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Meta policy on fake videos 'incoherent': oversight board
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The Meta Oversight Board urged the social media company to reconsider its policy on manipulated media ahead of the various elections set to be held this year. |
The board, which is run independently of Meta and funded through a grant by the company, described the policy as "incoherent, lacking in persuasive justification and inappropriately focused on how content has been created, rather than on which specific harms it aims to prevent." The recommendation came as part of the board's review of Meta's decision to leave up a manipulated video of President Biden on Facebook that was edited to make it appear as though he was inappropriately touching his granddaughter. The Meta Oversight Board ultimately upheld Meta's decision on the Facebook video, finding that it did not violate the company's manipulated media policy because the policy only applies to videos created with artificial intelligence (AI) that show people saying things they never said. "Since the video in this post was not altered using AI and it shows President Biden doing something he did not do (not something he didn't say), it does not violate the existing policy," the board noted. "Additionally, the alteration of this video clip is obvious and therefore unlikely to mislead the 'average user' of its authenticity, which, according to Meta, is a key characteristic of manipulated media," it added. However, the board argued that the current policy is too narrow and should be extended to cover audio and audiovisual content, content that shows people doing things they never did and content regardless of how it was created. Read more in a full report at TheHill.com. |
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced a new policy Monday that will allow the U.S. to impose visa restrictions on individuals involved in the misuse of commercial spyware. The visa restrictions can be levied against those involved in the use of commercial spyware "to target, arbitrarily or unlawfully surveil, harass, suppress, or intimidate" journalists, activists, dissidents and members of marginalized or vulnerable … |
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Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, plans to lay off more than 500 employees, it revealed Monday in a regulatory filing. The social media company will cut its global workforce by about 10 percent, it said in the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This translates to about 540 employees, based on Snap's most recent headcount of 5,367 full-time workers. "In order to best position our business to execute … |
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Apple has launched its newest product, The Vision Pro, a virtual reality headset. It became available in Apple stores Friday in the United States. CEO Tim Cook welcomed waiting customers at Apple's New York City Flagship store to unveil the company's first new product in seven years. Apple is marketing its product as a "revolutionary spatial computer" that will change how people "work, collaborate, connect, relive memories, … |
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Study finds how explicit Swift deepfakes started |
A new report from the research firm Graphika found the explicit deepfake images of Taylor Swift likely originated as part of a recurring challenge on 4chan, a message board that is known for sharing hate speech and conspiracy theories, The New York Times reported. |
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| Bumble AI tool to find, block fake profiles |
Dating app Bumble launched an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to help identify and block fake profiles, TechCrunch reported. |
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- The Washington Post is hosting a discussion about the rise of AI, featuring Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.), Rep. Marcus Molinaro (R-N.Y.) and deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technologies Anne Neuberger on Tuesday at 9 a.m. ET.
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US rolls out visa restriction policy on people who misuse spyware to target journalists, activists |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Monday it is rolling out a new policy that will allow it to impose visa restrictions on foreign individuals involved in the misuse of commercial spyware. The administration’s policy will apply to people who've been involved in the misuse … |
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Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) will face one of the toughest challenges of his career this week when he tries to muster Senate Republicans … Read more |
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