Deepfakes

A Gallup poll found that 12% of successful scams in 2025 involved AI or deepfakes, with 6% of respondents reporting they were personally scammed last year.

An AI-powered forensic firm, Exterro, stated its platform was used by the FBI during the 48-hour investigation into the attempted assassination at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. The FBI employed Exterro's FTK Suite to process digital evidence, including messages, social media, and surveillance footage, while the Justice Department reviewed seized devices and other data sources.

AI-generated images, videos, and deepfakes are increasingly used in political advertising in U.S. elections to attack opponents or influence public opinion. CBS News political director Fin Gómez discusses the trend.

Hany Farid, a digital forensics expert, explains that AI-generated deepfakes are becoming indistinguishable from real content, making it nearly impossible for average people to discern authenticity. He highlights the challenges posed by AI in creating realistic media and the limitations of human perception compared to computational tools used in digital forensics.

The article argues that while AI will transform espionage by automating technical intelligence tasks, the scarcity and irreplaceability of human intelligence (HUMINT) will increase its marginal value. AI-generated disinformation and deepfakes will make electronic communications less trustworthy, elevating the importance of secure, in-person methods like dead drops and human sources for validation.

The world’s leading deepfake expert no longer trusts his own eyes due to advancements in AI and deepfakes. He has struggled in the past six months to verify reality before the internet reaches its own conclusions.

A Chinese activist in the UK, Apple Peiqing Ni, was targeted by deepfake posts on X depicting her as a promiscuous drug addict. X informed her the content did not violate platform rules, despite UK police advising her to report the abuse to the US-based platform.

A committee is developing guidelines for handling alien detection in the context of AI, deepfakes, and social media. The focus is on establishing protocols for verifying and responding to potential extraterrestrial signals or contact.

Gartner analysts have urged organizations to strengthen defenses against emerging critical threats, including deepfakes and prompt injections, which they describe as areas where attackers currently hold an advantage.

A new study examines how AI is reshaping Africa, focusing on Kenya and South Africa's media coverage of issues like data colonialism and deepfakes. The analysis highlights gaps in reporting and suggests ways to enhance coverage depth and quality.

Deepfake technology was used to create non-consensual sexual abuse material involving high school students at Radnor High School in Pennsylvania, causing significant harm and division within the school community. The incident highlights the serious consequences of AI-generated abuse material targeting minors.

Douglas Murray expresses concerns about AI technology dangers, specifically citing the creation of deepfakes and digital doppelgangers of himself. The commentary highlights how emerging technologies often bring new risks and fears alongside their innovations.

South Korea will test regulations to stop deepfakes in next month's local elections. The goal is to determine how effective laws can be in stemming the flow of deepfakes. This experiment aims to find a solution to the problem of deepfakes.

CertiK has warned that phishing, deepfakes, and supply chain attacks will drive major crypto hacks in 2026, urging users to prioritize basic security practices as recent hacks have surged.

CertiK warned that phishing, deepfakes, and supply chain attacks will drive major crypto hacks in 2026, urging users to prioritize basic security practices as recent incidents spiked in April.

YouTube is expanding its AI likeness detection technology to include celebrities, enabling them and their representatives to identify and remove deepfakes. This move aims to enhance content authenticity and protect public figures from misuse.

Tinder and Zoom have introduced 'proof of humanity' eye-scans via Worldcoin to combat AI-generated content. The technology aims to verify human users by scanning their eyes, addressing concerns about deepfakes and bot activity.

AI-powered personas are becoming realistic enough to infiltrate online communities and manipulate public opinion by creating false consensus. These adaptive systems, unlike traditional bots, coordinate at scale and have already shown early signs like deepfakes in elections. Experts warn the next election may test this technology's impact on democracy.

Worldcoin's price dropped 13% as its iris-scanning technology expands to Zoom and Docusign to combat deepfakes. The rise of AI-generated content is making it harder to distinguish humans from AI, prompting these integrations.

Sam Altman's World project has launched a major upgrade aimed at combating deepfakes and bots. The update introduces advanced tools to enhance digital authenticity and security.

The article describes an experiment where a person used a deepfake voice to call their parents, who quickly recognized the artificial nature of the voice. The author suggests that creating deepfakes to combat their misuse may be a necessary strategy.

Apple App Store threatened to remove Grok over deepfake content, as outlined in a letter. The issue relates to AI-generated deepfakes and potential policy violations.