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As Good as a Coin Toss: Human Detection of AI-Generated Content

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By Di Cooke, Abigail Edwards, Sophia Barkoff, Kathryn Kelly
| Communications of the ACM Verified
Advances in generative AI technology have made it easier than ever for anyone to manufacture increasingly realistic synthetic media (colloquially known as deepfakes) at faster speeds, larger scales, and with more customization than ever.13 This in turn has led to synthetic media increasingly being used for harmful purposes, including disinformation campaigns, nonconsensual pornography, financial fraud, child sexual abuse and exploitation, and espionage.23 As of today, the principal defense to...
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State Department enacts widespread layoffs, cutting 1,353 staff

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By Sophia Barkoff
| Yahoo Movies Canada Verified
Washington — The State Department on Friday began laying off more than 1,300 staffers as it seeks to cut the size of its U.S. workforce by about 15%, part of the Trump administration's sweeping plan to reorganize the department. The involuntary staff reductions include 1,107 civil service and 246 foreign service employees, according to a notice sent to State Department employees Friday morning that was obtained by CBS News.
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State Department to start layoffs in coming days, cutting U.S. staff by 15%

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By Sophia Barkoff
| Aol Verified
The State Department will begin layoffs as early as Friday as it seeks to cut the size of its U.S. workforce by about 15%, CBS News has learned — part of the Trump administration's sweeping plan to reorganize the department. The cuts will include layoffs, or reductions-in-force (RIF), as well as voluntary departures by State Department staffers who took part in the Trump administration's buyout programs, two senior State Department officials said Thursday.
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