What began as a ski holiday Instagram post ended in financial ruin for a French interior designer after scammers used AI to convince her she was in a relationship with Brad Pitt. The 18-month…
By Sam Jeans · 3 min read
Tom Hanks warned his fans not to be duped by ads using his likeness and voice to promote “wonder drugs” that claim to cure diabetes. Scammers…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
Donald Trump posted AI-generated fakes of Taylor Swift and her fans on social media in an apparent attempt to imply their endorsement of his candidacy for…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
Elon Musk shared a video on X which mimics the voice of Kamala Harris raising concerns over the effect AI deep fakes could have on the…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
AI has a myriad of uses, but one of its most concerning applications is the creation of deep fake media and misinformation. A new study from…
By Sam Jeans · 3 min read
Police in Australia launched an investigation into the distribution of AI-generated pornographic images of around 50 schoolgirls, with the perpetrator believed to be a teenage boy. …
By Sam Jeans · 3 min read
The US Justice Department (DOJ) cited risks of AI disinformation and deepfakes as reasons why it won’t release audio of Joe Biden’s special counsel interview over…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher’s family has been awarded €200,000 in compensation from the publishers of Die Aktuelle. This German magazine printed an AI-generated ‘interview’ with…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
India’s 2024 general election, the largest democratic exercise in the world with over 960 million eligible voters, is being transformed by the rise of AI intelligence…
By Sam Jeans · 3 min read
A Baltimore high school athletic director was arrested on Thursday after police said he had allegedly used AI to create a fake audio clip of the…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
