Deepfakes

Popular YouTuber MrBeast has called out ByteDance Ltd.'s TikTok for allowing a deep fake version of his hawk $2 iPhones, calling it a "serious problem". The viral video which has now been taken down shows a deepfake version of him promoting the "world's largest iPhone 15 giveaway". What Happened:...

Expressing grave concerns about the potential misuse of the metaverse and cryptocurrencies by terrorist organizations, Indian Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday asserted that the virtual world is likely to become a breeding ground for terrorists to brainwash youth, employ and train new...

A recent incident involving Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has brought attention to the alarming world of deepfakes. What Happened: An ultra-realistic video of DeSantis, morphed into the character of Michael Scott from "The Office," has gone viral on Twitter, shedding light on the potential dangers...

ElevenLabs, a research lab exploring new frontiers of Voice AI, is exploring options to implement additional safeguards after its Prime Voice AI led to “an increasing number of voice cloning misuse cases.” What Happened: ElevenLabs’ official Twitter handle posted several tweets...

In his first U.S. interview since taking over as head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri said the social media platform is trying to deal with deepfakes, but hasn't yet figured out how to find them quickly, much less what to do with them. The Problem Instagram, its parent company Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ...