IT Essentials: Time to take the deepfake fight to Big Tech

Speak softly and carry a big stick

Tom Allen
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IT Essentials: Time to take the deepfake fight to Big Tech

With most deepfakes coming from overseas, legislation can only have a limited impact until we crack down on the companies actually hosting AI content.

James Cleverly's remarks about the potential for AI-generated deepfakes to be used for electoral manipulation stuck out to me this week. This is, of course, already happening. Politicians around...

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