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/R/TECHNOLOGY

Grok AI broke Canada’s laws, created 6K sexual deepfakes per hour: probe

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NEW YORK POST

British lawmaker Jess Asato sues Elon Musk’s xAI after Grok users made fake sexualized images of her in a bikini

xAI said earlier this year it restricted image editing in Grok, and blocked users from generating images of people in revealing clothing in “jurisdictions where it’s illegal.”…

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#artificial intelligence#deepfakes#elon musk
INVESTING.COM — NEWS

UK lawmaker Jess Asato sues Elon Musk’s xAI over deepfakes

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THE INDEPENDENT

Labour MP suing Elon Musk’s xAI over Grok deepfakes

Jess Asato said she filed a claim at the High Court on Wednesday in a bid to seek accountability for the design choices that allowed Grok to create such images…

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#technology#law#politics
LIFEHACKER

Gemini Made This Hyperrealistic Deepfake Video of Me in Just a Few Minutes

Google is rolling out a personal deepfake feature that lets you clone yourself to create short videos, complete with your own voice.…

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#technology#artificial intelligence
PCWORLD

I made a Gemini avatar of myself. It’s so real, it creeps me out

I used Gemini's new avatar feature to put myself at Disneyland and in a podcast studio. Then I made it confess to a crime.…

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#technology#ai
GOOGLE

Android introduces fake call detection to stop deepfake scams

Fake call detection on Android helps protect you from scammers using AI deepfakes to impersonate your contacts.…

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#technology#security#scams
TECHCRUNCH

Google rolls out fake call detection to protect against AI deepfake impersonation scams

As people increasingly refuse to answer calls from unknown numbers, scammers are shifting their tactics by spoofing trusted phone numbers and using AI deepfake technology to sound …

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#technology#security#android
THE INDEPENDENT

One in three voters saw deepfakes of politicians ahead of local elections, poll shows

Exclusive: Almost one in three (30 per cent) adults said they had seen a deepfake or AI-generated video, audio clip or image about an election candidate or politician online in the…

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#politics#elections#technology
NBC NEWS — TECH

TikTok documentary posted by Paris Hilton digs into notorious deepfake pornography website

Paris Hilton and independent journalist Laurie Segall fight the rise of AI-generated deepfakes in a TikTok documentary. It investigates the man believed to be behind a notorious de…

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R/OPENAI

How to Stay Ahead of Deepfake Evolution in 2026

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TECHRADAR

Star City team 'became experts' on filming space during Apple TV sci-fi hit For All Mankind — suggesting controversial 'deepfakes' and AI usage might return in the future

The team behind new Apple TV sci-fi series Star City reveal how much they learned about filming space on For All Mankind — which could include use of AI and deepfakes.…

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#entertainment#technology#space
WITNESSLENS

Could WitnessLens Solve the Deepfake Verification Problem?

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#technology#media#verification
ABC NEWS (AUSTRALIA)

Are you allowed to make deepfakes of the prime minister?

Follow the latest headlines from ABC News, Australia's most trusted media source, with live events, audio and on-demand video from the national broadcaster.…

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#deepfakes#politics#law
TECHMEME

OpenAI announces partnerships to combat election misinformation, offering cybersecurity products to state officials and backing legislation to curb deepfakes (Maria Curi/Axios)

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404 MEDIA

Podcast: How Deepfakes Destroyed a High School

How deepfakes rocked a high school; BusPatrol giving AI camera data to cops; and a big time crash out.…

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#education#technology#surveillance
VARIETY

Laurie Segall, Paris Hilton Launch ‘Mr. Deepfakes’ Investigation That Breaks All The Old Rules of True Crime

Laurie Segall, Paris Hilton Launch "Mr. Deepfakes" Investigation That Breaks All The Old Rules of True Crime…

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#true crime#technology#media
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST

AI deepfakes expose legal vacuum in India’s celebrity rights protection

The rise of AI-generated material has intensified calls for a dedicated personality rights law to curb the misuse of such technologies.…

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#technology#law#celebrities
THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Ottawa must move urgently to ban nude deepfakes

The Liberals should propose separate legislation to criminalize the distribution of AI-generated naked images of real people…

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#law#technology#gender-based violence
ARXIV CS.AI

Eroding Trust in Real Speech: A Large-Scale Study of Human Audio Deepfake Perception

Audio deepfakes have improved rapidly recently, yet their effect on human trust in real speech remains unstudied. We present the largest listening study on audio deepfake perceptio…

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#deepfakes#audio#trust
THE INDEPENDENT

Warning issued over deepfake ads that expose people to ‘the mercy of scammers’

Which? has called on the government to ensure regulator Ofcom can take action against tech firms that fail to block scams…

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#technology#scams#deepfakes
R/NEWS

Two men charged with creating AI-generated porn under new law targeting 'deepfakes'

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DEV.TO (TOP)

Google Built the Perfect Deepfake Engine. Can a Hidden Pixel Signal Stop the Chaos?

Imagine scrolling through your feed and seeing a perfectly rendered, physics accurate video of...…

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#technology#deepfakes#media
MASHABLE

Two men were charged with federal crimes after creating explicit deepfakes of celebrities

They are being charged under Trump's Take It Down Act.…

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#technology#law#celebrities
CRYPTO BRIEFING

Two men charged under Take It Down Act for AI deepfake porn in first federal prosecutions

Two men face federal charges under the TAKE IT DOWN Act for allegedly creating AI-generated explicit images without consent, marking one of the first prosecutions under the year-ol…

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#law#technology#privacy
LIFESITENEWS

Vatican cardinal warns of ‘painful consequences’ from AI ‘deepfakes’

Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, Prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education, addressed concerns about the impact of AI on society before Pope Leo's encyclical is releas…

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#ai#deepfakes#vatican
CRYPTO BRIEFING

Two men charged under Take It Down Act for AI deepfake porn targeting celebrities and politicians

Two men face federal charges in Brooklyn under the Take It Down Act for creating AI deepfake porn of celebrities, politicians, and acquaintances.…

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#law#technology#privacy
DECRYPT

Two Men Federally Charged Over AI Deepfake Porn Under the Take It Down Act

Federal prosecutors charged two men under the 2025 law that criminalizes non-consensual AI-generated intimate imagery.…

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#law#technology#privacy
FORTUNE

They created AI nudes that got millions of views online. Now they’re being charged with crimes

The men — who do not appear to be connected — are among the earliest defendants to face charges under the Take It Down Act.…

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#ai#law
QUARTZ

Google is bringing AI-content detection to Search and Chrome as deepfakes proliferate

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404 MEDIA

Deepfakes Tore a High School Apart

After five teen girls were targeted by AI-generated child sexual abuse material, Radnor Township High School in Pennsylvania has become a case study in how schools and police aroun…

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#education#technology#harassment
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST

2 men charged with creating AI-generated porn under new US law targeting ‘deepfakes’

The men are among the earliest defendants to face charges under the Take It Down Act, a law signed last year by US President Donald Trump.…

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#law#technology#deepfakes
VENTUREBEAT

Americans can’t spot a deepfake, and that’s a business crisis, not just a consumer problem

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ENGADGET

Meta's Oversight Board will examine deepfake video of a UK politician Facebook left online

The allegedly AI-generated video depicted the politician making incendiary statements about refugees.…

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#technology#politics#social media
THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Federal move to criminalize non-consensual sexual deepfakes is long overdue, experts say

Acquittals in sexual deepfake cases have put a spotlight on gaps in the Criminal Code, which experts say has not kept pace with emerging tech…

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#law#technology#gender-based violence
THE INDEPENDENT

Average Briton now struggles to identify deepfakes, study finds

Exclusive: Warning UK faces an ‘uphill battle’ as research suggests public lacks ability to identify AI-generated misinformation…

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#deepfakes#misinformation#ai
NEW YORK POST

Feds bust 2 alleged creeps for posting ‘deepfake’ porn of celebs and politicians

Cornelius Shannon, 51, and Arturo Hernandez, 20, were arrested after posting thousands of pornographic AI "deepfake" images and videos of celebrity entertainers and political figur…

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#pornography#law
NEW YORK POST

Social media platforms now required to take down deepfake and revenge porn: ‘Big Tech can no longer look the other way’

Social media will be a porn hub no longer.…

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#social media#law#technology
THE VERGE

It’s make or break time for AI labeling systems

We're about to find out if the systems designed to make deepfakes and AI-generated content easy to spot are actually up to snuff. SynthID and C2PA Content Credentials, two distinct…

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#technology#ai#deepfakes
PETAPIXEL

Social Media Platforms Must Now Remove Sexual Deepfakes Within 48 Hours

It's the first federal law aimed at addressing AI-generated sexual images.…

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#law#technology#socialmedia
TECHMEME

Vietnam introduces Decree 142 to implement its AI law, requiring companies to classify AI models by risk level, label deepfakes, and disclose chatbot use (Lien Hoang/Nikkei Asia)

Lien Hoang / Nikkei Asia : Vietnam introduces Decree 142 to implement its AI law, requiring companies to classify AI models by risk level, label deepfakes, and disclose chatbot use…

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ARXIV CS.AI

EMO-BOOST: Emotion-Augmented Audio-Visual Features for Improved Generalization in Deepfake Detection

With every advancement in generative AI models, forensics is under increasing pressure. The constant emergence of new generation techniques makes it impossible to collect data for …

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#ai#emotion
TECHSPOT

Google is making AI images easier to create, and deepfakes easier to spot

Google Pics is the company's new AI image-editing tool, which aims to make altering photos easier than ever. The tool is currently in closed testing, with a...…

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STRAITS TIMES — WORLD

US enforces law to crack down on sexual deepfakes

Critics are concerned the law could be used against trans people, sex workers and political speech. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.…

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#technology#law#ai
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

‘South Park’ Creators Bring Deepfake Trump Penis Out on ‘Kimmel,’ Announce Season 29 Premiere Date

Trey Parker and Matt Stone, who just spent two seasons of their animated hit mocking the ABC late night host's No. 1 foe, President Trump, had a surprise up their sleeves.…

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#entertainment#television#south park
THE VERGE

Google is trying to make deepfake detection more accessible for everyone

We can only hope it works.…

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#technology#ai
404 MEDIA

Streamer Realtime Deepfakes Himself into Mr. Beast, Says He Loves 'Touching Little Boys'

The software, called Delulu, is marketed specifically to streamers and lets them easily transform into other people including George Floyd, Jeffrey Epstein, and other streamers.…

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#technology#streaming
WIRED

Google Makes It Easy to Deepfake Yourself

Google’s overhaul of its AI creation software, Flow, includes a new video model and a tool for generating selfie videos called avatars.…

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#technology#ai#video creation
PUBLIC (SHELLENBERGER)

Fear Of Political Underdogs Behind “Deepfake” AI Alarmism

LA mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt’s viral ads reveal why the establishment is so threatened by parody…

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#politics#technology#elections
THE VERGE

America’s dangerous, messy deepfakes crackdown is here

The Take It Down Act is in full force, but it could be a gift to government censors — not victims of image-based sexual abuse.…

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#deepfakes#law#censorship
GIZMODO

FTC’s Strict Anti-Deepfake Rule Kicks in Today. Here’s What That Means for Grok

Digital platforms will be held liable for nonconsensual sexual images but critics say it will be a free speech disaster.…

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#law#technology#online safety
DEV.TO (TOP)

Deepfake Fraud Just Tripled to $1.1B — And You're Looking for the Wrong Thing

investigating the $1.1B surge in synthetic media fraud The technical landscape of digital evidence...…

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#fraud#technology
TECHRADAR

Deepfakes are eroding trust: Why verification tools are essential

We know deepfakes are a threat but most of us haven't noticed yet…

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#deepfakes#trust#technology
THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

‘You don’t need to whisper rumours any more’: How AI sex videos are harming women

Kate Bell thought she had enough evidence of digital abuse on her partner’s laptop. The legal system had not yet caught up to technology.…

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#ai#cybersecurity#domestic abuse
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST

How a victim lost US$3.8 million in Singapore deepfake Zoom scam impersonating PM Wong

Police have obtained footage of the video conference linked to the sophisticated scam impersonating Wong, President Tharman and other officials.…

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#cybersecurity#scams#artificial intelligence
DIGITAL TRENDS

YouTube is giving creators a new weapon against AI deepfakes

YouTube is rolling out a new AI safety feature that could help creators spot deepfake-style videos using their face. The tool works quietly in the background, but it may become inc…

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#youtube#ai
DEV.TO (TOP)

When Deepfakes Apply for Jobs

When Pindrop Security posted a job listing for a senior software engineer in 2024, one applicant...…

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#deepfakes#job market#ai fraud
ENGADGET

YouTube's AI deepfake detection tool is now available to all creators 18 and older

Even new creators can sign up for access.…

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#youtube#ai
MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW

The Download: deepfake porn's stolen bodies and AI sharing private numbers

Plus: the US has approved Nvidia chip sales to 10 Chinese firms.…

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#ai ethics#privacy#deepfakes
ABC NEWS (AUSTRALIA)

AI deepfakes are in our schools. What's the right way to handle them?

Deepfake content, made from artificial intelligence, is increasingly circulating in schools. But what can parents do if their children are the target?…

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#ai#deepfakes#education