Generative AI misinformation concerns the creation and dissemination of synthetic media—such as hyperrealistic deepfake images, videos, and voices—used to deceive, manipulate, or exploit individuals and publics. Work in this area examines AI-enabled impersonation, political and commercial disinformation, scams, and non-consensual explicit content, as well as their psychological and societal impacts. It also investigates technical and sociotechnical defenses, including detection models, watermarking and provenance systems, security against data poisoning and backdoors, and human-centered interventions to preserve trust and information integrity.
Machine learning & AI
Australian police are working on an AI prototype that will help them decipher Gen Z slang and emoji-laden messages written by online predators, a top official said Wednesday.
Oct 29, 2025
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Machine learning & AI
As far back as 1980, the American philosopher John Searle distinguished between strong and weak AI. Weak AIs are merely useful machines or programs that help us solve problems, whereas strong AIs would have genuine intelligence. ...
Oct 27, 2025
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Internet
A recent study shows that AI-powered social media bots can increase user engagement on posts, but they fall short of encouraging users to post more overall.
Oct 23, 2025
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Business
A new research study released today finds that more than 9% of all news in U.S. newspapers contains at least some AI-created text.
Oct 23, 2025
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Business
India has proposed sweeping new regulations to govern artificial intelligence, aiming to curb a surge in misinformation and deepfake videos in the world's most populous nation.
Oct 23, 2025
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Consumer & Gadgets
Reddit bills itself as "the most human place on the internet," but the proliferation of artificial intelligence-generated content is threatening to squeeze some of the humanity out of the news-sharing forum.
Oct 20, 2025
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Security
Poisoning is a term most often associated with the human body and natural environments.
Oct 20, 2025
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Machine learning & AI
How do computers see the world? It's not quite the same way humans do.
Oct 15, 2025
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Consumer & Gadgets
In a short-form video post, an influencer gets worked up about a television news story from California. The images broadcast behind her appear authentic, with an anchor calling viewers to action, victims and even a CNN logo.
Oct 15, 2025
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Business
Artificial intelligence now makes it possible to mass-produce podcasts with completely virtual hosts, a development that is disrupting an industry still finding its footing and operating on a fragile business model.
Oct 13, 2025
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