AI-Generated Personas Are Being Mass-Deployed in Dropshipping Scams Targeting Social Media
Hundreds of fake AI influencers impersonating Black entrepreneurs are selling counterfeit goods on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook to drive traffic to Shein storefronts.
Google's Gemini Avatar Tool Generates Photorealistic Video Clones—With a Catch
Google's new Gemini avatar feature lets users create AI videos of themselves, but usage limits and setup quirks raise questions about accessibility and deepfake safeguards.
Google and OpenAI embed AI watermarking into Chrome and ChatGPT—but the real test is whether platforms enforce it
SynthID and C2PA metadata systems are expanding to browsers and APIs, but social media's metadata stripping threatens the entire verification infrastructure.
Google's Flow Avatars Bring Self-Deepfaking to Mainstream Creators
Google's Flow platform now lets users generate AI videos featuring digital clones of themselves, powered by the new Omni Flash model—a capability that mirrors OpenAI's defunct Sora app.
The Take It Down Act is now law—and enforcement is already messy
The FTC's 48-hour nonconsensual imagery removal mandate launches amid questions about whether platforms can actually comply and whether the policy will help victims.
Arizona Deepfake Lawsuit Tests Liability for Those Who Teach, Not Just Create
An Arizona civil suit alleges three Phoenix men built a dual-revenue scheme: selling AI-generated non-consensual intimate imagery and subscription courses teaching others to replicate it.
Taylor Swift's Trademark Gambit Exposes Copyright's AI Blind Spot
Swift's team filed trademarks for two spoken catchphrases and a stage photo, testing whether trademark law can plug the gap copyright leaves around AI voice cloning.