DEEPFAKES

Oct 17 2025TECHNOLOGY

Why AI deepfakes of Martin Luther King Jr. sparked outrage

OpenAI's AI tool, Sora, has faced backlash for generating deepfake videos of Martin Luther King Jr. These videos, which showed the civil rights leader in disrespectful and altered scenarios, led to his estate requesting OpenAI to stop. The AI tool has become popular for creating realistic videos, but this has also resulted in the creation of offensive content featuri...

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Sep 30 2025CRIME

Celebrity Scams: How AI Tricks People into Losing Everything

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...

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May 20 2025TECHNOLOGY

Deepfakes: New Law Protects Victims from AI Harms

Deepfakes, especially those of a sexual nature, have become a growing problem. These are images where someone's face is placed onto a nude body using artificial intelligence. This has affected many people, from celebrities like Taylor Swift to high school students across the country. After months of public outcry, a new federal law has been passed to tackle this issu...

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Mar 29 2025TECHNOLOGY

Celebrities Can Now Opt Out of AI Image Generation

The latest AI image generator, ChatGPT 4o, has everyone buzzing. It can create text within images, fake photos, and even deepfakes of celebrities. It's fast and impressive, but it's not all good news. This AI poses serious threats to content creators, like graphic designers and photographers. Other AI tools already threaten these jobs, but ChatGPT 4o adds to the prob...

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Mar 17 2025TECHNOLOGY

AI Creates a Fake Crime Drama and Behind-the-Scenes Footage

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...

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Mar 11 2025CELEBRITIES

Deepfakes: The Dark Side of Celebrity AI

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...

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Dec 28 2024TECHNOLOGY

Fake Videos Had a Minimal Impact on Elections

You might think that deepfakes would have a big effect on elections, but it turns out they’re not that good yet. At least, that’s what some recent research says. Despite all the fake images floating around the internet, it looks like people can still spot a phony when it counts. Researchers found that during the global elections in 2024, AI-generated misinformation ...

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Dec 19 2024TECHNOLOGY

YouTube’s New Tool Lets Stars Track AI Deepfakes

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...

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Dec 15 2024POLITICS

Deepfakes Target Women in Congress: A Growing Threat

More than 25 women in Congress have been targeted by sexually explicit deepfakes, according to a new study. This isn't just a problem for politicians; it's a reflection of a broader issue affecting women everywhere. Deepfakes can be created easily using AI, and there are few laws to stop them. This can discourage women from participating in politics or public life. T...

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Oct 28 2024TECHNOLOGY

Google Makes AI Watermark Tool Available for Free

Did you know that Google has opened up a tool called SynthID? This tool is designed to mark AI-made content with a special stamp that humans can't see, but computers can easily spot. Google uses this tool to tag stuff like videos, images, and even text generated by their smart systems. The idea behind SynthID is to help catch bad stuff like deepfakes before they spr...

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