The creation of sexually explicit deepfake images is to be made a criminal offense in the U.K. -- with anyone sharing these images facing the possibility of jail time. [Read More]
As one of the largest ‘training’ datasets has been found to contain child sexual abuse material, can bans on creating such imagery be feasible?Child abusers are creating AI-generated “deepfakes” of their targets in order to blackmail them into filming their own abuse, beginning a cycle of sextortion that can last for years.Creating simulated child abuse imagery is illegal in the UK, and Labour and the Conservatives have aligned on the desire to ban all explicit AI-generated images of real...
With deepfake photos alarming people, the usefulness of AI is overshadowed by its danger like in the case of the NUCA camera which removes the subject's clothing in an instant.
Two juveniles have been charged after sexually explicit images of students and staff members at Richmond High School were created, possibly using artificial intelligence, and then distributed. Richmond-Burton Community High School Principal Mike Baird sent a letter to parents last month about an incident that the district was made aware of on March 11. Baird […]
Though it was trained on real people's images and audio clips, VASA-1 is allegedly meant for creating 'virtual characters.'
British and American hostage negotiators are pressuring the Hamas terrorist organization to accept an “extraordinarily generous” ceasefire agreement that is currently up for their consideration. The proposal would reportedly involve a 40-day suspension of hostilities and the release of security prisoners in exchange for 33 Israeli captives, with priority given to females and the infirm.
Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control targeted 16 people and two entities in Iran that produce engines that power the drones used in the April 13 attack on Israel.
Canada announced it was sanctioning Iran's defence minister and top military command organizations while the U.S. and U.K. said they are targeting Iran's drone industry.
The AUKUS alliance was forged in 2021 to address shared regional concerns about China's rising power.
The U.S. and U.K. on Thursday imposed a new round of sanctions on Iran as concern grows that Tehran’s unprecedented attack on Israel could fuel a wider war in the Middle East.
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Robert Authur Gallagher is accused of multiple felony criminal sexual conduct charges.