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A Malaysian cardiologist discovered deepfake videos impersonating him to peddle herbal diabetes cures, highlighting the escalating menace of artificial intelligence-driven medical fraud targeting vulnerable patients across the region.
The MACC is investing in advanced digital forensics tools to identify AI-generated deepfakes and manipulated evidence, addressing emerging threats in corruption investigations as artificial intelligence becomes more sophisticated.
The EU's AI Act enforcement begins August 2, requiring AI companies to label generated content and face fines for violations. Brussels is expanding oversight with new staff and tools to combat deepfakes, explicit imagery, and cyber threats.
South Korea's National Center for Digital Sexual Crime Response combats an escalating deepfake pornography crisis, removing 318,000 illegal images last year. The specialized unit offers legal support and trauma counselling to predominantly female victims.
A British Labour MP is suing Elon Musk's xAI, demanding a court order to prevent Grok from creating non-consensual sexualised images of her. The case could reshape how AI developers face legal accountability for harmful content generation.
Malaysian authorities removed nearly 12,400 deepfake posts in the first six months of 2024, achieving a 94 per cent success rate in takedown requests submitted to social media platforms.
Eight students have been remanded in police custody following a physical altercation authorities believe stemmed from disputes over the circulation of sexually explicit images manipulated using artificial intelligence technology.
Meta's newly unveiled AI image detector fails to identify more than half of its own cropped AI-generated images, raising concerns about deepfake detection capabilities during election season.