Hacker News with Generative AI: Deepfakes

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 8 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 19 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 73 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 88 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 105 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 119 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 125 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 140 days ago | 14 comments

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

Deepfakes, Cybersecurity, Business, Scams

5 points by geox 170 days ago | 0 comments

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

South Korea, Deepfakes, Pornography, Technology, Law Enforcement

14 points by anigbrowl 171 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 174 days ago | 0 comments

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