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Harris targeted with deepfakes
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Election interference efforts ramp up across the ballot Russia attempted to “undermine” Vice President ...Politics - The Hill - October 23 -
FBI warns of deepfake videos ahead of Election Day
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is warning the public about two videos falsely claiming to be from the FBI on election security. One mentions the apprehension of groups committing ballot fraud ...Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
California’s deepfake ban can’t fool the deep protections of the First Amendment
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law Assembly Bill 2839, which bans altered content during election season if it is materially deceptive and falsely portrays a candidate, in an ...Politics - The Hill - October 14 -
Real-Time Video Deepfake Scams Are Here. This Tool Attempts to Zap Them
Reality Defender, a startup focused on AI detection, has developed a tool to verify human participants in video calls and catch fraudsters using AI deepfakes for scams.Tech - Wired - October 15 -
AI deepfakes a top concern for election officials with voting underway
State election officials in political battleground states say they are bracing for the unpredictable and emergent threat posed by artificial intelligence, or AI.Top stories - ABC News - October 18 -
Microsoft says Russia trying to smear Harris with deepfake video, AI
Russia is attempting to “undermine” Vice President Harris’s campaign using artificial intelligence (AI) generated videos while China has begun targeting a series of GOP congressional candidates ...Politics - The Hill - October 23 -
Parties worry deepfake bombshells could sow chaos before Election Day
Strategists in both parties are bracing for an October or November surprise coming in the form of a deepfake video clip that they worry could have a significant impact on the final days of the ...Politics - The Hill - October 25 -
MLK Jr.'s daughter demands MAGA account delete 'vile' deepfake
Bernice King, daughter of civil rights icon the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., is calling for a Trump-supporting social media account to remove an ad featuring her father generated by artificial ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
South Korea fights deepfake porn with tougher punishment and regulation
South Korea has announced a package of steps to curb a surge in deepfake pornWorld - ABC News - 3 days ago -
Deepfakes didn’t disrupt the election, but they're changing our relationship with reality
Deepfakes tap into a fundamental human tendency: our need for clear narratives.Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
A Political Misdiagnosis
Democrats imagined that they would become the majority party as America became more racially diverse. It’s not working out that way.Top stories - The New York Times - October 14 -
Can you spot the celebrity 'deepfakes' in a new ad warning against election disinfo?
The video features several celebrities delivering the message that Americans should rely on local officials for information about voting in the 2024 election.Top stories - NBC News - October 22 -
PSA uses deepfakes of famous actors to warn of AI-generated misinformation ahead of election
A new public service announcement is warning voters about AI-generated misinformation surrounding the 2024 elections by featuring deepfakes of several Hollywood actors. The video was made by the ...Top stories - NBC News - October 22 -
Sketchy Politics: Labour Pains
How will Labour handle their first Budget?World - Financial Times - October 17 -
Luxury Fashion as Political Propaganda
In fights to sway public sentiment, critics often point to costly clothes as evidence of moral corruption.Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 24 -
Schools caught in political crosshairs
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story State politics ensnare colleges and universities As states pass sweeping measures ...Politics - The Hill - October 24 -
Politics is distorting economic data
Partisanship continues to pollute results of influential surveys of consumer and business sentimentWorld - Financial Times - October 25 -
Why it is lonely in the political centre
Genuine commitment to the middle ground is much rarer than it seemsBusiness - Financial Times - October 26 -
Japan’s unfortunate political limbo
Prime minister Shigeru Ishiba’s decision to call a snap election backfiredWorld - Financial Times - October 30 -
Stagecraft and the power of political photographs
With the invention of photography came a new way to view, mythologize and remember the nation's presidents. CBS News chief election & campaign correspondent Robert Costa talks with Washington Post ...Top stories - CBS News - 6 days ago -
The era of political polarization is over
Despite claims of political polarization, the Democratic and Republican parties are unified in their temperament and values, with both candidates moving towards centrist positions on issues such as ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
The Future of Political Influencers
Republicans now see the value in collaborating with influencers and content creators. Their plan? Bring them under their red tent for many elections to come.Tech - Wired - 2 days ago -
The big idea: is nostalgia killing politics?
From the Tories’ Thatcher fixation to Labour’s Blair fetish, ideas from the past are poisoning the political present. The pop culture of past generations weighs like a dark cloud on the youth of ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
FirstFT: Japan plunges into political chaos
Also in today’s newsletter, oil price falls and Franklin Templeton hit by record outflowsWorld - Financial Times - October 28 -
Americans overrun with political text messages
Cell phones across the country have been inundated with text messages about the election, particularly in the last few months. Jonquilyn Hill, host of Vox's "Explain it to Me" podcast, joined CBS ...Top stories - CBS News - October 30 -
Kamala Harris’s Tie-Neck Blouse Plays to All Sides of the Aisle
The tie-front shirts serve as a reminder that no matter how far women have come, it’s not nearly as far as they think.Lifestyle - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
The evolving "Wild West" of political advertising
Media experts discuss how the ways in which politicians and campaign issues are advertised has exploded, and why negative ads often win out over positive ones, even as people are down on negativity.Top stories - CBS News - 6 days ago