Bill 23: Alberta begins targeting AI deepfakes and makes more changes to citizen initiatives

Alberta's referendum could reshape Canada's political landscape, challenging national unity and impacting economic stability and market dynamics. The post Alberta announces referendum on leaving Canada, PM Carney emphasizes unity appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

If robust AI labelling was in place when these swagged out images of Pope Francis went viral, it may have been easier for people to tell they were fake. | Image: via Reddit / u/trippy_art_special We're about to find out if the systems designed to make deepfakes and AI-generated content easy to spot are actually up to snuff. SynthID and C2PA Content Credentials, two distinct technologies for invisibly tagging image, video, and audio files with information about their origins, are getting their biggest expansion to date, and with it, the opportunity to turn the tide against unlabelled AI fakery that's deceiving people online. Yesterday during its I/O conference, Google announced that the ability to verify whether images carry SynthID markers - the invisible watermarking system that's applied to content generated by Google AI models - … Read the full story at The Verge.

OpenAI has announced two complementary measures to help users identify AI-generated images, partnering with Google on technology that addresses one of the most pressing challenges in the era of generative AI. The company is adopting C2PA, an open standard developed by a non-profit coalition founded in 2021, which embeds readable metadata signals identifying an image […]

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The AI use policy at Boston Public Schools includes a list of explicit restrictions, including against deepfakes or entering student data into unapproved tools, and mandates a strict vetting process for any AI tools.

Discover how scammers are using AI deepfakes of celebrities like Taylor Swift in TikTok ads, and learn five expert tips for spotting manipulated media. The post TikTok Scam Ads Use AI to Impersonate Celebrities Like Taylor Swift appeared first on Copyleaks.

Scammers are using AI-generated videos of celebrities including Taylor Swift and Rihanna to promote shady services on TikTok, according to authentication company Copyleaks. The ads typically show celebrities in interview settings, such as red carpets, podcasts, or talk shows, and often manipulate real footage with AI, the company said. Many promote rewards programs claiming users can earn money by watching TikTok content and giving feedback. TikTok's official branding appears in some of the ads, though users are redirected to third-party services that ask for personal information. In one ad, a realistic AI avatar of Swift urges users to s … Read the full story at The Verge.

For years, experts have warned that deepfakes—AI-generated videos, images, or audio recordings of people doing or saying things they haven’t actually done in real life—could be deployed in malicious ways.  These dangers are now here. Improvements in deepfake technology, and the widespread availability of easy-to-use and cheap (or free) generative models, have made it easier…