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- 150 MEPs targeted by deepfake porn, report saysโผ50 members of European Parliament targeted by deepfake porn, report says
A report says fifty members of the European Parliament have been targeted by deepfake pornography, in which explicit fake images or videos are made using their likeness. The revelation has raised fresh concern about the abuse of artificial intelligence to harass and discredit politicians, and about how the EU should protect public figures and regulate such content.
- 2BBC Ideas and Open University explain how to spot deepfake fraudโโ ๏ธ 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 harder to detect than in the era of obvious glitches like distorted hands. The piece walks viewers through practical verification habits designed to help ordinary internet users recognise manipulated content and avoid falling for AI-assisted scams.
- 3Deepfake porn targets 50 members of European Parliamentโ50 members of European Parliament targeted by deepfake porn, report says โ POLITICO https://www. politico.eu/article/fem
Around 50 members of the European Parliament, most of them women, have been targeted by sexualised deepfake imagery, according to a report by POLITICO. The revelations have reignited calls for the European Commission to strictly enforce its ban on such content and hold accountable the platforms and entities that host or distribute it. Lawmakers and campaigners are voicing alarm over the ease of producing these fakes and the lack of effective enforcement mechanisms to protect victims, particularly women in politics.
- 4Italy PM Meloni seeks EU trademark for her voice over AI deepfake fearsโ๐ช๐บ ๐ฎ๐น ๐๏ธ Italy PM Meloni seeks EU trademark for her voice amid AI deepfake risks ๐ https://www. reuters.com/technology/i
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is seeking a European Union trademark for her voice, citing the growing risk of AI-generated deepfakes. The move would give her legal tools to block unauthorised synthetic imitations of her voice, and it has drawn attention to how politicians and public figures are racing to protect their identity as generative AI tools make realistic fakes easy to produce.
- 5Meloni seeks to trademark her voice to fight AI deepfakesโItalyโs Meloni follows pop stars in seeking to trademark her voice to combat AI deepfakes
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is seeking to trademark her voice, taking a step popularised by pop stars in order to protect herself against AI-generated deepfakes. The move reflects growing concern among public figures over synthetic audio and video being used to imitate them, and could set a precedent for how politicians guard their likeness and voice.