by admin | Jun 17, 2025 | AI, AI News, artificial intelligence, deepfakes, fake, News, photo, The Conversation
The problem is simple: it’s hard to know whether a photo’s real or not anymore. Photo manipulation tools are so good, so common and easy to use, that a picture’s truthfulness is no longer guaranteed. The situation got trickier with the uptake of generative artificial... by admin | Feb 5, 2024 | AI, deepfakes, misinformation, News, Other Tech News, The Conversation, youth
The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024 has issued a stark warning: misinformation and disinformation, primarily driven by deepfakes, are ranked as the most severe global short-term risks the world faces in the next two years. In October 2023, the... by admin | Nov 21, 2023 | deepfakes, fake videos, generative AI, misinformation, News, Other Tech News, The Conversation
Someone tracking the conflict raging in the Middle East could have seen the following two videos on social media. The first shows a little boy hovering over his father’s dead body, whimpering in Arabic, “Don’t leave me.” The second purports to show a pregnant woman... by admin | Apr 19, 2023 | AI, concern, deepfakes, News, Other Tech News, state media, The Conversation
Social media has been awash with deepfake images of a stylish Pope Francis, Elon Musk protesting in New York and Donald Trump resisting arrest. Such AI-generated images and videos, or deepfakes, have become increasingly accessible due to advances in artificial... by admin | Mar 19, 2023 | AI, deepfakes, News, scams, Security News, The Conversation
You have just returned home after a long day at work and are about to sit down for dinner when suddenly your phone starts buzzing. On the other end is a loved one, perhaps a parent, a child or a childhood friend, begging you to send them money immediately. You ask... by admin | Feb 7, 2023 | AI, deepfakes, Internet News, News, Other Tech News, scams, The Conversation
The generative AI industry will be worth about A$22 trillion by 2030, according to the CSIRO. These systems – of which ChatGPT is currently the best known – can write essays and code, generate music and artwork, and have entire conversations. But what happens when...