Top related persons:
Top related locs:
Top related orgs:

Search resuls for: "deepfakes"


25 mentions found


According to the CCP's plan, by 2020, China was supposed to have "achieved iconic advances in AI models and methods, core devices, high-end equipment, and foundational software." Censorship requirements may slow China's AI development and limit the commercialization of domestic models, but they will not stop Beijing from benefiting from AI where it sees fit. We're not seeing a huge gap between the models Chinese companies have been able to roll out. The current price war is a race to the bottom, similar to what we've seen in the Chinese technology space before. A race to the bottom may simply beggar China's AI ecosystem.
Persons: Xi Jinping, China doesn't, there's, Beijing's, Reva Goujon, We're, It's, ChatGPT, Xie Huanchi, couldn't, you'll, , Kenneth DeWoskin, it's, Matt Sheehan, they're, chatbot, Sheehan, Ernie Bot, There's, Alibaba, ByteDance's, Paul Triolo, Albright, we've, haven't, DeWoskin, Sam Altman, Elon Musk Organizations: Chinese Communist Party, CCP, Intelligence, Cyberspace Administration, Getty, Freedom, University of Michigan, Deloitte, CAC, Carnegie Endowment, International Peace, Baidu, Bloomberg, Companies, Brookings Institution, Beijing, The Commerce Department Locations: China, Beijing, China's, Hong Kong, Xinhua, , Washington, Brussels, Berlin, Taiwan, US, Xinjiang
Scammers are using deepfake celebrity videos to steal from fans. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementScammers in Australia are using deepfake photos and videos of celebrities to steal from people in increasingly creative ways. Australians have lost up to $8 million to scammers using online investment platform scams this year, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. The scammers use fake news articles and deepfake videos to trick people into believing that a celebrity is asking them for a large sum of money.
Persons: Robert Irwin, Organizations: Service, Australian Competition, Consumer Commission, Business Locations: Australia
Through the middle of a high-stakes election being held during a mind-melting heat wave, a blizzard of confusing deepfakes blows across India. Some of it is crude, some jokey, some so obviously fake that it could never be expected to be seen as real. The overall effect is confounding, adding to a social media landscape already inundated with misinformation. The volume of online detritus is far too great for any election commission to track, let alone debunk. “Social media is a battleground this year.” When Mr. Sen’s team finds content they believe is illegal, they tell social media platforms to take it down, publicize the deception or even ask for criminal charges to filed.
Persons: , Surya Sen, Sen’s Locations: India, Karnataka
Here's a list of the people, companies, and terms you need to know to talk about AI, in alphabetical order. GPU: A computer chip, short for graphic processing unit, that companies use to train and deploy their AI models. Nvidia's GPUs are used by Microsoft and Meta to run their AI models. Multimodal: The ability for AI models to process text, images, and audio to generate an output. As a profession, prompt engineers are experts in fine tuning AI models on the backend to improve outputs.
Persons: , Sam Altman, Altman, OpenAI's, Dario Amodei, Claude, Demis, Hassabis, Jensen Huang, Satya, Mustafa Suleyman, OpenAI, Elon Musk, Sam Bankman, Peter Thiel, Bard, James Webb, empiricists Organizations: Service, Business, OpenAI, Google, Nvidia, Microsoft, Bing, Meta, James Webb Space Telescope Locations: OpenAI, Anthropic
download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewAI's golden boy, Sam Altman, may be starting to lose his luster. The company has also been dealing with comments from former executives that its commitment to AI safety leaves much to be desired. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. ScaJo scandalThe criticism around AI safety is the latest blow for Altman, who is fighting battles on multiple fronts.
Persons: , Sam Altman, Gretchen Krueger, Jan Leike, Ilya Sutskever, Altman, Stuart Russell, Russell, Scarlett Johansson, Paul Morigi, OpenAI Organizations: Service, Business, Wednesday, UC Berkeley, Microsoft Locations: OpenAI, Russian
Why OpenAI should fear a Scarlett Johansson lawsuit
  + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +11 min
“It doesn’t matter if OpenAI used any of Scarlett Johansson’s actual voice samples,” Li posted on Threads. Here, Johansson could accuse OpenAI of illegally monetizing who she is by essentially fooling users into thinking she had voiced Sky. But there’s substantial case law — and one very inconvenient fact for OpenAI — undercutting that defense, legal experts say. According to Johansson, OpenAI approached her to perform as Sky; Johansson declined. While California’s publicity law protects all individuals, some state statutes only protect famous people, and not all states have such legislation on the books.
Persons: Will Scarlett Johansson, OpenAI, Johansson, OpenAI’s, Sam Altman, OpenAI didn’t, demoed, Tiffany Li, Scarlett Johansson’s, ” Li, monetizing, John Bergmayer, , , , Bette Midler, Midler, Tom Waits, Waits, , James Grimmelmann, Scarlett Johansson ”, Altman, Sky’s, Johansson ”, Samantha, , ” Grimmelmann, Joel Saget, ” Bergmayer, Dana Rao, Adobe’s, we’re, Jennifer Rothman, ” Rothman Organizations: Washington CNN, University of San, Public, Ford Motor Company, Appeals, Circuit, Frito, Cornell University, Getty, Adobe, FAIR, University of Pennsylvania Locations: University of San Francisco, California, Midler’s, Paris, AFP
Indeed, when I Googled “Kristi Noem’s dog” this morning, it was one of the first pictures that popped up. It was on the “Puppy” subreddit where user “LukeWarm273” posted a photo of their dog “Blue” last year. “He’s a cutie,” one Reddit user responded. “Please join me in wishing Cricket (the dog Kristi Noem shot to death) a blessed journey to the land of beautiful puppy dog souls. The story shows a photo of Reddit user LukeWarm273's dog, Blue, next to Noem.
Persons: Kristi Noem, It’s, Kristi Noem’s, LukeWarm273 ”, NewsGuard, LukeWarm273, , , Noem, Donald Trump’s, haring, lear, ince, taff, ike, rove, ake, hotos, hough, uppy) Organizations: CNN, South Dakota Gov, United Kingdom’s, Cricket, GOP Locations: Washington, DC, , South Dakota
FCC is considering AI rules for political ads
  + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
Washington CNN —The Federal Communications Commission is taking initial steps toward new rules that could require political ads on TV and radio to include disclaimers about the use of artificial intelligence. Under the proposed rules, political advertisers on those mediums would have to make on-air disclosures if their ads contain AI-generated content. The FCC move seeks to fill a yawning gap in the regulation of artificial intelligence in political advertising. In March, a bipartisan proposal by Minnesota Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski unveiled the AI Transparency in Elections Act, which could require AI disclaimers on political ads. Online platforms such as Meta have taken their own steps to address AI in political ads, requiring campaigns to disclose the use of deepfakes and banning the use of its in-house generative AI tools for political advertising.
Persons: Jessica Rosenworcel, ” Rosenworcel, I’ve, , , Minnesota Democratic Sen, Amy Klobuchar, Alaska Republican Sen, Lisa Murkowski, Chuck Schumer Organizations: Washington CNN, Federal Communications Commission, , FCC, Federal, FEC, Minnesota Democratic, Alaska Republican, Meta Locations: Alaska, New York
"We believe that AI voices should not deliberately mimic a celebrity's distinctive voice — Sky's voice is not an imitation of Scarlett Johansson but belongs to a different professional actress using her own natural speaking voice," the blog post said. AdvertisementIn a statement provided to BI, Altman said the Sky voice is not Johansson and was not intended to be similar to hers. "We cast the voice actor behind Sky's voice before any outreach to Ms. Johansson. Out of respect for Ms. Johansson, we have paused using Sky's voice in our products," Altman said. "We are sorry to Ms. Johansson that we didn't communicate better."
Persons: , Scarlett Johansson, OpenAI, Sam Altman's, Johansson, Altman, Sky's, Katie Notopoulos, Sam Altman Organizations: Service, Business, BI
ROME, ITALY - NOVEMBER 10: Actor Scarlett Johansson attends 'Her' Premiere during The 8th Rome Film Festival at Auditorium Parco Della Musica on November 10, 2013 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)Actor Scarlett Johansson says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman used a voice similar to hers for its artificial intelligence voice software despite declining his invitation for its use. "Sky's voice is not an imitation of Scarlett Johansson but belongs to a different professional actress using her own natural speaking voice," the company wrote in a blog post on Sunday. Two days before the ChatGPT 4.0 demo was released, Mr. Altman contacted my agent, asking me to reconsider. Consequently, OpenAI reluctantly agreed to take down the "Sky" voice.
Persons: Scarlett Johansson, Vittorio Zunino Celotto, Sam Altman, OpenAI, Johansson, Altman, Samantha, " Johansson, Mr, Walt Disney, We've, OpenAI didn't, Scarlett Johansson's Organizations: Parco, Musica, CNBC, Disney, Microsoft Locations: ROME, ITALY, Rome, Italy, ChatGPT
Here is Scarlett Johansson’s statement on Monday:“Last September, I received an offer from Sam Altman, who wanted to hire me to voice the current ChatGPT 4.0 system. Nine months later, my friends, family and the general public all noted how much the newest system named ‘Sky’ sounded like me. Mr. Altman even insinuated that the similarity was intentional, tweeting a single word, ‘her’ — a reference to the film in which I voiced a chat system, Samantha, who forms an intimate relationship with a human. “Two days before the ChatGPT 4.0 demo was released, Mr. Altman contacted my agent, asking me to reconsider. Consequently, OpenAI reluctantly agreed to take down the ‘Sky’ voice.
Persons: Scarlett Johansson’s, Sam Altman, Altman, Samantha, OpenAI
Scammers used deepfakes to trick an employee at engineering firm Arup into handing over $25 million. The Hong Kong office employee believed that they were on a video call with the company's CFO. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementScammers used deepfakes to trick an employee in the Hong Kong office of a major international corporation earlier this year, costing the firm $25 million.
Persons: Scammers, Arup, Organizations: Service, Financial Times, Sydney Opera House, Business Locations: Hong Kong, California
CNN —Americans in more than half of the states will face voting restrictions this year that weren’t in place four years ago during the last presidential election, a new analysis finds. Kay Ivey in March – makes it a crime in most cases to return an absentee ballot application on behalf of another voter. And it’s now a felony for a person to receive payment for distributing or collecting absentee ballot applications. At least 11 states have enacted laws this year that the Brennan Center officials say make it easier to vote. Given the changed election law landscape, she added, it’s crucial that people who plan to cast ballots this fall start to familiarize themselves with their state’s voting rules.
Persons: Brennan, , Sara Carter, Donald Trump, baselessly, , Kay Ivey, ” Ivey, Grant Baldwin, Michael Swensen, ” Carter Organizations: CNN, Brennan Center for Justice, New York, Brennan Center, Republican Gov, , Getty, Brennan, Kentucky Locations: North Carolina, Alabama, Idaho, Charlotte , North Carolina, Carolina, Louisville , Kentucky, Nebraska
Hong Kong CNN —A British multinational design and engineering company behind world famous buildings such as the Sydney Opera House has confirmed that it was the target of a deepfake scam that led to one of its Hong Kong employees paying out $25 million to fraudsters. A spokesperson for Arup told CNN on Friday that it notified Hong Kong police in January about the fraud incident, and confirmed that fake voices and images were used. “Unfortunately, we can’t go into details at this stage as the incident is still the subject of an ongoing investigation. According to Hong Kong police, the elaborate scam saw the employee duped into attending a video call with people he believed were the CFO and other members of staff, but all of whom turned out to be deepfake recreations, Hong Kong police revealed in February. Authorities around the world are growing increasingly concerned about the sophistication of deepfake technology and the nefarious uses it can be put to.
Persons: Hong Kong CNN —, Arup, ” Rob Greig, Michael Kwok Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Sydney Opera, Hong Kong, CNN, Hong, Beijing Olympic Games, Arup’s East Locations: Hong Kong, British, Hong, Arup’s East Asia
A bipartisan group of senators released a long-awaited legislative plan for artificial intelligence on Wednesday, calling for billions in funding to propel American leadership in the technology while offering few details on regulations to address its risks. Innovation in Artificial Intelligence,” the Senate leader, Chuck Schumer, and three colleagues called for spending $32 billion annually by 2026 for government and private-sector research and development of the technology. But they said congressional committees and agencies should come up with regulations on A.I., including protections against health and financial discrimination, the elimination of jobs, and copyright violations caused by the technology. “It’s very hard to do regulations because A.I. is changing too quickly,” Mr. Schumer, a New York Democrat, said in an interview.
Persons: Chuck Schumer, ” Mr, Schumer, , Organizations: Intelligence, New, New York Democrat Locations: New York
The National Security Agency collected the intelligence that gave US officials insights into China and Iran’s capabilities in producing deepfakes, one of the sources said. At a briefing last week, FBI officials warned that AI increases the ability of foreign states to spread election disinformation. US officials have maintained a high level of visibility into the AI and deepfake advancements made by countries including China, Iran and Russia since the 2020 election. Nearly 70% of Republicans and Republican-leaners said that President Joe Biden’s 2020 election win was not legitimate, according to a CNN poll released in August. The 2024 US election will present new opportunities for foreign influence operations.
Persons: , , Lee Foster, Foster, ” Foster, leaners, Joe Biden’s, Donald Trump Organizations: CNN, National Security Agency, NSA, Intelligence, US, Labs, , Republican, Pew Research Center, FBI, Kyiv Locations: China, Iran, Russia, United States, Ukraine, Ukraine –
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission issued a warning last week about deepfake scams. Related storiesAs the technology behind artificial intelligence advances, scammers are increasingly using deepfakes to dupe their victims into handing over cash. The group in Hong Kong claimed to provide a cryptocurrency trading service using underlying artificial intelligence. But Hong Kong authorities said they suspect it is a front for "virtual asset related fraudulent activities." The Hong Kong Police Force did not return a request for comment from BI.
Persons: , Elon, Elon Musk Organizations: Service, Facebook, The Hong Kong Securities, Futures Commission, Business, Yahoo, Authorities, Hong, Crypto News, Hong Kong Police Force Locations: The, Hong Kong, South Korean
New York CNN —Big Tech is racing to address the stream of A.I.-generated images inundating social media platforms before the machine-crafted renderings further contaminate the information space. TikTok announced on Thursday that it will begin labeling A.I.-generated content. (Notably, Elon Musk’s X has not announced any plans to label A.I.-generated content.) Social media giants have reams of rules prohibiting certain content on their platforms, but history has repeatedly shown that they have often failed to adequately enforce them and allowed malicious content to spread to the masses before taking action. That poor record doesn’t inspire much confidence as A.I.-created images increasingly bombard the information environment — particularly as the U.S. hurtles toward an unprecedented election with democracy itself at stake.
Persons: TikTok, Elon Musk’s, OpenAI, Katy Perry, , Perry, ” Perry Organizations: New York CNN, Big Tech, YouTube, Microsoft, Social Locations: New York, Silicon
In APAC alone, there was a surge in deepfakes by 1530% from 2022 to 2023, according to a Sumsub report. But one top expert is going against the grain, suggesting instead that the threat deep fakes pose to democracy may be "overblown." However, new generative AI tools do "threaten to make the generation of fake content easier," he added. In any case, it is unlikely that the generation of content is limiting attackers," Lee said. Experts have previously told CNBC that they expect AI-generated disinformation to be a key risk in upcoming elections around the world.
Persons: Martin Lee, Lee Organizations: Cisco's, CNBC Locations: deepfakes
TikTok is starting to automatically label videos and images made with artificial intelligence, the company said on Thursday. AI-generated content on the app will now be tagged with "Content Credentials," a digital watermarking technology from the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity, TikTok said in a press release. "Content Credentials attach metadata to content, which we can use to instantly recognize and label [AI-generated content]," TikTok said. TikTok already labels content made with its in-app AI effects and requires creators to label any content they produce containing realistic AI. This latest move will expand automatic labeling to AI-generated content uploaded from other platforms.
Persons: TikTok, OpenAI, Joe Biden Organizations: Coalition, Adobe, Microsoft, Meta, Google, U.S . Locations: U.S, Culver City , California
OpenAI is considering letting its AI models generate porn. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementOpenAI is exploring allowing its AI models to generate explicit content. In a move first reported by Wired, OpenAI's recently released Model Spec document opens the door for a policy change on adult content. "We're exploring whether we can responsibly provide the ability to generate NSFW content in age-appropriate contexts through the API and ChatGPT," the company said in the Model Spec.
Persons: , OpenAI's Organizations: Service, Wired, Business
As experts warn that images, audio and video generated by artificial intelligence could influence the fall elections, OpenAI is releasing a tool designed to detect content created by its own popular image generator, DALL-E. start-up acknowledges that this tool is only a small part of what will be needed to fight so-called deepfakes in the months and years to come. On Tuesday, OpenAI said it would share its new deepfake detector with a small group of disinformation researchers so they could test the tool in real-world situations and help pinpoint ways it could be improved. “This is to kick-start new research,” said Sandhini Agarwal, an OpenAI researcher who focuses on safety and policy. “That is really needed.”
Persons: OpenAI, , Sandhini Agarwal
Many AI adult influencers have turned to OnlyFans competitor Fanvue to monetize their content. MySentient has been investing in creating "sentient" AI chatbots based on people that range from adult creators like Amouranth to Jesus. Elaina St James has used different AI tools to generate images of herself in different contexts and outfits. To create these characters, they use a variety of AI tools, including Unstable Diffusion, an AI image generator that focuses on NSFW content. Others see the power of AI but also the issues it could create for the adult industry as a whole.
Persons: Riley Reid, Ana Levy, Isla Moon, Jada Sparks, Fanvue, it's, OnlyFans, Fortune, Riley Reid's Clona, immortalize, Riley, MySentient, Amouranth, Jesus, Reese Leysen, Leysen, We've, Robert Weiss, that's, she'd, James, Elaina, James Level, , Eva AI, MyClub.ai, Eva, MyClub, Jessica Moore, Elaina St James, St James, Zoe Fox, Aika Kittie, Margot Robbie, Influencer Sophie Annaston, she's, Sophie Annaston, who's, It's, Charles Lyle Organizations: Business, MyClub, AVN, Media Locations: Philippines, India, Pakistan, Canada, Spanish, Fanvue, Lipa
AI voice tech company ElevenLabs is grappling with deepfakes. AdvertisementCompanies at the forefront of AI voice technology are grappling with how to regulate deepfakes without stifling innovation. And last year 4chan users exploited the tool from ElevenLabs to generate deepfakes of celebrities spewing racist and transphobic content, according to Vice . AdvertisementNew York Mayor Eric Adams has been making robocalls in Mandarin, Yiddish, and Haitian Creole with ElevenLabs technology and said he's been able to reach more of the city's non-English speaking residents. ElevenLabs has signed an accord with several other AI companies, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Meta to combat deepfakes in the 2024 election.
Persons: , Mati Staniszewski, scammers, Bruce Reed, ElevenLabs, Eric Adams, he's, Staniszweski, Staniszewski Organizations: Service, Google, Business Locations: Haitian
Their latest film, "The Fall Guy," looks to continue that streak of success. 'The Fall Guy' evolved from film noir to action rom-comRyan Gosling plays stuntman Colt Seavers in "The Fall Guy." Eric Laciste/Universal Pictures"The Fall Guy" movie adaptation had been bouncing around Hollywood for decades, with everyone from Nicolas Cage to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson attached to star. AdvertisementIn "The Fall Guy," Gosling's Colt must clear his name after footage appears to implicate him in the death of another stuntman. AdvertisementThe Taylor Swift song "All Too Well" wasn't originally in the movieRyan Gosling and Emily Blunt in "The Fall Guy."
Persons: , David Leitch, Kelly McCormick, they've, Shaw, Guy, it's, Lee Majors, Colt Seavers, Ryan Gosling, Jody Moreno, Emily Blunt, Leitch, McCormick, who's, Brad Pitt, McCormack, Gosling, Blunt's, Eric Laciste, Nicolas Cage, Dwayne, Johnson, David, Blunt, Jody, Emily, " Leitch, Ryan, Leitch David Leitch, Kiss, Yungblud, I'm, Tom Cruise's, Taylor, Colt, Harry Nilsson's, Taylor's Organizations: Service, Business, Pictures, Universal, Colt, deepfakes, Hollywood Locations: Hollywood
Total: 25