#deepfakes

Will Douglas Heaven outlines five critical AI themes for 2026, from job market ambiguity to deepfakes and chatbot dependency.

Synthetic content creators have evolved from obvious digital productions to nearly indistinguishable accounts, making platform moderation and user trust increasingly difficult.

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 new Gemini avatar feature lets users create AI videos of themselves, but usage limits and setup quirks raise questions about accessibility and deepfake safeguards.

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 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 FTC's 48-hour nonconsensual imagery removal mandate launches amid questions about whether platforms can actually comply and whether the policy will help victims.

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.

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.