Guerrilla influencers and AI news anchors, China is ramping up its propaganda machine May 19, 2024 China's propaganda machine is embracing AI - but there are limits to what tech can do with bad storytelling, writes Ruby Osman.
Saudi-owned Champions League, obesity crisis and EU wealth tax: Danish bank’s ‘outrageous’ 2024 predictions December 5, 2023 Saxo Bank has published the latest in an annual series of "outrageous predictions" for next year, including a global Champions League owned by Saudi Arabia, a health crisis triggered by obesity drugs and a two per cent EU wealth tax.
Number of deepfake videos online almost doubles October 7, 2019 The number of “deepfake” videos – which use artificial intelligence technology to superimpose images onto existing footage – on the internet has surged over the last nine months. Researchers at cyber security firm Deeptrace found 14,698 deepfake videos online last month, compared to 7,964 in December last year. Read more: The threat of deepfake videos [...]
Seeing, but not believing: The threat from Deepfake videos September 12, 2019 Both traditional and social media lit up earlier this year following the launch of a ground-breaking campaign for charity Malaria No More which was fronted by David Beckham. In this 55-second video ad, the football star makes a passionate appeal for support. He makes it, however, in nine different languages. No, David Beckham has not [...]
MPs: Online harm bill a “missed opportunity” to rein in tech giants January 24, 2022 Martyn Landi / Press Association The Government’s draft Online Safety Bill would fail to prevent the sharing of the most “insidious” images of child abuse and violence against women and girls, a new report from MPs has warned. The House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee said the draft legislation is currently [...]
Nuclear conflict: why we must consider the risks June 21, 2022 In the wake of Russia’s attack on Ukraine, the risks of nuclear conflict have become clearer both inside and outside the world of finance. Yet many market watchers have simply thrown up their hands under the mistaken assumption that when it comes to nuclear weapons, nothing they do will matter. Such a philosophy is inadequate on [...]
The labyrinth of the Online Safety Bill could fall over on complexity before its begun January 26, 2022 The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee came out this week to criticise the government’s Draft Online Safety Bill, stating it is “neither clear nor robust enough to tackle certain types of illegal and harmful content”. Chair Julian Knight MP even labelled it a “missed opportunity”. As it currently stands, the bill’s duty [...]
How worried should you be about deepfakes? June 21, 2019 Mark Zuckerberg recently became the latest high-profile subject of a “deepfake” hoax. A manipulated video circulating on Instagram appears to show him boasting about having “billions of people’s stolen data” and thanking a Sheffield art installation for his success. Squint, and you could mistake the fake video produced using artificial intelligence software for the real [...]
What is Zao? The Chinese ‘deepfake’ face-swapping app that’s gone viral September 2, 2019 A controversial face-swapping app has provoked a major privacy row after going viral in China over the weekend. Zao, a new app that can place anyone inside their favourite TV show or movie by using a selfie, has sparked fresh concerns over so-called deepfake technology in the wake of its swift rise to the top [...]
The metaverse: real world laws give rise to virtual world problems March 25, 2021 Gregor Pryor discusses how real world laws give rise to virtual world problems as we advance towards making an existence in the metaverse.