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Researchers in Poland develop new program to detect deepfakes online

Scientists at IDEAS NCBR, a Polish AI-focused research center, have developed a prototype program designed to verify whether an online conversation was conducted with a real person.

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Russia makes deepfake Tom Cruise movie to trash Paris Olympics

Russian agents have used a deepfake Tom Cruise in a propaganda video aimed at trashing the Paris Olympics.

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Russia manufactures deepfake vid of U.S. State Dep’s spox advocating for striking Belgorod city

A 49-second-long video purportedly showing the U.S. State Department’s spokesperson commenting on Washington’s weapons aid to Ukraine made rounds around the Internet on Friday, the New York Times reported.

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Experts warn of growing threat of ‘deepfake’ crimes

Deepfake crimes using AI to manipulate the voices and faces of well-known individuals are increasingly rampant on the Internet, experts from the Research and Academic Computer Network (NASK) have said in a recent report.

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AI experts sign open letter urging deepfake regulation

An open letter, authored by artificial intelligence (AI) experts and industry executives, including one of the field's pioneers, Yoshua Bengio, has called for increased regulation around the creation of deepfakes, citing potential societal risks.