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The True Power of AI Deepfakes Is Not What You Think

The Algorithmic Bridge • 700 implied HN points • 12 Feb 25
🕹 Technology AI Deepfakes Media Misinformation Digital ethics
  1. Deepfakes are good at expressing feelings, not just deceiving people. They often illustrate what we want to believe rather than just hiding the truth.
  2. People react to deepfakes based on their existing beliefs. If a fake aligns with what they already think, it can spread quickly, regardless of whether it's real or not.
  3. The real danger of deepfakes lies in how they can reinforce stubborn beliefs. They act as tools for expressing desires rather than just tools for deception.

Agents 4 All

DARK FUTURA • 2869 implied HN points • 17 Jan 24
🕹 Technology AI Augmented reality Deepfakes Social media
  1. AI plays a significant role in tracking and manipulating consumer behaviors to maximize profits for corporations.
  2. The development of full-time AI agents as personal assistants is the next phase of AI innovation, focusing on handling daily tasks and expenditures.
  3. DARPA is exploring the development of human-presenting AI agents for influencing social and behavioral systems, indicating potential dangerous implications.

Who can you trust?

Glenn’s Substack • 1395 implied HN points • 07 Apr 23
🕹 Technology AI Deepfakes Encryption
  1. Questioning the trustworthiness of audio, video, and photographs due to the rise of deepfakes.
  2. Historically, relying on human witnesses has been essential in situations where visual evidence is questionable.
  3. Considering the utilization of specially trained observers, similar to Heinlein's concept of Fair Witnesses, to navigate the challenges of trust in evidence.

Artificial Intelligence: Mastercard’s new Neural Network for enhanced fraud detection

The Fintech Blueprint • 452 implied HN points • 06 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Artificial Intelligence Finance Deepfakes AI Applications
  1. Annual card fraud exceeds $33B, with digital wallets, credit, and debit cards projected to handle 86% of global POS payments by 2026.
  2. Mastercard introduced a new AI model, Digital Intelligence Pro, to improve fraud detection by using a proprietary recurrent neural network.
  3. Digital Intelligence Pro aims to reduce false positive fraud flags, leading to better fraud detection rates, potential savings of $90B yearly for merchants, and improved customer experiences.

OpenAI Sora: You Can't Believe Your Eyes Anymore

The Algorithmic Bridge • 403 implied HN points • 21 Feb 24
🕹 Technology AI Deepfakes Generative AI
  1. OpenAI Sora is a significant advancement in video-generation AI, posing potential risks to the credibility of video content as it becomes indistinguishable from reality.
  2. The introduction of Sora signifies a shift in the trust dynamic where skepticism towards visual media is becoming the default, requiring specific claims for authenticity.
  3. The impact of AI tools like Sora extends beyond technical capabilities, signaling a broader societal shift towards adapting to a reality where trust in visual information is no longer guaranteed.
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What the F*AI*K is happening?

Robots & Startups • 99 implied HN points • 08 Apr 24
🕹 Technology AI Robotics Deepfakes Autonomous Vehicles Artificial Intelligence
  1. Robots utilizing AI can make a positive impact in the physical world by addressing real-world problems and global challenges.
  2. Unleashed AI can lead to misinformation and unreliable data, which poses a significant threat if not controlled.
  3. The proliferation of fake robot videos can create skepticism and hinder the credibility of real robotic advancements.

Sarah Palin Forever

Cybernetic Forests • 159 implied HN points • 23 Apr 23
🎨 Art & Illustration AI Art Cinema Deepfakes
  1. The story 'Sarah Palin Forever' explores the impact of political environments and media ecosystems on shaping identities.
  2. The concept of deepfakes and how they can be used as tools for satire and storytelling is discussed.
  3. The power of images and words in media is highlighted, emphasizing how narratives shape our perceptions and understandings.

AI Roundup 055: Race conditions

Artificial Ignorance • 54 implied HN points • 23 Feb 24
🕹 Technology AI Models Deepfakes Partnerships Regulation
  1. Google faced criticism for its Gemini AI not depicting images of white people, prompting the company to pause that capability.
  2. Reddit made a $60 million content licensing deal with Google as part of its IPO plans, reflecting a trend in publishing deals for AI training purposes.
  3. Tech companies signed agreements to prevent deepfakes from impacting elections, with a focus on political deepfakes and the need for more regulations.

AI Roundup 053: Bye bye Bard

Artificial Ignorance • 54 implied HN points • 09 Feb 24
🕹 Technology AI Deepfakes Regulation Tech Companies AI Applications
  1. Google rebrands AI product line Bard to Gemini, introducing multiple tiers including a paid plan powered by Gemini Ultra.
  2. Initiatives like the C2PA aim to address deepfake content issues, with companies like Google and OpenAI joining efforts for content authentication.
  3. FCC deems robocalls with fake AI-created voices as illegal, showcasing government agencies taking action on AI regulation independently.

Must Learn AI Security Compendium 1: AI Cyber Attacks - The Rising Threat to Security

Rod’s Blog • 39 implied HN points • 07 Sep 23
🕹 Technology Deepfakes Quantum Computing Data Poisoning
  1. AI cyber attacks are on the rise, becoming more prevalent and sophisticated, targeting individuals and organizations using AI algorithms to evade traditional security measures.
  2. Hackers utilize AI-powered botnets in attacks like the TaskRabbit incident, which compromised millions of user accounts, exposing sensitive data such as Social Security numbers and bank account details.
  3. Deepfakes, evasion, oracle attacks, compromised AI systems, and quantum computing present serious threats, necessitating robust cybersecurity measures and proactive defense strategies to protect against evolving AI-enabled attacks.

Must Learn AI Security Part 21: Watermark Removal Attacks Against AI

Rod’s Blog • 39 implied HN points • 05 Oct 23
🕹 Technology AI Security Machine Learning Adversarial Attacks Deepfakes
  1. A watermark removal attack against AI involves removing unique identifiers from digital images or videos, leading to unauthorized use and distribution of copyrighted content. This is illegal and can have legal consequences.
  2. Types of watermark removal attacks include image processing, machine learning, adversarial attacks, copy-move attacks, and blurring/masking attacks. These methods violate intellectual property rights.
  3. Mitigation strategies for watermark removal attacks include using robust and invisible watermarks, applying multiple watermarks, using detection tools, enforcing copyright laws, and educating users about the risks.

Seeing isn't always believing: video edition

Conspirador Norteño • 36 implied HN points • 17 Feb 24
🕹 Technology AI Generative AI Deepfakes
  1. The advancement of text-to-video generative AI like Sora raises concerns about deceptive video content, introducing the concept of the "liar's dividend."
  2. Despite impressive quality, AI-generated videos by Sora exhibit anomalies that reveal their synthetic origins, such as sudden appearance and disappearance of objects.
  3. While AI-generated videos can be photorealistic, they often contain telltale signs of synthetic generation, cautioning against an excessive distrust of all videos and emphasizing the long-standing history of manipulating video content.

Detecting Deepfakes in a cheap and effective way [StoryTime Saturdays]

Technology Made Simple • 59 implied HN points • 04 Sep 22
🕹 Technology Deepfakes Detection Research ML models Artifacts
  1. Deepfakes have serious legal and social consequences, especially with advancements in creating synthetic audio and video.
  2. There are cheap and effective ways to detect Deepfakes by looking for 'fingerprints' left by image tampering.
  3. Research shows promise in using simple models to detect Deepfakes by identifying differences between generated and real images.

Po*nography + AI = 😬

superartificial • 19 implied HN points • 27 Feb 23
🕹 Technology AI Pornography Deepfakes
  1. AI is making waves in the agriculture industry, improving crop predictions and farming efficiency.
  2. AI-generated pornography raises ethical concerns like privacy violations and job losses.
  3. AI technology advancements are outpacing responsible usage, impacting society and politics.

Taylor Swift AI-Porn is terrible

GOOD INTERNET • 20 implied HN points • 26 Jan 24
🕹 Technology AI Deepfakes Online safety Regulation Digital ethics
  1. AI-generated porn poses serious threats to privacy and psychological well-being, especially for activists and teenage girls.
  2. The omnipresence of AI-created porn can subject women to constant surveillance and objectification by digital swarms.
  3. Easy access to AI tools for creating fake porn raises concerns about the spread of nonconsensual and harmful content.

Automatic Swatting as a service

GOOD INTERNET • 20 implied HN points • 18 Apr 23
🕹 Technology AI AI music Deepfakes
  1. Automatic swatting incidents are being automated with the use of computer-generated voices, making the harassment technique more dangerous and prevalent.
  2. There are concerns about the intersection of capitalism and AI development, as companies prioritize profit over ethical AI creation.
  3. AI-generated music using synthetic voices by artists like Drake and The Weeknd may pose copyright challenges and raise questions about the future of music creation and distribution.

🦾 Deepfakes, Empathy & OpenAI Updates

HackerPulse Dispatch • 5 implied HN points • 16 Feb 24
🕹 Technology AI Deepfakes Empathy OpenAI Memory
  1. OpenAI disrupted five state-affiliated malicious actors exploiting AI services, demonstrating a commitment to ethical AI.
  2. ImplicitDeepfake1 merges deepfake tech with Neural Radiance Fields and Gaussian Splatting for advanced 3D avatar creation and gaming.
  3. LAION introduced BUD-E, an AI assistant focusing on real-time responses with natural voice, empathy, & emotional intelligence.

Is there life after death with AI? Google considers charging for AI-based searches; a new wave of AI gadgets; a researcher takes on election deepfakes; applying AI to real-world problems

Computerspeak by Alexandru Voica • 1 HN point • 05 Apr 24
🕹 Technology AI Generative AI Deepfakes
  1. Advancements in generative AI are transforming the concept of photo albums into interactive synthetic media albums that allow for realistic re-experiencing of memories.
  2. AI-powered interactive photo albums have the potential to revive past loved ones by creating realistic 3D avatars and can also bring back deceased celebrities, bridging generational gaps.
  3. The rise of AI technologies for storytelling raises ethical concerns but offers powerful new ways to preserve and share memories and narratives with future generations.

Update #43: Propaganda Deepfakes and Transformers get Loopy

The Gradient • 11 implied HN points • 14 Feb 23
🕹 Technology AI Deepfakes Neural Networks Language Models Research
  1. Deepfakes were used for spreading state-aligned propaganda for the first time, raising concerns about the spread of misinformation.
  2. Transformers embedded in loops can function like Turing complete computers, showing their expressive power and potential for programming.
  3. As generative models evolve, it becomes crucial to anticipate and address the potential misuse of technology for harmful or misleading content.

Sam Lavigne: Real Deepfakes and Fake Deepfakes

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 16 Oct 22
🕹 Technology Deepfakes Video Editing Machine Learning Social media
  1. The fear of deepfakes eroding democracy is prominent, but the actual threat may be from established institutions.
  2. Detecting a real that appears fake is more challenging than identifying a fake that seems real.
  3. Creating a 'fake deepfake' involves technical steps that are simpler compared to making a real deepfake, which requires specific tools and hardware.

Rob's Notes 9: Beware Deepfake Scams

Rob’s Notes • 0 implied HN points • 27 Nov 23
🕹 Technology Scams Deepfakes AI Social media Online Security
  1. Beware of deepfake scams, especially those using 'celeb-bait' to lure victims into clicking or providing personal information.
  2. Platforms like Facebook and Google are working to remove deceptive ads and scams, but collaboration is needed to combat evolving tactics used by scammers.
  3. Avoid giving out personal information to suspicious websites or ads to protect yourself from potential financial scams and harassment.

Generative A-Eye #6 - 23rd Sept,2024

Martin’s Newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 23 Sep 24
🕹 Technology AI Image Synthesis Video Editing Machine Learning Deepfakes
  1. AI video generation is still struggling to create coherent narratives in movies, despite advances. People have been hopeful for improvements, but past technologies didn't deliver.
  2. Recent research from China offers a new method for portrait video editing, focusing on facial expressions and coherence in video frames. This could help make videos that look better and feel more natural.
  3. There's a new framework for detecting deepfake images that aims to protect facial identity. It cleverly alters facial features to keep manipulated images anonymous.