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A new study confirms that AI-generated voices are now virtually indistinguishable from real human voices, highlighting a major ethical and security challenge. This development is occurring as the use of deepfakes rises in politics, with President Donald Trump using AI videos as a powerful tool to amplify his message and shape his online persona.
Despite the growing threat of realistic fakes, a test revealed that only one out of eight major social media platforms flagged an uploaded AI-generated video as fake, indicating that most are not using industry-standard flagging technology. The danger is real, as illustrated by a recent threat against a Michigan school that was generated using AI.
In response to these risks, India is proposing strict new rules to mandate the labeling of AI content. Meanwhile, in the tech world, Claude Haiku 4.5 is now generally available in all supported IDEs, and security researchers are warning of a new “GlassWorm” malware that is targeting VS Code extensions.
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[Interesting] AI-generated voices now indistinguishable from real human voices
New study reveals that the average listener can no longer distinguish between deepfake voices and those of real humans [LINK]
[⚠️] How Trump’s use of AI videos is changing his political playbook
President Donald Trump is turning artificial intelligence into one of his most potent political tools, using it to amplify his message and sharpen his online persona in ways experts say are proving strikingly effective. [LINK]We uploaded a fake video to 8 social apps. Only one told users it wasn’t real. Facebook, TikTok and other major platforms do not use a tech industry standard touted as a way to flag fake content, tests using AI-generated videos found. [LINK]
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Threat made against Michigan school was generated using AI, officials say [LINK]
AI and copyright: the true, the false, and the uncertain [LINK]
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Claude Haiku 4.5 is generally available in all supported IDEs [LINK]
Supply chain attack targets VS code extensions with ‘GlassWorm’ malware
The malware uses invisible Unicode characters to hide its code and blockchain-based infrastructure to prevent takedowns. [LINK]
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India proposes strict rules to label AI content citing growing risks [LINK]
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