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I’m watching myself on YouTube saying things I would never say. This is the deepfake menace we must confront

These inventions trigger rage, but also optimism. Maybe they will make people think more critically about debate and democracy, says Yanis Varoufakis

The Guardian - UK

‘It was extremely pornographic’: Cara Hunter on the deepfake video that nearly ended her political career

The Irish politician was targeted in 2022, in the final weeks of her run for office. She has never found out who made the malicious deepfake, but knew immediately she had to try to stop this happening to other women

The Guardian - UK

‘The chilling effect’: how fear of ‘nudify’ apps and AI deepfakes is keeping Indian women off the internet

Widespread adoption of artificial intelligence has been accompanied by new ways to harass women online

The Guardian - UK

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Neil deGrasse Tyson says ‘the earth is flat’ as he reveals terrifying AI deepfake video

Neil deGrasse Tyson said the “earth is flat” in a terrifying AI deepfake, which he shared to his followers to warn of the dangers of the new technology.

The Independent UK

Deepfakes and South African law: remedies on paper, gaps in practice

Deepfakes are forgeries of people’s faces, voices and likeness generated through artificial intelligence (AI). They create a serious digital deception. Deepfakes undermine constitutional rights, reduce trust in media and distort fairness in elections. While many countries have laws that address the risks caused by deepfakes, enforcement remains a challenge.

The Conversation

Is Taylor Swift About to Sue Elon Musk's Grok Over 'Topless' AI Dance Videos? What We Know

Taylor Swift fans are outraged after Elon Musk's Grok AI allegedly generated a topless deepfake of the singer, sparking legal concerns and calls for action.

International Business Times UK

Man Who Posted Deepfakes Of Prominent Aussie Women Could Cop $450K Penalty

Australia's online safety regulator said the penalty submission reflected the seriousness of the breaches and its significant impacts on victims.

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Man who posted deepfake images of prominent Australian women could face $450,000 penalty

Online safety regulator seeks heavy penalty, saying it reflects the harm caused and will deter others from making explicit deepfakes

The Guardian - AU

AI is moving fast. Climate policy provides valuable lessons for how to keep it in check

Artificial intelligence (AI) might not have been created to enable new forms of sexual violence such as deepfake pornography. But that has been an unfortunate byproduct of the rapidly advancing technology.

The Conversation

In terms of violence, what’s the difference between classic ‘real’ porn and deepfake porn platforms?

Earlier this year, doctored pornographic images of singer Taylor Swift that were widely circulated online drew attention to the growing phenomenon of deepfakes. While some see these as a technological innovation for artistic purposes, others consider them a worrying development in how digital technologies are being used to perpetuate gender-based…

The Conversation

‘Haunting’ to see deepfake pornography of myself, says journalist Cathy Newman

The Channel 4 News presenter became her own ‘case study’ and watched a video where her face was superimposed onto pornography.

Evening Standard

Democrats and Republicans have a common enemy: pornographic ‘deepfakes’

Ted Cruz and AOC are unlikely allies forcing Big Tech to take down nonconsenual images, but Elon Musk’s antics derailed their efforts, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

Russian Actors Create Deepfake Video To Undermine Kamala Harris Campaign

Deepfake video falsely accuses Governor Tim Walz, highlighting concerns about foreign interference in U.S. elections.

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Beware 'Deepfakes' Of Famous Doctors Promoting Scams: Experts

Social media is being flooded by digitally created "deepfake" videos using the trusted identities of famous doctors to promote dangerous miracle cures for serious health problems, experts warn.

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Woman Returns From Her Honeymoon To Find A Creepy AI Deepfake Video Of Her In An Ad

Content creator who came across a deep fake ad using her face warned people of the extreme power of AI-generated content. The post Woman Returns From Her Honeymoon To Find A Creepy AI Deepfake Video Of Her In An Ad first appeared on Bored Panda.

Salon

Prof: Musk creates "recipe for disaster"

AI manipulation was always going to be a problem — but high-profile Trump backers like Musk are making it worse

The Guardian - AU

Portal needed for victims to report AI deepfakes, federal police union says

Parliamentary inquiry told police forced to ‘cobble together’ laws to prosecute man who allegedly spread deepfake images of women

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Why deepfakes are set to be one of 2024’s biggest cyber security dangers

Discover why deepfakes are emerging as a major cybersecurity threat and how businesses can protect themselves.

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The Guardian - UK

Let’s go after deepfake pornography sites – and the social media giants that peddle them

The government should send a clear message to creators and sites that advertise this abusive content, says writer Lucia Osborne-Crowley

The Guardian - UK

Smudgy chins, weird hands, dodgy numbers: seven signs you’re watching a deepfake

Look out for surplus fingers, compare mannerisms with real recordings and apply good old-fashioned common sense and scepticism, experts advise

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Jacob Elordi Targeted In Non-Consensual, Sexually Explicit Deepfakes Featuring A 17 Y.O.

The OnlyFans creator whose body was featured in the deepfakes is calling for them to be taken down.

The Guardian - UK

Deepfake video of Nigel Farage playing Minecraft ‘of course’ not real, party says

Deepfake videos have failed to disrupt election campaign as some predicted, instead existing as obviously fake memes

The Conversation

What to do if you, or someone you know, is targeted with deepfake porn or AI nudes

This week, about 50 female students from Victoria’s Bacchus Marsh Grammar School had fake, sexually explicit images of them shared without their consent on Instagram and Snapchat. Images of their faces, purportedly obtained from social media, were stitched onto pornographic images using artificial intelligence (AI).

The Guardian - AU

Making deepfake images is increasingly easy – controlling their use is proving all but impossible

New Australian laws will make it a crime to distribute non-consensual deepfake pornography – but there are deeper issues at play, experts say

The Guardian - UK

Nearly 4,000 celebrities found to be victims of deepfake pornography

Channel 4 News finds 255 British people including its presenter Cathy Newman to have been doctored into explicit images

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