YouTube's AI editing scandal reveals how reality can be manipulated without our consent
Disclosure, consent and platform power have become newly invigorated battlefields with the rise of AI.
Sep 3, 2025
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Page 5: Research news on AI-generated sexual deepfakes
AI-generated sexual deepfakes involve the synthetic creation or manipulation of images and videos to depict real or realistic individuals in sexualized or pornographic scenarios without their consent, including apparent minors. The topic spans technical failures and safeguards in generative models, platform-level moderation and labeling systems, and emerging legal frameworks governing criminal liability, online safety duties, and regulation of child sexual abuse material. It also encompasses governance debates over platform responsibility, user rights, and the adequacy of existing regulatory regimes for harmful AI-generated content.
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Australia to tackle deepfake nudes, online stalking
Australia said Tuesday it will oblige tech giants to prevent online tools being used to create AI-generated nude images or stalk people without detection.
Sep 2, 2025
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Caught in a social media echo chamber? AI can help you out
Falling for clickbait is easy these days, especially for those who mainly get their news through social media. Have you ever noticed your feed littered with articles that look alike?
Aug 15, 2025
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Grok 4's new AI companions offer 'pornographic productivity' for a price
The most controversial AI platform is arguably the one founded by Elon Musk. The chatbot Grok has spewed racist and antisemitic comments and called itself "MechaHitler," referring to a character from a video game.
Aug 14, 2025
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AI porn victims see Hong Kong unprepared for threat
For Hong Kong law student "C," AI-made pornography was a distant danger until a university classmate created graphic images of her and multiple other women.
Aug 12, 2025
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AI search pushing an already weakened media ecosystem to the brink
Generative artificial intelligence assistants like ChatGPT are cutting into traditional online search traffic, depriving news sites of visitors and impacting the advertising revenue they desperately need, in a crushing blow ...
Aug 4, 2025
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Meta launches new teen safety features, removes 635,000 accounts that sexualize children
Instagram parent company Meta has introduced new safety features aimed at protecting teens who use its platforms, including information about accounts that message them and an option to block and report accounts with one ...
Jul 24, 2025
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Hard labor conditions of online moderators directly affect how well the internet is policed—new study
Big tech platforms often present content moderation as a seamless, tech‑driven system. But human labor, often outsourced to countries such as India and the Philippines, plays a pivotal role in making judgments that involve ...
Jul 23, 2025
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xAI apologizes for Grok's offensive posts
Elon Musk's startup xAI apologized Saturday for offensive posts published by its artificial intelligence assistant Grok this week, blaming them on a software update meant to make it function more like a human.
Jul 13, 2025
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Musk's AI company scrubs inappropriate posts after Grok chatbot makes antisemitic comments
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company said Wednesday that it's taking down "inappropriate posts" made by its Grok chatbot, which appeared to include antisemitic comments that praised Adolf Hitler.
Jul 9, 2025
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