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‘Deepfakes’ of Michael Mosley and Hilary Jones being used to promote scams on social media | UK News
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Michael Mosley is among a number of TV doctors victim to “deepfakes” of themselves circulating on social media to sell scam products, an investigation has revealed. The likenesses of trusted names including Hilary Jones, Michael Mosley and Rangan Chatterjee are being used to promote products claiming to fix high blood pressure and diabetes, and to…
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Deepfakes and influencers: The digital election in India | World News
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Divyendra Jadoun is proud of his professional alias: the Indian Deepfaker. “I know we do deepfakes,” he tells Sky News. “Why would I use something else?” And Jadoun’s services have been in demand recently, as India holds elections – often billed as the biggest democratic election on the planet. Deepfakes have been a feature, in…
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FKA Twigs reveals she has created an AI clone – but condemns unauthorised deepfakes | Ents & Arts News
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FKA Twigs has revealed she has created an AI version of herself to engage with fans and help with promotion. The British singer-songwriter and dancer gave details of the project as she addressed a US Senate intellectual property hearing regarding the No Fakes Act, which aims to crack down on unauthorised replicas. FKA Twigs, whose…
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New York’s mayor uses audio deepfakes to call residents in languages he doesn’t speak | Science & Tech News
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New York’s mayor has admitted using audio deepfakes to call residents in languages he doesn’t speak. Eric Adams has been heard speaking Spanish and Mandarin thanks to the technology, which he said was a way to reach more people. Speaking at a news briefing (in English), the Democrat said the “robocalls” were used to promote…
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Elon Musk statements about Tesla Autopilot could be ‘deepfakes’, lawyers claim | US News
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Elon Musk has been ordered to be interviewed under oath to determine if he made specific statements about Tesla’s Autopilot feature after the carmaker threw their authenticity into doubt, saying the billionaire was often a target of online “deepfakes”. A judge in California made the tentative ruling after raising concerns that such arguments could be…
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Sharing ‘downblouse’ images and pornographic ‘deepfakes’ without consent to be made a crime | Politics News
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Sharing “downblouse” images and pornographic “deepfakes” without consent will be made crimes under new legislation. The government has confirmed that an amendment to the Online Safety Bill would see police and prosecutors awarded with more powers to bring perpetrators to justice. Under the new proposals, individuals who share “deepfakes” – explicit images or videos which…