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Deepfake Video Call Scams Global Firm out of $26 Million; Used YouTube Videos: SCMP

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Technology
Scammers tricked a multinational firm out of some $26 million by impersonating senior executives using deepfake technology, Hong Kong police said Sunday, in one of the first cases of its kind in the city.Law enforcement agencies are scrambling to keep up with generative artificial intelligence, which experts say holds potential for disinformation and misuse -- such as deepfake images showing people mouthing things they never said. A company employee in the Chinese finance hub received "video conference calls from someone…

Taylor Swift: Deepfake explicit images of Taylor Swift spread on social media: Swifties are fighting back

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Technology
A scourge of pornographic deepfake images generated by artificial intelligence and sexualising people without their consent has hit its most famous victim, singer Taylor Swift, drawing attention to a problem that tech platforms and anti-abuse groups have struggled to solve.Sexually explicit and abusive fake images of Swift began circulating widely this week on the social media platform X. Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIIT DelhiIITD Certificate Programme in Data Science…

AI horror: Outrage over deepfake images of singer Taylor Swift

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Technology
Fans of Taylor Swift and politicians expressed outrage on Friday at AI-generated fake images that went viral on X and were still available on other platforms. One image of the US megastar was seen 47 million times on X, the former Twitter, before it was removed Thursday. According to US media, the post was live on the platform for around 17 hours.Deepfake images of celebrities are not new but activists and regulators are worried that easy-to-use tools employing generative artificial intelligence (AI) will create an…