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AI deepfakes pose risks to consumers and voters, experts warn

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Advances in artificial intelligence are making it a cinch to create so-called deepfake images , videos and audio recordings, raising concerns that bad actors could bombard people with hyper-realistic scams and spread disinformation.

Deepfakes that use the voices and likenesses of public figures, including celebrities or political candidates, can also deceive the public in various ways, security experts told CBS News. By one measure, fewer than 10% of people can recognize an audio deepfake, according to Doppel, a social engineering defense platform for detecting AI-enabled threats.

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USThe Guardian

DHS cites risk to more than 40,000 personnel in effort to take leaked data offline

The Department of Homeland Security asked an Icelandic hosting company to take down data obtained through hack The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) asked ⁠an Icelandic hosting company on Thursday to take down or limit access to data related to thousands ⁠of agency personnel, saying ⁠the content ​put them at risk, according to the request posted online by hosting company FlokiNET. The database “places more than ⁠40,000 identifiable individuals at risk of harassment, stalking and physical harm”, the request said.