As artificial intelligence becomes more advanced and commonplace, it can be difficult to know what’s real and what’s not, which has complicated the search for Nancy Guthrie, according to law enforcement. But just how difficult is it?
Deepfakes
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Elon Musk’s X faces bans and investigations over nonconsensual bikini images
After the social media app’s AI chatbot started generating sexualized images of women and children, two countries have blocked it and several more have launched investigations.
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It’s quick and easy to clone famous politicians’ voices, despite safeguards
Most of the tools tested by researchers at the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate could be used to successfully clone a wide range of voices belonging to European and American politicians.
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Katy Perry’s own mom fell for her Met Gala AI photo. Do you know what to look for?
Katy Perry and Rihanna weren’t at the Met Gala on Monday night, despite the viral AI-generated photos showing them on the red carpet. Here are some tips for recognizing and investigating deep fakes.
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The government announced winners of a contest to tell real voices from deepfake audio
Four organizations won a FTC contest for their tools that help tell real audio clips from deepfakes. The winners’ approaches illuminate challenges AI audio deepfakes pose.
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AI fakes raise election risks as lawmakers and tech companies scramble to catch up
As AI-generated deepfakes are being used to spread false information in elections in the U.S. and around the world, policymakers, tech platforms and governments are trying to catch up.
