Tag: deepfakes
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The Register: Consumer Reports calls out slapdash AI voice-cloning safeguards
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/10/ai_voice_cloning_safeguards/ Source: The Register Title: Consumer Reports calls out slapdash AI voice-cloning safeguards Feedly Summary: Study finds 4 out of 6 providers don’t do enough to stop impersonation Four out of six companies offering AI voice cloning software fail to provide meaningful safeguards against the misuse of their products, according to research conducted…
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Hacker News: The Take It Down Act isn’t a law, it’s a weapon
Source URL: https://www.theverge.com/policy/624974/take-it-down-act-deepfakes-nonconsensual-pornography-trump-constitutional-crisis Source: Hacker News Title: The Take It Down Act isn’t a law, it’s a weapon Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the implications of the Take It Down Act, a proposed internet safety law targeting nonconsensual intimate imagery (NCII) including AI-generated content. While framed as a…
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The Register: It’s bad enough we have to turn on cams for meetings, now the person staring at you may be an AI deepfake
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/04/faceswapping_scams_2024/ Source: The Register Title: It’s bad enough we have to turn on cams for meetings, now the person staring at you may be an AI deepfake Feedly Summary: Says the biz trying to sell us stuff to catch that, admittedly High-profile deepfake scams that were reported here at The Register and elsewhere…
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The Register: Microsoft names alleged credential-snatching ‘Azure Abuse Enterprise’ operators
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/28/microsoft_names_and_shames_4/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft names alleged credential-snatching ‘Azure Abuse Enterprise’ operators Feedly Summary: Crew helped lowlifes generate X-rated celeb deepfakes using Redmond’s OpenAI-powered cloud – claim Microsoft has named four of the ten people it is suing for allegedly snatching Azure cloud credentials and developing tools to bypass safety guardrails in…
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The Register: I’m a security expert, and I almost fell for a North Korea-style deepfake job applicant …Twice
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/11/it_worker_scam/ Source: The Register Title: I’m a security expert, and I almost fell for a North Korea-style deepfake job applicant …Twice Feedly Summary: Remote position, webcam not working, then glitchy AI face … Red alert! Twice, over the past two months, Dawid Moczadło has interviewed purported job seekers only to discover that these…
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Hacker News: Cali’s AG Tells AI Companies Almost Everything They’re Doing Might Be Illegal
Source URL: https://gizmodo.com/californias-ag-tells-ai-companies-practically-everything-theyre-doing-might-be-illegal-2000555896 Source: Hacker News Title: Cali’s AG Tells AI Companies Almost Everything They’re Doing Might Be Illegal Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the California Attorney General’s advisories on the legal challenges faced by the AI industry, particularly concerning unlawful practices such as deception, false advertising, and…
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Slashdot: Misinformation and Cyberespionage Top WEF’s Global Risks Report 2025
Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/01/24/004211/misinformation-and-cyberespionage-top-wefs-global-risks-report-2025?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Misinformation and Cyberespionage Top WEF’s Global Risks Report 2025 Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2025 outlines significant risks posed by misinformation generated through AI tools, particularly highlighting the impact of state-sponsored campaigns on democratic systems. Additionally, cyberespionage emerges as…