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Voters Are Worried About AI in Politics. Here's What Good AI Campaigning Actually Looks Like
While deepfakes and propaganda grab the headlines, a quieter question goes unanswered: could AI help politicians actually listen to the people they represent?
Trump's AI selfies with Washington and Lincoln: what's actually going on
Facing low approval ratings and a stalled Iran conflict, the US president is posting AI-generated images of himself alongside historical figures. It's a PR move that says a lot about how politicians now use artificial intelligence.
AI Fakes Are Poisoning the One Corner of the Internet People Trusted Most: Animals
From lost-pet scams to faked rescue footage, AI-generated animal imagery is eroding public trust in real conservation work and breaking the hearts of owners still searching for their pets.
Teachers Are Being Targeted With AI Deepfake Porn. Schools Often Have No Idea What to Do.
Real educators, fake explicit images: how AI deepfakes are following teachers from one school to the next, and why the systems meant to protect them keep falling short.
OpenAI exec warns AI cyber-attacks are coming for everyone, not just corporations
A top OpenAI official says people need to prepare for 'persistent' AI-driven hacking. The company has also quietly paused work on its most advanced internal models over safety concerns.
When Real Faces Start to Look Like Filters: AI Beauty and the Uncanny Mirror
A growing unease is spreading through social media: real people are starting to look like edited versions of themselves. What does that mean for how we see our own faces?
Meta ran ads for an app that made deepfake porn of politicians. Again.
A tool called Kromix bought ad space on Meta's platforms promising 'no restrictions' and showing a woman resembling a sitting US politician in a pornographic video. Meta's policies already ban this. They ran the ads anyway.
Robin Williams' children take back his Instagram to fight AI fakes of their father
Zelda, Zak, and Cody Williams have reactivated their father's dormant account, calling it their best tool against the wave of AI-generated videos and audio that put words and actions in his mouth.
Deepfake scams using Australia's PM have cost victims $7.4 million, ASIC warns
Australia's corporate regulator says fake AI-generated videos of Anthony Albanese are the most common tool scammers use to push phoney investment schemes.
The New Film Studio Where AI Does the Heavy Lifting, Not Hollywood
A startup called Promise has set up shop next to the Sony Pictures lot in Culver City, and its filmmakers say they no longer need to get past those famous studio walls to bring ambitious films to life.
Google Makes Its AI Watermark Optional, but Invisible Ones Stay
You can now turn off the sparkle logo on AI-made images, videos, and music in Gemini and Flow. Hidden watermarks still tag the content underneath.
AI-made music is creeping into the charts. Nobody can agree on what to do about it.
A rap artist's eerily off-sounding synth-pop single hit No. 58 on the Billboard Hot 100 and racked up 35 million Spotify streams. The music industry is still trying to figure out what that means.
Apple Is Building a Tool to Prove Your iPhone Photo Is Real, Not AI-Generated
A feature spotted in the latest iOS 27 test build would let iPhone owners get an official stamp on their photos confirming exactly when and where the shot was taken.
People Are Pushing Back Against AI They Never Asked For, and It Is Working
From deepfake opt-outs to data centre protests, ordinary people are increasingly fed up with generative AI being forced into daily life. And companies are starting to listen.
UK Children Are Reporting Explicit Deepfakes of Themselves at Record Rates
A service that helps young people remove intimate images from the internet says digitally faked content, including AI-generated nudity, is rising sharply. Experts warn the tools making it possible are only getting easier to find.