McAfee launches AI-powered deepfake detection tool
John DiFucci, Senior Managing Director at Guggenheim Securities, discusses the long-term impact of AI technology on “making money.” Computer security company McAfee has released a deepfake detection tool to combat the rise of AI scams and misinformation. AI-created videos, also known as deepfakes, have been circulating on the internet and social media. In response, the […]
AI-driven deepfake sites that ‘undress’ women and girls face landmark lawsuit
San Francisco officials have filed a landmark lawsuit against a popular deepfake website that uses artificial intelligence to “undress” images of clothed women and girls. The city attorney’s office is suing 16 of the most popular AI “undressing” sites, which the complaint says received a total of more than 200 million visits in the first […]
Polish billionaire ‘locker king’ takes on Meta over deepfake ads, predicts ‘long battle’
A prominent Polish billionaire known as “Locker King” said he was considering taking legal action against Meta for allowing the spread of “deepfake” advertisements depicting him and his wife. Earlier this month, Poland’s Personal Data Protection Agency issued an order banning Meta for three months from publishing fake ads using real details and images of […]
How people are being tricked by deepfake doctor videos
What a hassle! Some of Britain’s best-known TV doctors are increasingly having their names and likenesses used to sell fraudulent products to social media users. New study warns. The phenomenon, known as deepfaking, uses artificial intelligence to create sophisticated digital replicas of real people. In these fake videos, one person’s head is superimposed onto another’s […]
British female politicians targeted by fake pornography | Deepfake
Female British politicians have fallen victim to fake porn, with their faces used in nude images created using artificial intelligence. Political candidates who have been targeted by the popular fake porn website include Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner, Education Secretary Gillian Keegan, MP Penny Mordaunt, former Home Secretary Priti Patel and Labour backbencher Stella Creasy. […]
Justice Department says it can’t release Biden’s special council interview for fear of ‘deepfake’ audio concerns
The Department of Justice has declared that it cannot release audio recordings of President Joe Biden’s interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur due to fears of artificial intelligence or “deep fakes” being used to tamper with the material, but one legal scholar has slammed the department’s request as “legally unreasonable” and “dangerous”. In a 49-page […]
CEO of WPP falls victim to deepfake scam
WPP’s CEO became the victim of an elaborate deepfake scam in which his boss’ voice was cloned to solicit money and personal information from employees. Mark Read, CEO of WPP, a London-based communications and advertising company whose clients include Dell, Wendy’s, Victoria’s Secret and Coca-Cola, has a WhatsApp account that appears to be his own. […]
CEO of world’s biggest ad firm targeted by deepfake scam | Technology
The head of the world’s largest advertising group has been targeted in an elaborate deepfake scam using artificial intelligence voice clones. WPP CEO Mark Read detailed the attempted fraud in a recent email to management and urged other employees at the company to be wary of calls from management. I warned you. Emails obtained by […]
Humanity is one convincing deepfake away from a global catastrophe
Last year 40th anniversary An almost apocalyptic situation. September 26, 1983, Russian Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Petrov refused to report Passed allegedly false information to his superiors detailing a nuclear attack from the United States. His inaction prevented a Russian retaliatory attack and the global nuclear exchange that would result. Thus he saved billions of lives. […]
LA students, parents warned about spreading deepfake nude photo threat
Several Los Angeles-area school districts have investigated instances of “inappropriate” artificial intelligence-generated images of students circulating online and in text messages in recent months. Most recently, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) announced it was investigating “the alleged creation and dissemination of inappropriate photos within the Fairfax High School community,” the district told Fox […]