DeepFakes

That Photo of the Pope in a Puffer Jacket Was Generated by AI

A fun and seemingly harmless image, but since people believed it, does it portend larger issues?

Bill Maher Took On Dating Apps and Deepfakes on “Real Time”

Plus, a firsthand report from the war in Ukraine

Meta Just Introduced Make-A-Video, an AI That Generates Videos From Text

It's basically DALL-E but with video. What could go wrong?

Can Deepfake Technology Eliminate the Need for Movie Reshoots?

Lionsgate recently used the tech to remove 30 f-bombs from "Fall" and lower its rating

People Are Using Deepfake Technology to Apply for Remote Jobs

The FBI released a warning about the scam, noting that most of the jobs involved work around proprietary and sensitive data

Amazon Unveils Tech That Allows Alexa to Mimic Any Voice With Just a Minute of Recorded Audio

The new tech has already raised fears about scammers, consent and deep fakes

Your New LinkedIn Connection May Be an AI-Generated Dummy

A marketing tactic is making waves…and new faces

A New Deepfake Technology Allows You to Make People in Photographs Say Whatever You Want

You can now easily turn photos into malleable videos — what could go wrong!

There's a Dangerous New Deepfake Porn App

A dangerously user-friendly new app makes it easier than ever to DIY your own deepfake pornography

These Tom Cruise Deepfake TikToks Are Scarily Accurate

We've reached the age of the "undetectable deepfake," according to an expert.

Telegram Deepfake Bot Creates Thousands of Non-Consensual Nude Photos

The unpleasant side of online technology gets even worse

Deepfake Porn Has Gone Mainstream

The AI-manipulated content is exploitative and non-consensual, but efforts to stop it have been minimal.

Jay-Z's Fight Against Audio Deepfakes Has Unexpected Reach

The already-strange world of deepfakes takes a stranger turn

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These Tom Cruise Deepfake TikToks Are Scarily Accurate

We've reached the age of the "undetectable deepfake," according to an expert.

Telegram Deepfake Bot Creates Thousands of Non-Consensual Nude Photos

The unpleasant side of online technology gets even worse

Deepfake Porn Has Gone Mainstream

The AI-manipulated content is exploitative and non-consensual, but efforts to stop it have been minimal.

Jay-Z's Fight Against Audio Deepfakes Has Unexpected Reach

The already-strange world of deepfakes takes a stranger turn

Will the Next Generation of Porn Involve Virtual Actors?

Deepfakes, machine learning and the adult entertainment industry converge

New Facebook Ban Affects Only AI-Manipulated Deepfake Videos

But there's still plenty of room for shallow fakes

MIT Creates Richard Nixon Deepfake for Space Emergency Speech

Had the moon landing gone terribly wrong, this was the speech he would have delivered

Deepfake Pioneer Hao Li on the Dangers of His Technology

Tracing the fine line between pranks and more sinister videos

Beware the Coming Crisis of “Deep Fake News”

New and chilling video technology blurs the line between truth and lies.

How to Protect Yourself Against Manipulated ‘Fake News’ Videos

Thanks to rapidly evolving digital production technology, seeing isn’t believing anymore.