Worldwide Crackdown on Deepfakes: New Legislation and Biometric Innovations Lead the Charge
Washington, D.C. – As digital technology advances, so too does the sophistication of cyber threats, prompting global policymakers and technology experts to strengthen defenses against deepfakes, digitally manipulated videos or audio files that can be nearly impossible to distinguish from genuine recordings. Deepfakes are increasingly being used to commit fraud, manipulate stock prices, tamper with evidence, and disrupt elections, which has led to urgent calls for more robust regulatory and technological countermeasures. These manipulated pieces of content are created using artificial intelligence and machine learning to make people appear to say or do things they … Read more