Hacker News with Generative AI: Deepfakes

Take It Down Act nears passage (arstechnica.com)
An anti-deepfake bill is on the verge of becoming US law despite concerns from civil liberties groups that it could be used by President Trump and others to censor speech that has nothing to do with the intent of the bill.

Politics, Legislation, Deepfakes, Civil Liberties

6 points by perihelions 7 days ago | 0 comments

Fake images that fooled the world (theguardian.com)
From the pope in a puffer to the Princess of Wales and family, baby Hitler to Mussolini on horseback, people have always manipulated photographs, whether for political power, image control – or just for fun …

Fake News, Deepfakes, Photography, History, Image Manipulation

150 points by sandebert 14 days ago | 75 comments

Generative AI and deepfakes are fuelling health misinformation (theconversation.com)
False and misleading health information online and on social media is on the rise, thanks to rapid developments in deepfake technology and generative artificial intelligence (AI).

Generative AI, Deepfakes, Health Misinformation, Social Media

11 points by devonnull 44 days ago | 1 comments

Documentary Director Couldn't Get Interview with Sam Altman So He Deepfaked Him (hollywoodreporter.com)
The latest film from Adam Bhala Lough (who co-directed ‘Telemarketers’) charts the filmmaker’s journey to commission and interview “Sam Bot.”

Documentary Films, Artificial Intelligence, Deepfakes, Sam Altman

5 points by adrian_mrd 45 days ago | 0 comments

Russia employing sophisticated DeepFakes to influence German Elections (nytimes.com)
In the first major European vote since President Trump’s re-election, influence campaigns are targeting Germany from two sides.

Russia, Deepfakes, Elections, Germany, Political Influence

31 points by DiscourseFan 72 days ago | 10 comments

New bill will make it a crime to download DeepSeek in the U.S. (twitter.com)

Legislation, Technology, Privacy, Deepfakes

10 points by kherron 83 days ago | 2 comments

Scammers using AI-generated videos of doctors to peddle harmful health advice (abc.net.au)
Health professionals are being impersonated in deepfake videos promoting dietary supplements for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

Health, Artificial Intelligence, Scams, Deepfakes

10 points by Brajeshwar 137 days ago | 0 comments

Misinformation expert cites non-existent sources in Minnesota deep fake case (minnesotareformer.com)
A leading misinformation expert is being accused of citing non-existent sources to defend Minnesota’s new law banning election misinformation.

Misinformation, Law, Politics, Minnesota, Deepfakes

6 points by richrichie 152 days ago | 1 comments

Perceptually lossless (talking head) video compression at 22kbit/s (mlumiste.com)
I’ve been having quite a bit of fun with the fairly recent LivePortrait model, generating deepfakes of my friends for some cheap laughs.

Video Compression, Deepfakes, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

225 points by skandium 169 days ago | 140 comments

Russia reportedly paid Florida cop to pump out anti-Harris deepfakes (theverge.com)
A former Florida sheriff who moved to Russia amid an FBI investigation is a Kremlin-backed propagandist responsible for viral deepfake videos and misinformation targeting Kamala Harris’s campaign, according to European intelligence documents reviewed by the Washington Post.

Politics, Deepfakes, Russia, Misinformation, US Politics

23 points by Gigamouse 183 days ago | 0 comments

The Pentagon Wants to Use AI to Create Deepfake Internet Users (theintercept.com)
The United States’ secretive Special Operations Command is looking for companies to help create deepfake internet users so convincing that neither humans nor computers will be able to detect they are fake, according to a procurement document reviewed by The Intercept.

Artificial Intelligence, Deepfakes, Military, Security, Surveillance

14 points by croes 189 days ago | 8 comments

The racist AI deepfake that fooled and divided a community (bbc.com)
When an audio clip appeared to show a local school principal making derogatory comments, it went viral online, sparked death threats against the educator and sent ripples through a suburb outside the city of Baltimore. But it was soon exposed as a fake, manipulated by artificial intelligence - so why do people still believe it’s real?

Artificial Intelligence, Deepfakes, Racism, Social Media, Community Impact

36 points by dabinat 203 days ago | 14 comments

Deepfake scams escalate, hitting 53% of businesses (cfodive.com)

Deepfakes, Cybersecurity, Business, Scams

5 points by geox 234 days ago | 0 comments

South Korea battles surge of deepfake pornography (theguardian.com)

South Korea, Deepfakes, Pornography, Technology, Law Enforcement

14 points by anigbrowl 235 days ago | 13 comments

Tom Hanks alerts fans about AI ads using his voice to sell 'wonder drugs' (latimes.com)

Tom Hanks, Artificial Intelligence, Deepfakes, Advertising, Health

4 points by geox 238 days ago | 0 comments

Telecom that enabled Biden deepfake scam will pay FCC $1M (techcrunch.com)