Microsoft expands AI watermark for EU political parties to combat deepfakes
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Safe elections: EU demands measures against deepfakes and fake news
The European Union (EU) haspromecommitted to ensuring free and fair elections, and digital platforms have a crucial role to play in this process. To combat disinformation and protect the integrity of electoral processes, the EU recently released guidelines for large digital platforms.
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EU calls on tech giants to draw up plans to combat deepfakes amid election concerns
The European Union (EU) is calling out eight major technology companies, including Google, Facebook and X, to detail their methods of identifying and combating deepfakes amid fears about the use of this technology to influence elections. For the first time in the world, these companies will be required to follow new laws on artificial intelligence (AI) to eradicate fake videos, images and audio.
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Experts call for more regulation of deepfakes
Artificial intelligence (AI) experts and industry executives, including one of the technology's pioneers, Yoshua Bengio, have signed an open letter calling for more regulation around the creation of deepfakes, citing potential risks to society.
Iran-backed hackers disrupt UAE TV with deepfakes
A Microsoft claimed that a hacking operation carried out by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards, a major division of Iran's Armed Forces, disrupted streaming platforms in the UAE with an artificial intelligence (AI)-generated news broadcast called “For Humanity.”
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YouTube will have labels for AI videos and intensify the fight against deepfakes in elections
YouTube published guidelines on its official blog that detail its approach to content generated by artificial intelligence (AI).
Microsoft Fixes flaw that led to the creation of pornographic deepfakes of Taylor Swift
Last week, fake nude images of singer Taylor Swift, produced by artificial intelligence (AI), spread quickly across social media. After complaints pointed out a loophole used to create images in the Designer, Microsoft, the company announced the correction of the problem and made updates to its policies regarding the use of AI.
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YouTube bans deepfakes of crime victims in true crime videos
YouTube has announced a new policy that bans content that “realistically simulates” crime victims' accounts of how they died or the violence they suffered. The change aims to combat the spread of deepfakes, videos that use artificial intelligence (AI) to create fake images or audio.
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Microsoft will help politicians protect themselves against deepfakes
Amid growing concern that artificial intelligence (AI) could facilitate the spread of misinformation, the Microsoft is offering its services – including a digital watermark that identifies AI content – to help crack down on deepfakes and improve cybersecurity ahead of several global elections.
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Startup receives US$15 million in investment to develop tools for detecting deepfakes
Reality Defender, a startup specializing in detecting deepfakes and AI-generated content, announced a significant investment of $15 million in its latest Series A funding round.
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