Newsom signs deepfake, other AI bills into law in California
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) on Thursday signed several artificial intelligence (AI) bills aimed at preventing the misuse of sexually explicit deepfakes. Newsom's signing of the three AI-related bills marks California's latest effort to put guardrails around the advancing technology amid growing concerns about the spread of deepfakes, which are images, audio and video that […]
Newsom’s deepfake election laws are already being challenged in federal court
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Microsoft-Backed 2020 Election Censors Reposition Themselves as ‘AI Deepfake’ Authorities
True Media, the 2020 election censorship agency, is being repositioned as an “AI deepfake” authority for the 2024 elections, with the backing of tech giant Microsoft. Microsoft Positioning Positioning himself as an authority on fighting election-related “fakes” created by AI deepfakes Lobbying It has called for new regulation in this area, but a closer look […]
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. […]