Deepfakes
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has issued a formal alert to financial institutions on the escalating risks from deepfake-enabled fraud, urging stronger detection, authentication, and customer protection measures across the sector.
Deepfakes
Synthetic deepfakes are driving a wave of financial fraud, pushing banks to deploy new biometric and liveness detection systems as customer funds face escalating risk from voice cloning and face-swap attacks.
EU Regulation
European Union lawmakers have agreed to prohibit AI tools designed to create non-consensual sexualised deepfakes, marking one of the most significant regulatory moves yet against synthetic media abuse.
Deepfakes
New research finds 76% of UK organizations have faced deepfake attacks, yet most lack the detection tools, training, and incident response plans needed to defend against synthetic media threats targeting executives and finance teams.
AI Policy
AI policy experts raise concerns about the Trump administration's approach to AI safety testing, warning of gaps in evaluation methodology, oversight, and enforcement that could undermine synthetic media safeguards.
Deepfakes
Deepfake incidents impersonating US government officials are accelerating, with synthetic voice and video being deployed in social engineering attacks against senior figures and federal staff.
AI Policy
SpaceX has reportedly warned that regulatory inquiries into sexually abusive AI-generated imagery linked to Musk's xAI could jeopardize market access, highlighting tensions between synthetic media oversight and corporate interests.
AI Infrastructure
Greece unveils Faros, a national AI factory to power sovereign compute and research, while officials warn of rising deepfake threats to democracy, media, and public trust across the EU.
Deepfakes
New research tests whether radiologists can detect AI-generated deepfake X-rays. The results raise alarming questions about synthetic medical imaging, diagnostic integrity, and the need for authentication tools in healthcare.
Deepfakes
Sam Altman's World project partners with Zoom to bring proof-of-human verification to video meetings, tackling the rising threat of real-time deepfake impersonation in enterprise communications.
Deepfakes
Real-time deepfakes and voice cloning are turning video conferencing into a new attack surface. Here's how AI-powered impersonation exploits trust in virtual meetings and what security gaps remain.
AI Policy
Stanford's latest AI Index report reveals a widening perception gap between AI developers and the general public on safety, regulation, and trust—findings with major implications for synthetic media policy.