Seek truth or fight disinformation? Let us not forget about fake news
Fake news: It is an ever-present concern in digital spaces to fight disinformation. However, it does not support encouraging the pursuit of truth and tends to forget placing the human…
Fake news by AI? Here’s the app to certify the reality
Fake news: Once upon a time, there were user generated content platforms, in years when the height of social networking was Myspace. Then Web 2.0 cleared the way for everyone…
Disinformation: sites publishing fake news tripled in a month
NewsGuard, the American agency that monitors the press and publishes periodic reports on their reliability, has debuted the AI-Generated Information Monitoring Centre. The aim is to keep an eye on unreliable AI-generated…
McAfee introduces AI-powered deepfake image detection technology on Yahoo news
McAfee, a global leader in online protection, and Yahoo News, the number one news and information site in the U.S., announced a partnership that integrates McAfee’s deepfake image detection technology into…
India considers banning news identified as ‘fake’ by govt on social media
By Sakshi Dayal NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India‘s government will not permit social media platforms to host any information that it identifies as false, according to a draft proposal of…
News agencies vs. misinformation: AI in the crossfire
In an era where misinformation spreads faster than facts, the unsung heroes of journalism—the news agencies—are quietly reclaiming their place at the centre of truth-telling. At the recent Delphi Economic…
Honor deepfake killer will reach markets in April
Phonemaker Honor has announced that its Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered deepfake detection tool, which uses real-time analysis of video and image content driven by this technology, will be available worldwide starting…
The Ferrari case and the deepfake
Ferrari deepfake: A Ferrari executive foiled a hacker attack thanks to his cunning. It is a story that offers food for thought because it puts deepfake, one of the most…
VIP deepfakes promote miracle cures on social media
Every day, sponsored content about miracle cures and supplements with extraordinary capabilities is posted on Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram, and it is often accompanied by artificial intelligence-generated images, video, and…
Analysis-When Facebook blocks news, studies show the political risks that follow
By Byron Kaye (Reuters) – Since Meta blocked links to news in Canada last August to avoid paying fees to media companies, right-wing meme producer Jeff Ballingall says he has…