Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, recently posted a video on an unspecified platform mimicking the voice of Kamala Harris, which triggered concerns over the potential influence of AI deep fakes on upcoming US elections. Ironically, Musk is a public supporter of Donald Trump, aiming for re-election and often uses his platform to…
AI holds vast potential for societal advancement, but it also carries significant risk. One of these is the rapidly growing field of deep fake creation, which uses AI technologies to fabricate highly realistic but false media. A new study from Google DeepMind and Jigsaw, a Google offshoot focused on addressing societal threats, has found that…
Australian police are investigating the dissemination of AI-generated pornographic images featuring around 50 schoolgirls, reportedly created by a teenage boy. The mother of a 16-year-old girl targeted in this appalling case spoke to ABC about her daughter's distress after seeing the explicit images. The school involved, Bacchus Marsh Grammar, has pledged a strong commitment to…
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has refused to release audio of President Joe Biden's special counsel interview, citing concerns that the recording could be subject to artificial intelligence (AI) disinformation, including deepfakes. The DOJ has weighed the risks and decided against releasing the audio, fearing it could be maliciously altered and circulated as genuine.…
The family of seven-time F1 world champion, Michael Schumacher, has won compensation worth €200,000 from the publishers of a German magazine, Die Aktuelle, for printing an unauthorized AI-generated interview. The article, released in April 2023, falsely presented an interview with Schumacher, including the AI-generated quotes on his health and family life after his severe skiing…
The upcoming 2024 general elections in India, the world's largest democratic exercise involving over 960 million voters, are experiencing a significant transformation due to the influence of artificial intelligence (AI) and deep fakes. A new cohort of technologically adept political players is exploiting AI to create synthetic media aiming for political and commercial influence.
Among them…
A former athletic director at Pikesville High, Dazhon Darien, was arrested on Thursday for allegedly employing AI to create a false audio clip of the school’s principal. The clip, falsely attributed to the principal Eric Eiswert, was said to contain racist and antisemitic comments directed towards staff and students. This caused uproar and damage to…
The Oversight Board, a body of experts independent from Meta (formerly Facebook), was founded in 2020 to review challenging content moderation decisions on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. This Board has recently announced its decision to scrutinize Meta's response to two cases related to sexually explicit, AI-generated images of female public figures.
The Board comprises 20…
The rapid development and widespread use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools has brought a range of benefits to businesses and individuals. However, increased access to AI tools also means unprecedented levels of misinformation, with deep fakes presenting a particular concern globally. Recognized as the number one global threat by the 2024 World Economic Forum’s Global…
The Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, has sparked a flurry of speculation following her first official photograph since her abdominal surgery in December. Since the surgery, there has been minimal communication from the Palace, leading to increasing public scrutiny. Additionally, both Middleton and the Prince of Wales have canceled public engagements, leading to a slew…
Supporters of former US President Donald Trump have been caught creating and sharing artificial intelligence (AI)-generated images that falsely portray him with African American voters, as revealed by the BBC. This tactic appears to inflate Trump's popularity among black voters -- a demographic widely acknowledged as instrumental to Joe Biden's 2020 presidential victory. Conservative radio…