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- 1Meta uses AI to fight AI-powered scammers●Scammers use AI to fake faces and voices. Meta is fighting back with AI of its own—analysing billions of signals to spot
Scammers are increasingly using AI to generate fake faces and voices in fraud schemes, prompting Meta to deploy its own AI defences that analyse billions of signals to detect patterns and remove accounts at scale. The company says it removed 159 million scam accounts in 2025. Meta's Dr. Rafael Frankel discussed this AI-versus-AI arms race, as concern grows over deepfake-driven online fraud.
- 2Deepfakes make online fraud harder to spot▼⚠️ ICYMI: # Deepfakes , voice cloning, and synthetic # media make online fraud much harder to spot than in the days of d
BBC Ideas and The Open University have released a short animation explaining how deepfakes, voice cloning, and other synthetic media have made online fraud far more difficult to detect than in the era of obviously glitched images. The piece walks through practical verification habits people can use to recognize manipulated content, and it is being shared as a timely reminder to stay skeptical of what circulates online.
- 3Deepfake nudes flood social media as responses emerge▼Deepfake nudes are flooding social media. Here's what's being done about it
Explicit AI-generated deepfake images are spreading widely across major social media platforms, prompting renewed scrutiny of how companies and regulators respond. Reports outline measures being taken or considered, including detection tools, removal policies and potential legal penalties, as victims — often women and girls — seek accountability and faster takedowns of nonconsensual synthetic imagery.
- 4Deepfakes make online fraud far harder to spot▼⚠️ PSA: # Deepfakes , voice cloning, and synthetic # media make online fraud much harder to spot than in the days of dis
A new explainer from BBC Ideas and The Open University warns that deepfakes, voice cloning and other synthetic media have made online fraud far harder to detect than in the era of distorted hands and obvious glitches. The short animation lays out practical verification habits people can use to spot manipulated content and avoid scams, prompting renewed discussion online about how to stay alert to AI-driven deception.
- 5Light-powered AI detects deepfakes with 98% accuracy▼This light-powered AI can spot deepfakes with nearly 98% accuracy
Researchers have developed an AI system powered by light rather than conventional electronics that can identify deepfake images with nearly 98% accuracy. The optical computing approach could offer a faster, more energy-efficient way to fight AI-generated disinformation as fake media becomes harder to distinguish from real content.
- 6AI images in elections spark alarm over voter trust●As AI images become common, the threat to elections draws alarm: 'How will voters know what's true?' https://www.theguar
The Guardian reports growing alarm that AI-generated images and deepfakes of politicians could mislead voters and undermine trust in elections. Commenters are asking how voters will be able to tell what is true as synthetic media becomes increasingly common, with concern focused on disinformation risks around political campaigns and the lack of reliable tools or safeguards to detect manipulated content.
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Axios argues the next phase of artificial intelligence will be defined by AI systems confronting and testing each other, rather than by humans alone. As AI-generated content floods the internet, defenders and attackers alike will be machines, with AI used to detect, counter and exploit other AI. The idea is drawing attention amid growing concern over deepfakes, automated scams and an arms race between generative models and the tools built to catch them.