Thursday, November 2, 2023

Israel-Hamas

 nov23

Fake babies, real horror: Deepfakes from the Gaza war increase fears about AI’s power to mislead


WASHINGTON (AP) — Among images of the bombed out homes and ravaged streets of Gaza, some stood out for the utter horror: Bloodied, abandoned infants.

Viewed millions of times online since the war began, these images are deepfakes created using artificial intelligence. If you look closely you can see clues: fingers that curl oddly, or eyes that shimmer with an unnatural light — all telltale signs of digital deception.

The outrage the images were created to provoke, however, is all too real.

https://apnews.com/article/artificial-intelligence-hamas-israel-misinformation-ai-gaza-a1bb303b637ffbbb9cbc3aa1e000db47

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Emotive Deepfakes in Israel-Hamas War Further Cloud What’s Real

Bogus images include destroyed buildings, children in rubble

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-31/-emotive-deepfakes-in-israeli-war-further-cloud-what-s-real?embedded-checkout=true