Thousands of well-meaning social media users have been sharing photos supposedly depicting the aftermath of Hurricane Helene’s destruction that have turned out to be fake images generated by artificial intelligence (AI). Communication media expert Cayce Myers and digital literacy expert Julia Feerrar discuss the problems these images cause and how to detect them.
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New tools use AI ’fingerprints’ to detect altered photos, videos
As artificial intelligence networks become more skilled and easier to access, digitally manipulated “deepfake” photos and videos are increasingly difficult to detect. New research led by Binghamton University, State University of New York breaks down images using frequency domain analysis techniques and looks for anomalies that could indicate they are generated by AI.
Marketing and legal experts caution seeing is not believing with everything online
Two West Virginia University experts with extensive knowledge of deepfakes and AI-assisted technologies are sounding the alarm about their prevalence in our daily lives at a time when headlines about potential AI-generated photos and videos, and questions by the public about what’s…
Best way to detect ‘deepfake’ videos? Check for the pulse
Researchers from Binghamton University have teamed up with Intel to develop a tool called FakeCatcher, which can detect deepfake videos at an accuracy rate above 90%.
Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss Deepfakes, Cheapfakes, and Facebook Ban
Britt Paris, an expert on audiovisual manipulation at Rutgers’ School of Communication and Information, is available to comment on the implications of Facebook’s ban on deepfakes, as well as the ongoing danger of “cheapfakes.” “Facebook’s ban is a step in…