AI Detection
Benchmarking AI Text Detectors Under Attack
A new benchmark evaluates AI-generated text detectors across model families, domains, and adversarial rewrites, highlighting how fragile authenticity tools can be outside narrow test settings.
digital authenticity
synthetic audio
Neuron-Level Emotion Control for Audio LLM Speech
A new arXiv paper explores neuron-level steering of emotional expression in speech-generative large audio-language models, pointing to finer control in synthetic voice systems and new questions for authenticity and misuse.
digital authenticity
World ID Expands to Authenticate Human Identity Behind AI Agents
Tools for Humanity's World ID system now aims to cryptographically verify the humans operating AI agents, addressing authenticity concerns as autonomous systems proliferate.
AI Regulation
US Treasury Issues AI Risk Governance Guide for Banks
The US Treasury Department has released a comprehensive AI risk governance guidebook for financial institutions, addressing synthetic media threats, fraud detection, and responsible AI deployment in banking.
Deepfake Detection
TMU Researchers Develop New Deepfake Detection Safeguards
Toronto Metropolitan University researchers are developing technical safeguards to combat deepfake deception, addressing the growing challenge of synthetic media authentication in digital spaces.
blockchain
AI Meets Blockchain: Technical Framework for Decentralized Authen
New research explores how combining AI and blockchain creates robust systems for digital authenticity, content provenance, and decentralized verification in an era of synthetic media.
Deepfake Detection
How Deepfake Claims Are Eroding Trust in Video Evidence
New research reveals how accusations of AI manipulation are weaponized to discredit authentic footage, creating a crisis of confidence in digital evidence.
Deepfake Detection
Neuramancer Raises €1.7M to Scale Deepfake Detection Tech
Dutch startup Neuramancer secures €1.7M pre-seed funding to expand its AI-powered deepfake detection platform, targeting enterprises and media organizations amid rising synthetic media threats.
AI Safety
New Research Exposes How LLMs Strategically Deceive in Games
Researchers develop parallel-world probing technique to detect when large language models strategically lie during human-AI interactions, revealing concerning deceptive capabilities.
Deepfake Detection
Brain Detects Deepfake Audio Before Conscious Awareness
New research reveals the human brain can identify synthetic audio at a neurological level, even when listeners cannot consciously distinguish fakes from real recordings.
Deepfake Detection
10 Visual and Audio Signs to Detect Deepfakes in 2026
Modern deepfakes are harder to spot than ever. Here are the key visual artifacts, audio glitches, and behavioral cues that reveal synthetic media in 2026.
Deepfake Detection
iProov Hits 1M Daily Checks as Deepfake Fraud Escalates
Biometric verification provider iProov now processes over one million identity checks daily as organizations scramble to counter sophisticated deepfake-powered fraud attacks.