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There's Probably Nothing We Can Do About This Awful Deepfake Porn Problem

Freddie deBoer • 4236 implied HN points • 02 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Internet Censorship Communication AI Deepfake
  1. In the age of the internet, censoring content is extremely challenging because of the global spread of digital infrastructure.
  2. Efforts to stop the spread of harmful content like deepfake porn may not be entirely successful due to the structure of the modern internet.
  3. Acknowledging limitations in controlling information dissemination doesn't equate to a lack of will to address concerning issues.

Last Week in AI #256: A truly open LLM, Deepfake scams $34 million, FCC cracks down on AI robocalls, how AI is used in music, and more!

Last Week in AI • 98 implied HN points • 05 Feb 24
🕹 Technology AI Deepfake Music
  1. AI2 released an open LLM called OLMo to assist researchers in training large language models.
  2. A Hong Kong firm lost $34 million in a scam involving a deepfake video call with the company's CFO.
  3. The FCC is taking steps to ban AI-generated robocalls to protect against fake messages like one mimicking President Joe Biden.

Deepfake Personas in UX

UX Psychology • 198 implied HN points • 06 Jul 23
🕹 Technology UX AI Deepfake Multimedia User Experience
  1. Traditional personas are being enhanced with deepfake technology to create more dynamic representations of end-users.
  2. A study compared deepfake personas with classic and narrative personas in terms of empathy, credibility, and more, showing that deepfakes were perceived less favorably due to the uncanny valley effect.
  3. While deepfake personas are not yet widely accepted in UX, there is a small group of users who see potential value in them, hinting at possible scenarios where they might be beneficial.

The inspiration of early hacker culture; not your father’s DDoS; Prigozhin mutiny in cyberspace; China inching toward Ukraine? MOVEIt hack raises risk of deepfake scams

Natto Thoughts • 19 implied HN points • 30 Jun 23
🕹 Technology Cybersecurity Hacking Geopolitics Data Breach Deepfake
  1. The German television miniseries 'The Billion Dollar Code' on Netflix captures the excitement of early hacker culture.
  2. Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks are evolving in sophistication and targeting new entities, posing significant cyber risks.
  3. China's potential support for Ukraine in reclaiming disputed territories, like Crimea, signifies a shift in geopolitical dynamics and requires careful observation.
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Some gen AI apps are cloning you without your consent; EU passes the AI Act; AI helps setup new IT systems; Western countries are pessimistic about AI; why AI agents are the future

Computerspeak by Alexandru Voica • 0 implied HN points • 15 Mar 24
🕹 Technology AI Deepfake Regulation Ethics Innovation
  1. AI apps are creating deepfake ads by cloning people without consent, raising ethical concerns and violating privacy.
  2. Consent is crucial in the digital world to respect individuals' rights and prevent manipulation and harm.
  3. Regulations are needed to enforce consent in AI-generated content, protect users, and raise awareness about the risks of deepfake technology.