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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
To Catch a Bot, You Must Think Like a Bot: Workshop for police authorities
On February 28, we organised a second workshop for law enforcement authorities focused on updating those already involved or interested in the project about the technological advancements in the tool that will soon assist police authorities in investigating disinformation linked to criminal activities.
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WORTH A READ
Piers Morgan and Oprah Winfrey 'deepfaked' for US influencer's ads by BBC
Several publicly known personas, including Piers Morgan, or Oprah Winfrey have been misused for in AI-generated deepfake ads falsely implying their endorsement of a self-help course by Wesley "Billion Dollar" Virgin, known as the "Genie Script." These ads, leveraging deepfake technology for fabricated endorsements, highlight a growing concern over digital misinformation and the misuse of celebrity likenesses to promote products.
EVENTS WE ATTEND
AI TRIBES
Brendan Spillane, our Project Executive Officer spoke at Dublin’s #AITribes at a panel discussion “Disinformation is Real: Solving the Deep Fake Dilemma”. Learn more about the event here.
EU-HYBNET’s 4th Annual Workshop
On of our collaboration projects, EU-HYBNET, is organising its 4th Annual Workshops on April 24 in Valencia, Spain. The event will bring together a community focused on countering hybrid threats, meet us there!