ActiveFence, one of the bigger startups building tech for trust and safety teams, has acquired Spectrum Labs, another key startup in the space building AI tools to track online toxicity.
Russian propaganda is spreading into the world’s video games. Propaganda is appearing in Minecraft and other popular games and discussion groups as the Kremlin tries to win over new audiences.
The revolution in artificial intelligence has sparked an explosion of disturbingly lifelike images showing child sexual exploitation, fueling concerns among child-safety investigators that they will undermine efforts to find victims and combat real-world abuse.
Child safety experts are growing increasingly powerless to stop thousands of "AI-generated child sex images" from being easily and rapidly created, then shared across dark web pedophile forums. This explosion of disturbingly realistic images could normalize child sexual exploitation, lure more children into harm's way, and make it harder for law enforcement to find actual children being harmed.
Child predators are exploiting generative artificial intelligence technologies to share fake child sexual abuse material online and to trade tips on how to avoid detection, according to warnings from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and information seen by Bloomberg News.
Noam Schwartz provides key strategies for the US government to counter Russian disinformation campaigns targeting Ukraine. By implementing a comprehensive approach, the US can effectively combat the spread of false narratives. This article offers valuable insights and recommendations for policymakers and those invested in countering disinformation.
