OpenAI has paused the ability for users to generate deep fakes resembling the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr on its Sora app. It says it’s doing so at the request of Dr King’s estate after “disrespectful depictions” of his image appeared. “While there are strong free speech interests in depicting historical figures, […]

A new Ofcom discussion paper explores how different tools and techniques could be used to identify deepfakes. “Deepfakes are AI-generated videos, images and audio content that are deliberately created to look real. They pose a significant threat to online safety, and we have seen them being used for financial scams, to depict people in non-consensual […]

Ofcom has proposed “concrete measures” that tech firms should take to tackle online harms against women and girls, setting a new standard for their online safety. With insights from victims, survivors, women’s advocacy groups and safety experts, the new draft guidance sets out practical, ambitious but achievable measures that providers can implement to improve women’s and girls’ […]

Chris White, Chief Architect at Friend MTS, has shared some insights into the anti-piracy trends that are on the horizon, as well as looking a few years out. White recommends businesses to future-proof their operations as piracy risks are becoming their competitor. His predictions for 2025 and beyond are as follows: Security across social platforms […]

Four in ten UK adults report they have encountered misinformation or deepfake content in the previous four weeks, according to Ofcom research. Among those who have encountered false or misleading information, seven in ten (71 per cent) say they have seen it online. Four in ten (43 per cent) say they have seen misinformation on […]

Ofcom research has found that 43 per cent of people aged 16+ say they have seen at least one deepfake online in the last six months – rising to 50 per cent among children aged 8-15. Among adults who say they have seen deepfake content, one in seven (14 per cent) say they have seen […]

As millions of children begin their summer holidays and spend more time online, research from Virgin Media O2 and Internet Matters reveals parents and carers have significant concern about the threat AI poses to their children. Three quarters (75 per cent) of parents surveyed say they’re worried about the dangers of AI-generated deepfake audio and […]

Sumsub, a full-cycle verification platform, has released its third annual Identity Fraud Report which provides analysis of identity fraud across industries and regions based on millions of verification checks across 28 industries and over 2,000,000 fraud cases between 2022-2023. Sumsub’s research key findings include: The top-5 identity fraud types in 2023 are: AI-powered fraud, money […]

Intel believes it has a solution to deepfakes. Central to the system is a technique called Photoplethysmography (PPG), which detects changes in blood flow detected via the face -faces created by deepfakes don’t give out these signals, Intel told the BBC. The system also analyses eye movement to check for authenticity. By examining both these […]

The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK’s lower legislative chamber, the House of Commons has warned that draft Government legislation on online harms would fail to prevent the sharing of some of the most “insidious” images of child abuse and violence against women and girls. Scrutiny by the DCMS Committee of the […]