# deepfakes

Fake ads are hijacking real influencers' faces, and their followers have no idea

AI-generated images of real creators are turning up in sponsored posts for brands they have never heard of. The people whose faces are being used have no say in it.

Sep 17 4 min read

AI-twisted 'Cat in the Hat' images are being used to threaten US schools

Teens are facing arrest after a viral social media trend uses AI-generated, disturbing versions of the Dr Seuss character to post threats against school communities.

UK Parliament Says AI Laws Cannot Wait Any Longer

A cross-party committee of MPs and Lords says the UK needs independent oversight and new legislation now, citing face-scanning and deepfakes as concrete threats already harming the public.

New York Seizes 12 Deepfake Porn Sites in the Largest Takedown of Its Kind

Manhattan prosecutors shut down a dozen websites that published fake sexual videos of roughly 1,200 real people, mostly women. Here's what that means and what still needs to happen.

Nearly 150 European Politicians Found on Deepfake Pornography Sites

A new study counted at least 138 female members of parliament across 22 EU countries on sites hosting or enabling non-consensual explicit AI images. Women were 33 times more likely to be targeted than men.

Sep 17 4 min read

AI could wipe out humanity, some researchers warn. How seriously should we take that?

A wave of alarming claims from AI insiders has pushed calls for slowing down development into the mainstream. Here is what the researchers are actually saying, what the tech companies want, and where governments stand.

Sep 17 4 min read

A 2018 Warning About AI and Security That Reads Like Today's News

A landmark report by 26 researchers mapped out how AI could be turned against us, across cyberattacks, physical threats, and political manipulation. Six years later, almost every warning has aged badly in the wrong direction.

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AI Doom-Mongering Is a Real Problem, and This Column Is Part of It

The Guardian AI's weekly digest bundles vague catastrophe warnings with cultural gags and a 9/11 reflection. That mix tells you more about media habits than it does about AI.

Sep 11 3 min read

Trump pasó 10 horas publicando imágenes de IA y afirmó haber ganado "cientos de miles de millones" en acciones para Estados Unidos

El presidente inundó Truth Social con imágenes generadas por IA el domingo, junto con afirmaciones financieras sin respaldo alguno. Los senadores ya han pedido a los reguladores que investiguen una función de Trump de $100,000 mensuales que da a los suscriptores acceso anticipado a anuncios que mueven el mercado.

Sep 9 3 min read

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Dolly Parton's Sister Calls Out 'Fake AI Garbage' Flooding Social Media After Singer's Death

Stella Parton has asked fans to stop sharing AI-generated images and videos of her late sister, joining a growing list of celebrity families fighting back against synthetic fakes.

Sep 8 3 min read

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AI attack ads are flooding Australian social media before Victoria's election. Nobody knows who paid for them.

Alarming videos showing machete robberies and roadside births are targeting Victorian voters online. The ads outspend the major parties on digital platforms, and their true funders are almost impossible to trace.

Sep 5 3 min read

AI Image Generation Jumped From 1 Story to 6 in Our Feed. Here Is What Actually Drove It

Four separate outlets pushed the topic onto AI2Day this week. Half the stack was Google Pics. The other half was the mess these tools leave behind.

Sep 5 3 min read

Instagram's AI Labels Are Flagging Real Photos and Missing Actual AI Images

Meta's 'AI Content' tag is landing on ordinary holiday snaps while genuine AI-generated pictures sail through unchecked. Here is what is going wrong and what it means for anyone who posts photos.

Sep 4 5 min read