Put another way, a deep fake is neither here nor there unless you have a platform + tools to disseminate it strategically.
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Surveillance Ads Reshape Politics More Than Deepfakes
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The election year focus on 'deep fakes' is a distraction, conveniently ignoring the documented role of surveillance ads–or, the ability to target specific segments to shape opinion. This's a boon to Meta/Google, who've rolled back restrictions on political ads in recent years.
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NIS2 Directive: Compliance, Risk Assessment, and Cybersecurity
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Identifying, Assessing & Addressing Risks: Compliance, Accountability and the NIS2 Directive See http://
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AI Deepfakes Fuel Fraud: Fake IDs and $25.6M Hong Kong Heist
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AI deepfakes are all over the headlines. Two crazy new ones: -OnlyFake, a site that leverages AI to create near-instant fake IDs. -A $25.6M heist in Hong Kong, with scammers using deepfake tech to convince an employee to transfer funds.
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ID Verification Gaps Demand Governance Adaptation for AI Era
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I did not realize that ID verification tools don’t query a national database. It’s time that governance adapts to the realities of the generative information age
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EU blocks successful robotic VC company deal citing smaller rivals concerns
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this is really strange reasoning: https://
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Age Verification Requirements and Their Widespread Implementation Impact
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We're going to see a lot more of this as widespread age verification/ID requirements are rolled out. https://
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Europe’s AI Act: regulation versus innovation opportunity
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L'Europe adopte le "IA Act". Quelle erreur ! C'est une constante : face à une innovation de rupture, les Américains y voient une opportunité, et les Européens une menace. Quand cesserons-nous d'avoir peur pour devenir conquérants ? Nos entrepreneurs sont prêts. Laissez-les faire.
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Surveillance Laws: Hidden Risks Beyond Child Safety Rhetoric
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When we see well-meaning legislation to scan for 'harmful content', undermine encryption, monitor comms in the name of child safety etc., we are derelict/deeply naive if we don't acknowledge and contend with the grim reality of how these laws will most likely be used in practice.
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State-level censorship threats to teachers and librarians spark concern
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When I talk to people outside the US, they're rarely aware of how bad its gotten. I believe bc state level authoritarianism seems rarely subject to international media coverage. In any event, there's now a proposal to *jail teachers/librarians who possess 'banned books'* !!!