The U.S. military has a secret plan to develop incredibly realistic fake people for the internet, making it hard for anyone—humans or computers—to tell they are not real. This comes from a document reviewed by The Intercept, which reveals that the Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is looking for companies to
In early 2020, deepfake expert Henry Ajder made a shocking discovery: he found one of the first Telegram bots that could use artificial intelligence to “undress” photos of women. This bot generated over 100,000 explicit images, some of which were of children. Ajder described this as a turning point, highlighting
The FBI has issued a public service announcement warning about sextortion scams that utilize ‘deepfakes’. The agency has observed an increase in the number of victims reporting sextortion cases since April of this year. J. Edgar Hoover FBI building in Washington on March 28, 2023. (Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times) The
Microsoft President Brad Smith gave a speech about AI regulation and his concerns in Washington, where he issued a new warning about deep fakes spreading misinformation. Brad Smith gave a speech in Washington on May 25 which discussed how AI could be regulated. Microsoft President Brad Smith gave a speech about AI regulation and
Yaroslav Nilov, the deputy head of the LDPR faction in the lower house of parliament, the State Duma, has said that Russia could criminalize ‘deepfakes’.
Research found that deepfakes can fool biometric checks used by banks. Despite this obvious flaw, KYC providers don’t really seem bothered about the possibility of exploitation.
On February 7, a day ahead of the Legislative Assembly elections in Delhi, two videos of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Manoj Tiwari criticising the incumbent Delhi government of Arvind Kejriwal went viral on WhatsApp. While one video had Tiwari speak in English, the other was him speaking in
