Deepfake

The Georgia state House voted Thursday to crack down on deepfake artificial intelligence (AI) videos ahead of this year’s elections. The House voted 148-22 to approve the legislation, which attempts to stop the spread of misinformation from deceptive video impersonating candidates. The legislation, H.B. 986, would make it a felony to publish a deepfake within 90 days of an election with the intention of misleading or confusing voters about a candidate or their chance of being elected. The bill would…

Artificial intelligence experts and industry executives, including one of the technology's trailblazers Yoshua Bengio, have signed an open letter calling for more regulation around the creation of deepfakes, citing potential risks to society. "Today, deepfakes often involve sexual imagery, fraud, or political disinformation. Since AI is progressing rapidly and making deepfakes much easier to create, safeguards are needed," the group said in the letter, which was put together by Andrew Critch, an AI researcher at UC…

The Misinformation Combat Alliance and Meta on Monday said they will be launching a dedicated fact-checking helpline on WhatsApp to combat artificial intelligence-generated media (deepfakes), which may deceive people on matters of public importance, and help people connect with verified and credible information. The helpline will be available for the public to use starting March 2024. The initiative will allow the alliance and its associated network of independent fact-checkers and research organisations to address viral…

With less than 50 days to remain until South Korea's parliamentary elections in April 2024, several concerns over the proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI)-generated deepfake videos and images are mounting, prompting heightened vigilance from election authorities. With less than 50 days to remain until South Korea's parliamentary elections in April 2024, several concerns over the proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI)-generated deepfake videos and images are mounting, prompting…

But it’s not just the political sphere that’s up in arms. Everyone—from gig workers to celebrities—is talking about the potential harms of generative AI, questioning whether everyday users will be able to discern between AI-produced and authentic content. While generative AI offers potential to make our world better, the technology is also being used to cause harm, from impersonating politicians, celebrities, and business leaders to influencing elections and more.THE DEEPFAKE AND ROGUE BOT MENACEIn April 2023, a deepfake…

A coalition of 20 tech companies signed an agreement Friday to help prevent AI deepfakes in the critical 2024 elections taking place in more than 40 countries. OpenAI, Google, Meta, Amazon, Adobe and X are among the businesses joining the pact to prevent and combat AI-generated content that could influence voters. However, the agreement’s vague language and lack of binding enforcement call into question whether it goes far enough.The list of companies signing the “Tech Accord to Combat Deceptive Use of AI in 2024…

Major tech companies announced a new pact at the Munich Security Conference on Friday pledging to fight AI-generated fakes that are intended to deceive the public and influence elections. The press conference, which was livestreamed online, featured leaders from Big Tech firms who’ve been under immense pressure in recent years to address the misinformation that’s proliferated online as it becomes easier to literally put words in someone else’s mouth.Like It or Not, Your Doctor Will Use AI | AI UnlockedThe signatories of…

A bank uses biased artificial intelligence outputs in a mortgage lending decision. An insurance firm's AI produces racially homogeneous advertising images. Users of an AI system complain about a bad experience.These are just a few of the potential risks AI poses for financial institutions that want to embrace the emerging technology, according to a series of papers released on Thursday. The papers, by FS-ISAC, a nonprofit that shares cyber intelligence among financial institutions around the world, highlights additional…

OpenAI introduced Sora, its premier text-to-video generator, on Thursday with beautiful, shockingly realistic videos showcasing the AI model’s capabilities. Sora is now available to a small number of researchers and creatives who will test the model before a broader public release, which could spell disaster for the film industry and our collective deepfake problem.Why is Everyone Suing AI Companies? | Future Tech“Sora is able to generate complex scenes with multiple characters, specific types of motion, and accurate…

AI made this videoGif: OpenAIOne of the more unsettling things about AI is how blisteringly fast the technology develops. A few months ago, it seemed like useful AI-generated video tools were still out of reach. Well, now that’s over. OpenAI just released a new text-to-video generator called Sora. In a word, it’s stunning. “Sora is able to generate complex scenes with multiple characters, specific types of motion, and accurate details of the subject and background,” said OpenAI in a blog post. “The model understands not…