Deepfakes
New identity verification data reveals that deepfake media now accounts for roughly 1 in every 100 identity check failures, signaling a rising synthetic fraud threat for enterprises relying on biometric onboarding.
AI Policy
The Trump administration's new AI testing framework is drawing criticism for being vague and notably excluding open-weight models — raising questions about how synthetic media risks will be governed.
Deepfakes
Deepfake impersonators are joining live video meetings posing as executives, driving researchers to build real-time detection systems capable of flagging synthetic participants before fraud occurs.
Deepfakes
A US-Israeli payroll unicorn has acquired a Tel Aviv AI cyber startup to combat the rising threat of deepfake job candidates and synthetic identity fraud in hiring, spotlighting a fast-growing corner of the authenticity market.
EU AI Act
The European Union's landmark AI Act is now in force, introducing risk-based rules that carry direct implications for deepfakes, synthetic media, and transparency obligations across generative AI systems.
Deepfakes
New deepfake testing on Hugging Face models is surfacing hidden risks in AI procurement, forcing enterprises to rethink how they vet synthetic media capabilities and authenticity safeguards before deployment.
Deepfakes
A new study reveals that Hugging Face, one of the largest open AI model repositories, hosts numerous non-consensual deepfake models targeting real individuals, raising serious questions about platform moderation and synthetic media ethics.
Deepfakes
BOXX Insurance has added affirmative AI and deepfake coverage to its Cyberboxx Business policy, signaling that synthetic media fraud is now a mainstream, insurable enterprise risk.
Deepfakes
A new arXiv position paper argues that mainstream AI/ML deepfake research is fundamentally misaligned with the realities of AI-generated non-consensual intimate imagery, leaving detection and mitigation efforts poorly matched to actual victim harm.
AI Regulation
The U.S. is reportedly considering a self-regulatory organization modeled on Finra to review and certify AI models—a move that could reshape how synthetic media, deepfakes, and generative systems are governed.
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.