South Park is back, and this time, it's diving headfirst into the messy world of AI deepfakes and political drama. The latest episode kicks off with a bizarre AI-generated video featuring Santa Claus, created by Butters as payback for his crush Red. Things quickly escalate as kids at South Park Elementary start using the Sora 2 OpenAI video generator to create fake v...
A woman in her 60s thought she had found love with a famous actor. She talked to him on the phone, watched videos he sent her, and even planned a future together. But it wasn't the actor at all. It was a scammer using AI to trick her. The scammer convinced her to send money, and she ended up losing her home and savings. This isn't a new scam. People have been tricke...
AI has made huge strides in creating videos that look real. Now, anyone with enough time and money can make clips that seem like they were filmed with a regular camera. This has led to some impressive creations, like a crime TV series made entirely with AI. The series, titled "Echoes of the Abyss Season 01, " follows Detective Quinn as she solves mysterious murders i...
Celebrities like Steve Harvey are facing a new kind of threat. It's not from crazy fans or paparazzi, but from AI-generated deepfakes. These aren't just funny memes anymore. Scammers are using AI to mimic voices and faces to trick people into giving away money. Harvey, known for his work on "Family Feud" and his radio show, has been a popular target. His voice and li...
YouTube is teaming up with Creative Artists Agency (CAA) to test a new feature that can find deepfakes using celebrities' likenesses. Starting next year, this tool will help stars and athletes spot unauthorized AI-generated content easily. Remember the viral Tom Cruise deepfake on TikTok a few years back? It took lots of manual editing. Now, generative AI has made de...
With the US election looming, the debate around the impact of AI on voting has reached a fever pitch. Recent developments suggest that AI can indeed influence elections, but not in the way we might expect. Taylor Swift's endorsement of Kamala Harris, paired with AI-generated misinformation, highlights the complexities and vulnerabilities of the digital landscape. ...