deepfakes
A new report finds that mainstream platforms like YouTube and X are increasingly serving as discovery channels for abusive deepfake tools and content, accelerating harm and complicating detection efforts.
deepfakes
New figures reveal deepfake-powered AI scams cost victims $893 million in a single year, highlighting the escalating threat of synthetic media fraud and the urgent need for detection and authentication tools.
EU AI Act
The EU AI Act introduces binding transparency and watermarking obligations for generative AI. Here's what providers and deployers of synthetic media must implement to mark AI-generated content and avoid penalties.
deepfakes
New research shows that brief, targeted training can meaningfully improve people's ability to distinguish AI-generated faces from real photos, offering a practical human-side defense against deepfake fraud.
AI Governance
New research finds half of Australian and New Zealand organisations deploy AI agents without governance frameworks, just as deepfake-driven fraud and impersonation threats intensify across the region.
deepfakes
A new study finds AI-generated political videos persuade voters just as effectively as authentic footage, raising fresh concerns about synthetic media in elections and the urgent need for detection and authentication systems.
synthetic media
AI-powered virtual staging tools are flooding real estate listings with synthetic, idealized interiors that don't reflect reality—raising fresh digital authenticity concerns as renters arrive to homes that look nothing like the photos.
deepfakes
New projections forecast deepfake-driven identity fraud will rise nearly 500% in 2026, as synthetic media tools become cheaper and more accessible to bad actors targeting verification systems.
deepfakes
Digital forensics pioneer Hany Farid warns that generative AI is making synthetic media nearly impossible to distinguish from reality, with profound consequences for trust, evidence, and detection technology.
deepfakes
The plummeting cost of capable AI models is putting deepfake fraud tools in the hands of more criminals, raising serious risks for banks and fintech firms that rely on identity verification and biometric checks.
voice cloning
Global AI-enabled fraud reached an estimated $442 billion last year, with voice cloning attacks now sophisticated enough to deceive trained experts and security systems alike.
AI Act
The EU has published guidance on labelling AI-generated content ahead of the AI Act's August deadline, setting transparency rules that will shape how deepfakes and synthetic media are disclosed across the bloc.