's only the start

12:44pm March 23, 2023

by Shannon Bond

Powerful artificial intelligence tools that can create video, audio, text and pictures are raising fears the technology will supercharge disinformation and propaganda by bad actors.

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This image made from video of a fake video featuring former President Barack Obama shows elements of facial mapping used for deepfakes that lets anyone make videos of real people appearing to say things they've never said.

National

Facebook Researchers Say They Can Detect Deepfakes And Where They Came From

8:25am June 17, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Deepfakes are altered photos, videos, and still images that use artificial intelligence to appear realistic. They've become harder to detect.