TECH - Google DeepMind Study Reveals That Deepfakes Of Politicians And Celebrities More Common Than AI-Assisted Cyber Attacks | Benzinga
A recent study revealed that the most common misuse of artificial intelligence is the creation of deepfakes of politicians and celebrities, rather than AI-assisted cyber attacks.
What Happened: The study, conducted by DeepMind, a division of Google‘s parent company Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)(NASDAQ:GOOGL), found that the most prevalent misuse of generative AI tools is the creation of realistic yet fake images, videos, and audio of public figures, reported Financial Times on Tuesday.
This misuse is almost twice as common as the next one in the list, which involves the falsifying of information using text-based tools.
The study also revealed that the primary goal of actors misusing generative AI is to shape or influence public opinion, accounting for 27% of uses. This has raised concerns about the potential influence of deepfakes on global ...