AI or Not, a platform specialized in detecting AI-generated content and deepfakes, has raised $5 million in seed funding. As reported by Dean Takahashi, the investment round was led by Foundation Capital with participation from GTMFund, Plug and Play, and angel investors. The company’s technology identifies AI-generated content across images, audio, and video to prevent … Read more
Social media platforms are struggling with a new trend where users modify graphic violence and murder footage using AI to make it appear like scenes from Minions animated movies. According to Emanuel Maiberg from 404 Media, people are using Runway’s AI video generator to transform disturbing content, including real suicide footage and terrorist attacks, into … Read more
A new study has found that AI can successfully create and execute highly effective phishing email campaigns, achieving click-through rates of over 50%. The research, conducted by Simon Lermen and Fred Heiding, tested various AI models’ abilities to gather personal information and craft targeted phishing messages. The study compared four different approaches to phishing emails: … Read more
A recent report by Recorded Future reveals that ElevenLabs’ AI voice generation technology was “very likely” used in a Russian influence operation targeting European audiences. According to technology reporter Charles Rollet writing for TechCrunch, the campaign, called “Operation Undercut,” created misleading news videos with AI-generated voiceovers to undermine support for Ukraine. The U.S. government-sanctioned Social … Read more
A website impersonating the defunct Ashland Daily Tidings newspaper has been publishing AI-generated content while stealing identities of real journalists, according to an investigation by Ryan Haas of Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB). The website emerged after the legitimate newspaper ceased operations in 2023, featuring eight purported reporters who were either nonexistent or had their identities … Read more
Over half of longer English-language posts on LinkedIn are now likely AI-generated, according to a new analysis by Originality AI shared exclusively with WIRED. Kate Knibbs reports that the platform’s integration of AI writing tools, including features offered to Premium subscribers, has led to this significant shift. The analysis of 8,795 public posts showed a … Read more
Spotify is facing a growing problem of AI-generated fake music being uploaded to legitimate artists’ pages, Elizabeth Lopatto reports for The Verge. The fraudulent uploads target musicians with single-word names like Health, Annie, and Standards, appearing on their verified pages through music distributors. Industry expert Andrew Batey estimates that this type of streaming fraud costs … Read more
According to a comprehensive analysis by Washington Post reporters Pranshu Verma, Will Oremus, and Cat Zakrzewski, artificial intelligence played a less direct role in influencing the 2024 US presidential election than experts initially feared. Instead of changing voter decisions, AI technology primarily contributed to deepening partisan divides and undermining public trust in authentic information. Research … Read more
AI tools that can generate realistic images are becoming a significant concern for research integrity specialists. The ease with which these tools can create fake scientific figures that are hard to distinguish from real ones raises fears of an increasingly untrustworthy scientific literature, Nature reports. Companies like Proofig and Imagetwin are developing AI-based solutions to … Read more
Anthropic’s recently released Claude Computer Use feature allows Claude to control a computer by taking screenshots, running bash commands, and more. However, this also introduces severe prompt injection risks, as Claude could be exploited to run malicious code autonomously. A post on ”Embrace the Red” demonstrated this by the author crafting a malicious webpage that … Read more