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🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

YouTube Begins to Release Tool That Tracks Deepfakes to Politicians

YouTube is granting access to a new tool that helps Brazilian politicians and journalists identify deepfake content on its platform based on facial recognition.

Mar 10 • 15:00 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Ministers must act more quickly on deepfakes to protect women and girls, Kendall says

UK technology secretary Liz Kendall has called for quicker government actions to regulate deepfake technology and protect women and girls from online threats.

Mar 9 • 19:56 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

The Capture series 3: How many episodes and full release schedule on BBC

The third series of BBC's 'The Capture' has returned, featuring returning and new cast members and addressing themes of deepfake technology.

Mar 9 • 15:36 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
National & Local

Hadja Lahbib. Now is the time

Hadja Lahbib emphasizes the urgent need to address women's rights amidst increasing backlash and technological threats.

Mar 9 • 08:40 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

The banalization of deepfake: how 'fake porn' involving famous people became content on adult sites

The rise of deepfake technology has led to the normalization of non-consensual pornography, making it increasingly accessible and marketed as a convenience.

Mar 9 • 07:01 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Where was The Capture filmed? Locations as season 3 airs

The third season of BBC's 'The Capture,' featuring key cast members, returns with new filming locations that enhance the series' scale and ambition.

Mar 8 • 05:00 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

What happened in The Capture season 2 as series returns after four-year hiatus?

The article discusses the return of the TV series The Capture for its third season after a four-year break, highlighting key plot points from the previous seasons.

Mar 8 • 05:00 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
Life & Tech

Chonnam National University Research Team Develops Technology to Prevent Deepfake Abuse

A research team at Chonnam National University has developed a photo protection technology to prevent the misuse of deepfake technology.

Mar 5 • 06:33 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
World

The Future of Fake Content in Crises: How Artificial Intelligence Threatens Truth?

The article discusses the evolution of deepfake technology and its implications for truth and misinformation in crises, particularly highlighted by its military applications.

Mar 1 • 10:33 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Police investigate the use of AI to create and sell fake nudes of teenagers in a school in MS

Brazilian police are investigating allegations of deepfake technology being used to create and distribute fake nude images of teenage girls at a private school in Campo Grande.

Feb 28 • 09:00 UTC
🇳🇬 Punch
National & Local

Meta sues Brazil, China advertisers over celebrity deepfake scams

Meta has filed lawsuits against advertisers in Brazil and China for using deepfake technology to impersonate celebrities in fraudulent marketing schemes.

Feb 27 • 05:58 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Meta sues Brazilians for using deepfakes in false health product ads

Meta is suing individuals and companies in Brazil, China, and Vietnam for using deepfake technology to create fake advertisements featuring celebrities and well-known brands.

Feb 26 • 23:24 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Is it worth the ticket? 'Scream 7' discusses deepfake and the 'final girl' who represents Generation Z

The article discusses 'Scream 7', focusing on its themes of deepfake technology and the evolution of the 'final girl' character as seen in the eyes of Generation Z.

Feb 26 • 13:00 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
Life & Tech

The End of the Era of 'I Saw with My Own Eyes'... How Fake Faces Have Become Comparable to Reality?

The article discusses the rise of deepfake technology and its implications on human perception, where digital faces generated by AI can now closely mimic real human faces.

Feb 22 • 09:25 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
World

OpenAI leader claims urgent need for AI regulation

Sam Altman argues that the world urgently needs regulations for artificial intelligence, similar to the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Feb 19 • 09:25 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

Deepfake is breaking centuries-old trust

The rise of deepfake technology is challenging traditional trust and raises significant copyright issues, with questions being raised about the training of models by Ashwini Vaishnav.

Feb 16 • 16:29 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

Deepfake is breaking centuries of trust, Ashwini Vaishnaw raises questions about training AI models

During the India AI Impact Summit, Indian Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw discussed the government's strategy regarding AI, creator economy, copyright, and deepfake.

Feb 16 • 12:26 UTC
🇫🇮 Iltalehti
National & Local

Job Seeker Tried to Cheat – 'Blurred Face' Exposed

In a unique case, a job seeker used deepfake technology to disguise his real appearance during a video interview, raising concerns about deception in recruitment.

Feb 14 • 19:46 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Wonkwang Digital University Successfully Concludes Winter Humanities Relay Lecture for the 2025 Academic Year

Wonkwang Digital University hosted a successful special lecture series on 'Humanities in the Age of AI' to help learners understand technology from a humanistic perspective.

Feb 12 • 01:45 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Public defenders in AM transform into Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise for campaign against AI scams

Public defenders in the Amazonas state have created a campaign using deepfake technology to highlight the risks of AI-related scams.

Feb 9 • 12:19 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Crime & Justice

AI deepfake romance scam steals woman's home and life savings

A woman was scammed out of over $81,000 and her home by an AI deepfake impersonating a famous actor in what she believed was a romantic relationship.

Feb 6 • 13:31 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
Crime & Justice

Deepfake frauds on the rise. AI easily assists in their creation

Deepfake frauds have reached industrial scale, with readily available and affordable tools enabling widespread creation of fake videos used for scams.

Feb 6 • 08:46 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
Crime & Justice

Britain: Collaboration with Microsoft for the development of an online deepfake detection system

The UK is partnering with Microsoft to develop a system aimed at detecting online deepfake content, addressing the rising misuse of such technology by criminals.

Feb 5 • 10:38 UTC
🇲🇽 El Financiero (ES)
Life & Tech

Prove that you are human

In 2023, computer science professor Hany Farid spoke with a representative of Barack Obama about deepfake technology, leading to a surreal experience of conversing with a virtual version of the former president.

Feb 3 • 13:55 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

From the 1982 law to the Grok era: the difficult offensive to eliminate 'deepfakes' of minors

The article discusses the global scandal surrounding the sexualization of minors through deepfake technology and the various efforts being made to combat this issue, including legal reforms and European initiatives.

Jan 14 • 04:30 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
Life & Tech

Cyberbullying Also Concerns Business

With the development of new technologies, businesses are becoming increasingly dependent on operating in the digital space, which can lead to negative campaigns against them, including hate, threats, false reports, and misinformation, even using deepfake technology.

Jan 13 • 04:40 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
Crime & Justice

Britain to make the creation of 18+ deepfakes a criminal offense

The UK government will introduce a new criminal offense targeting the creation of intimate images without consent, as announced by Technology Minister Liz Kendall.

Jan 12 • 18:19 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Officials piloting software to tackle deepfakes ahead of Scottish and Welsh elections

Election officials in Scotland are collaborating with the Home Office to pilot software designed to detect deepfake content as the Scottish and Welsh elections approach.

Jan 8 • 18:07 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Elon Musk's X slapped down by UK over 'appalling' AI content

UK Technology Secretary Liz Kendall has criticized Elon Musk's X for allowing disturbing deepfake content sexualizing children on the platform.

Jan 6 • 14:29 UTC

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