Zelda Williams, daughter of the late comedian Robin Williams, publicly criticized AI-generated videos circulating on social media that falsely depict her father discussing conspiracy theories. One 13-second clip, falsely labeled as a 2013 private recording, was shared thousands of times on X and garnered over 11,000 likes despite a community note flagging it as fake. Williams called out the creators and sharers of the content, saying they were manipulating the public using her deceased father's likeness.
futurism.com
· 2026-09-22
A new online game challenges players to identify whether displayed images are authentic photographs or AI-generated within a 60-second timed round, giving roughly 10 seconds per image. The format is designed as a quick, gamified test of visual discernment rather than a formal study.
slop-sense.labtoagi.com
· 2026-09-19
The Advertising Standards Authority has banned five social media adverts, all hosted on Meta platforms, that promoted AI companion and video-generation apps by objectifying and sexualising women. One ad reportedly used sexualised imagery of a girl under 18, while others encouraged users to upload photos of a 'crush' or turn images into explicit videos without consent. Meta had already taken the ads down before the ASA's ruling.
bbc.co.uk
· 2026-09-15
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office announced it has seized 12 domains used to create, share and sell nonconsensual deepfake sexual content, in what appears to be the largest such takedown to date. Roughly 1,200 people, mostly women including celebrities, politicians and athletes, were depicted without consent. DA Alvin Bragg said investigations into the operators and uploaders behind the sites are continuing, and encouraged victims to contact his office's cybercrime bureau.
wired.com
· 2026-09-14
New research by Benjamin Shultz, published by think tank Agora Digitale Transformation, analyzed about 160 websites hosting nonconsensual deepfake sexual content and found 138 women members of parliament from 22 EU countries were referenced or depicted, compared with just nine men. The study covered over 5,800 national lawmakers across the EU, with politicians from Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and France most frequently appearing.
wired.com
· 2026-09-14
Werner Herzog criticized a 2025 film called 'About a Hero,' which used an AI-generated script trained on his movies and an AI deepfake of Herzog himself as narrator. He said he told the filmmaker beforehand that the idea was 'abysmally stupid' and refused to participate in the project.
futurism.com
· 2026-09-12
A YouTube video titled 'I'm Back,' credited to Eminem but actually created with AI voice-cloning tools, has drawn more than 100,000 views since being posted last week. The clip ranks highly in YouTube searches for the rapper, outperforming some of his genuine charting songs, despite an artificial-sounding beat and vocals. Many commenters in the video's replies appear to believe it's a legitimate new release from Mathers.
futurism.com
· 2026-09-08
Generative AI tools from companies like OpenAI, Google and Meta have made it far easier to produce convincing fake audio, video and images of public figures, fueling a rise in political deepfakes. Doppel's Bobby Ford describes the trend as driven by three factors: greater volume, faster velocity and more vectors such as video, audio and email being exploited by bad actors. The piece cites the 2024 New Hampshire robocall incident, where an AI-generated fake of Joe Biden's voice urged voters to stay home, as an early warning sign for what could happen in the 2026 midterms.
cnet.com
· 2026-08-28
A report from The Midas Project examined 18 startups backed by venture firm Andreessen Horowitz, finding a pattern of investments in companies accused of running fake-account bot farms, hosting deepfake models used to sexualize minors, operating gambling platforms that skirt consumer laws, and building AI companion apps linked to suicide and troubling behavior toward children. The firm, led by Marc Andreessen, is simultaneously spending heavily on political influence, including a $100 million super PAC and lobbying that helped produce an executive order aimed at weakening state AI regulations. Andreessen Horowitz did not respond to a request for comment.
modelrepublic.org
· 2026-08-24
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