Q&A with NYT reporter Tiffany Hsu about AI-generated online influencers, how the volume of synthetic content produces exhaustion for users, and more
Q&A with NYT reporter Tiffany Hsu about AI-generated online influencers, how the volume of synthetic content produces exhaustion for users, and more
AI avatars are redefining influence and trust online. — On this week's Galaxy Brain episode, Charlie Warzel is joined …
Analysis: since 2023, US states enacted 120+ deepfake-related laws, with 26 passed in 2025 alone; California passed eight deepfake bills in September 2024
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Google joins the C2PA steering committee to develop a standard to label AI content via metadata alongside Adobe, the BBC, Microsoft, Sony, and others
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People have few options for protection or recourse when hallucinating AI chatbots create and spread falsehoods about them that threaten their reputations
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Research: social media accounts pushing misinformation are targeting users in non-English languages before the US midterms, with scant resistance from platforms
Tiffany Hsu / New York Times : Tweets: @hispaniccaucus , @grahamallen_1 , @themexican , @davidlaz , @meteor_blades , @tiffkhsu , @niubi , @researchbuzz , and @ceciliakang Tweets: @hispaniccaucus : “T...
Pew: 6% of US adults regularly get news on BitChute, Gab, Gettr, Parler, Rumble, Telegram, or Truth Social, but no one site drew over 2% of those seeking news
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Apple, Spotify, and other companies that distribute podcasts have done little to rein in COVID-19 misinformation, escaping the scrutiny social media giants face
False statements about vaccines have spread on the “Wild West” of media, even as some hosts die of virus complications. Tweets: @carnage4life , @evan_greer , @derekwillis , @shanoorseervai , @peterham...
Hundreds of thousands watched the Trump-Biden debate on Twitch, with streamers who normally narrate gaming sessions providing real-time commentary
Tiffany Hsu / New York Times : Tweets: @nytnational See also Mediagazer Tweets: @nytnational : Hundreds of thousands watched the Trump-Biden debate on Twitch, with livestreamers chiming in with somet...
As the pandemic halts filming, ad agencies are increasingly turning towards digitally altered, deepfake-style ads that repurpose old footage for new uses
With the pandemic having shut down production, companies are asking ad agencies to create commercials made up of digitally altered footage. Tweets: @edbott , @tiffkhsu , @joshsternberg , @changeist , ...