Trump signs bill targeting deepfake pornography
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It's the first high-profile tech legislation to pass under the new administration. "With the rise of AI image generation, countless women have been harassed with deepfakes and other explicit images distributed against their will.
The FBI is warning people to be vigilant of an ongoing malicious messaging campaign that uses AI-generated voice audio to impersonate government officials in an attempt to trick recipients into clicking on links that can infect their computers.
Thankfully, a solution exists: blockchain + AI-powered digital twins. Related: Hackers Targeted a $12 Billion Cybersecurity Company With a Deepfake of Its CEO. Here's Why Small De
According to the CISE faculty lead on the study, the solution could be to build certain alert mechanisms directly into assistive devices.
With AI technology creating more and more realistic deepfakes, detectors are not up to the challenge of realizing what is real and what is fake, according to an industry expert. CNN’s Isabel Rosales looks at how this technology can be bypassed and what you can do to protect yourself.
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Scammers are increasingly using deepfakes — manipulated video or audio made using artificial intelligence — to look and sound real on dating apps.
Security leaders must develop a multi-layered strategy to defend against deepfake voice and video attacks, which experts expect to increase quickly in volume and effectiveness.