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Graphic illustration showing a block of AI-generated text about the negative effects of using AI for creative purposes. Words embedded in the text are highlighted, that read "AI made this" when strung together.

Is AI Disclosure Day here?

Anthropic is adding watermarks to AI text generated by Claude—and other AI labs could soon follow suit.

Before and after Google Earth images of Tehran, Iran, with image on right altered to show a nuclear power plant

Google Earth, now with a side of potentially harmful fantasy

Google Earth’s new AI image generation feature can turn a text prompt into photorealistic satellite imagery. People are concerned.

Whizy Kim

Photo illustration showing 3 browser windows layered on top of each other, each one with a close-up of a different person's face. There's a button at the bottom left with a face icon that says "Rent now!"

Now available to rent: Your face

AI-generated content is creating a new marketplace of officially licensed, real human faces—where anyone can browse and rent your likeness for use in commercials, video games, microdramas, and more.

Whizy Kim

Illustration and interpretation of a deepfake detector

How this deepfake detection startup is working with the Pentagon

DeepMedia rolled out a public deepfake detection platform ahead of the 2024 US presidential election.

Patrick Kulp

Anti-deepfake company Truepic authenticates images, rather than detecting fakes

The company just raised $26 million in a round led by Microsoft.

Dan McCarthy

digital face being analyzed by computer screen, set against pink background

Pornographic “Deepfake Ecosystem” on Telegram Uncovered by Sensity

Uncovering a malicious deepfake ecosystem on Telegram

Ryan Duffy

Deepfakes Just Got a Lot More Convincing

Thanks to new open- source research, deepfakes are better at lip syncing than ever...

Hayden Field