AI Infrastructure
AI infrastructure startup Runware secures $50M to build a universal API connecting developers to multiple generative AI models, streamlining access to image, video, and audio synthesis capabilities.
deepfake detection
New research reveals 27% of IT leaders lack confidence in their organization's ability to detect deepfake attacks, highlighting critical gaps in enterprise synthetic media defenses.
quantum computing
Quantum computing meets generative AI with QGANs and hybrid architectures promising exponential speedups for media synthesis, molecular modeling, and beyond.
deepfake
Cyber insurance leader Coalition adds Deepfake Response Endorsement to policies, covering businesses against synthetic media attacks and social engineering fraud.
AI Regulation
New executive order pushes to preempt state-level AI laws, potentially affecting deepfake regulations and synthetic media requirements across the country.
Runway
Runway unveils its GWM-1 family of world models, claiming they can generate coherent video content lasting minutes rather than seconds, signaling ambitions far beyond current AI video tools.
Deepfake-as-a-Service
The commercialization of deepfake technology accelerated dramatically in 2025, with DFaaS platforms making synthetic media creation accessible to anyone. Here's what security experts predict for 2026.
deepfake detection
Japanese telecom giant KDDI's investment arm backs Resemble AI, signaling growing enterprise demand for AI-powered deepfake detection and synthetic media authentication tools.
AI video generation
Chinese AI unicorns MiniMax and Zhipu AI are preparing Hong Kong IPOs, with MiniMax's Hailuo video generation platform positioning it as a key player in synthetic media markets.
DeepMind
Google DeepMind deepens collaboration with UK AI Security Institute on frontier AI safety evaluation, establishing frameworks that could shape how synthetic media and generative models are assessed globally.
AI video generation
AI video startup Tavus reports users spending hours conversing with its synthetic Santa avatar, revealing unexpected engagement patterns in real-time AI video generation technology.
AI Evaluation
New research explores using generative AI agents as reliable proxies for human evaluation of AI-generated content, potentially transforming how we assess synthetic media quality at scale.