Patrick Tucker, Technology Editor, Defense One, March 31st, 2019 https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2019/03/next-phase-ai-deep-faking-whole-world-and-china-ahead/155944/ Step 1: Use AI to make undetectable changes to outdoor photos. Step 2: release them into the open-source world and enjoy the chaos. Worries about deep fakes — machine-manipulated videos of celebrities and world leaders purportedly saying or doing things that they really didn’t — […]Read More

Singapore has a Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill to combat fake news. Some reporting may be of interest: Parliament: Up to 10 years’ jail for individuals and $1 million fine for firms under draft law against online falsehoodsTham Yuen-C, Senior Political Correspondent, Strait Times, 1 April 2019Those who spread online falsehoods with a […]Read More

Our Take Following the conclusion of Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation, ASD published a fact sheet on Russian interference. As it illustrates, “Russian interference operations against the United States during the 2016 presidential election were vast and complex,” and involved a sustained, multi-vector campaign to “damage our democracy and divide our citizens.” Most importantly, that campaign […]Read More