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Deepfakes are distorting this year’s Victorian election. We found out who’s most susceptible to them

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By Rory Mulcahy, Aimee Riedel, Asha Worsteling, Lucas Whittaker, Renee Barnes
| The Conversation Verified
The Victorian election is still months away, yet voters are already being shown events which never happened. A machete attack at a petrol station, a woman giving birth on the roadside, floodwater pouring down the steps of parliament: all “deepfakes” generated by artificial intelligence (AI), and all reportedly appearing as paid advertising ahead of voters going to the polls.
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New EU laws make AI content labels compulsory – but might just make it harder to spot deepfakes

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By Rory Mulcahy, Aimee Riedel, Lucas Whittaker, Renee Barnes
| The Conversation Verified
As the world is increasingly flooded with deepfakes, the European Union is taking action to help people distinguish what is real and what is not. It recently started enforcing transparency obligations for tech companies which require them to clearly label any photos, videos and audio which are created using their artificial intelligence (AI) systems and designed to look authentic.
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New EU laws make AI content labels compulsory – but might just make it harder to spot deepfakes

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By Rory Mulcahy, Aimee Riedel, Lucas Whittaker, Renee Barnes
| Flipboard
8 hours ago AI responses are often too agreeable, too enthusiastic and too dramatic. And it’s partially our fault. AI writing seems off, and not just because of its reliance on “it’s not X, it’s Y” constructions or my beloved em dashes. It’s the saccharine cheeriness, affirming answers and incessant follow-up …
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