AI’s latest problem is deepfake disaster content for farming engagement

AI-generated and recycled disaster videos from Venezuela and China show how quickly fabricated footage can outrun reliable information, leaving social media users to separate genuine eyewitness evidence from engagement bait

AI dramas need actors, so Chinese platforms are turning human faces into stock assets

Chinese platforms are paying people to license their faces for AI-generated dramas, but contracts may offer limited protection once those reusable digital likenesses leave the marketplace.

Apple and Google ordered to purge ‘nudify’ apps from App Stores

In letters sent to Apple and Google, San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu said that both companies have long been aware that they are hosting apps in violation of state law.

Google’s deepfake detector system used to debunk McConnell hoax pic

Earlier this week, a picture seemed to show Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell covered in tubes in a hospital bed in a state of extreme distress. It turned out to be an AI-generated fake.

A network of X accounts is boosting AI nudify tools, raising hell for victims

Coordinated X accounts are helping AI nudify apps reach more users, researchers say, as services like Undress AI add paid video tools and referral credits while victims struggle to contain the damage.

Google rolls out fake call detection to protect against AI deepfake impersonation scams

As people increasingly refuse to answer calls from unknown numbers, scammers are shifting their tactics by spoofing trusted phone numbers and using AI deepfake technology to sound like authority figures, family members, or employers.

AI is turbocharging “wizards” on 4Chan who take orders to nudify images of women

A new ISD analysis and WIRED reporting show how 4chan users are turning nonconsensual AI nudes into a repeatable system built on requests, status, and private-platform spillover.

YouTube is giving creators a new weapon against AI deepfakes

YouTube is rolling out a new AI safety feature that could help creators spot deepfake-style videos using their face. The tool works quietly in the background, but it may become increasingly important as AI-generated content spreads online.

India orders social media platforms to take down deepfakes faster

India’s new rules take effect February 20, tightening deepfake oversight and shrinking takedown windows to as little as two hours.

AI resurrection can turn your grief into “spectral labor”

AI resurrection tools can make the dead “talk,” but researchers argue that comfort isn’t the point. Their “spectral labor” framework warns that voice, likeness, and emotion can be extracted and monetized without consent.
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