Deepfakes

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has fired back at Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) threat of legal action over his use of memes and deepfakes. What Happened: Governor Newsom has denied any intention to suppress parodies and made it clear that he was laying down the law with Musk. His...

California governor Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) signed three bills on Tuesday aimed at curbing the use of artificial intelligence in creating misleading images or videos in political advertisements. What Happened: The new laws will immediately make it illegal to create and distribute deepfakes related...

Former President Donald Trump recently stirred controversy by sharing manipulated images on his Truth Social platform, falsely implying that pop star Taylor Swift and her fans were endorsing his presidential campaign. What Happened: Trump’s post, captioned “I accept!”, featured an...

The internal Oversight Board at Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) has demanded clearer regulations against AI-generated pornographic content on the company’s platforms. What Happened: The Oversight Board, an independent entity funded by Meta, found the current rules inadequate in preventing...

A recent study revealed that the most common misuse of artificial intelligence is the creation of deepfakes of politicians and celebrities, rather than AI-assisted cyber attacks. What Happened: The study, conducted by DeepMind, a division of Google‘s parent company Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)(...

Twitter co-founder and Block Inc. (NYSE:SQ) CEO, Jack Dorsey, has warned about a future where distinguishing between reality and fabrication will become increasingly challenging due to the proliferation of deepfakes. What Happened: On Sunday, Dorsey made these remarks at the Festival of the...

Darius Bruner, CEO of 8blockchainfund, manages a turnkey special purpose vehicle (SPV) fund that uses AI technology to streamline business capital formation. In a detailed discussion, Bruner describes his journey from managing a $500 million cannabis fund to developing innovative web-based avatars...

As the United Kingdom (UK) gears up for its 2024 elections, cybersecurity experts are warning of an impending wave of state-sponsored cyberattacks and AI-generated disinformation. What Happened: The UK is expected to face a significant increase in cyber threats in the run-up to the 2024 elections,...

In a recent development, supporters of former President Donald Trump are reportedly using AI-generated fake images of black voters to promote Republican votes. What Happened: Trump supporters have been creating and sharing deepfakes, which depict black people as supporters of the former president,...

Movie director Jordan Peele once helped make a video with Buzzfeed News titled "You Won't Believe What Obama Says In This Video." "We're entering an era in which our enemies can make it look like anyone is saying anything," former President Barack Obama "says" in the 2018 video, seemingly quoting...

Singer Taylor Swift has once again become the target of deepfake videos, this time depicting her as a supporter of former President Donald Trump and a denier of the 2020 election results. What Happened: The manipulated media was widely shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, and has garnered...

A finance worker at a multinational corporation was duped into transferring $25 million to fraudsters. The criminals used deepfake technology to impersonate the company’s CFO and other staff members during a video call, according to the Hong Kong police. What Happened: The employee was...

Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, has reportedly temporarily halted searches for pop icon Taylor Swift. This action comes in response to the spread of explicit AI-generated images of the singer. What Happened: The block was implemented over the weekend following the widespread online...

The week gone by was chock-full of significant developments in the realm of artificial intelligence (AI). From Elon Musk dispelling rumors about his AI start-up raising capital to tech giants backing President Biden’s project to democratize AI research, and Apple hinting at integrating...

The CEO of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Satya Nadella, has pledged rapid response to the spread of non-consensual explicit deepfake images, following the viral distribution of AI-generated explicit images of pop star Taylor Swift. What Happened: Nadella expressed an urgency to address the...