Top AI Researchers Race to Detect 'Deepfake' Videos: 'We Are Outgunned'
Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Thursday June 13, 2019
Top artificial-intelligence researchers across the US are racing to defuse an extraordinary political weapon: computer-generated fake videos.
Facebook Acknowledges Pelosi Video Is Faked but Declines to Delete It
Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Saturday May 25, 2019
Facebook declined Friday to remove the video, even after Facebook's independent fact-checking groups, Lead Stories and PolitiFact, deemed the video "false."
"Fake" Nancy Pelosi Clips, Slowed To Make Her Appear Drunk, Spread Online
World News | Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Friday May 24, 2019
Distorted videos of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., altered to make her sound as if she's drunkenly slurring her words, are spreading rapidly across social media, highlighting how political disinformation that clouds public understanding can now spread at the speed of the Web.
Tech Giants, Governments Discuss Online Extremism at 'Christchurch Call'
Tony Romm, Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Wednesday May 15, 2019
The so-called "Christchurch call" reflects heightened global fears that Facebook, Google and Twitter have become conduits for terrorism.
San Francisco Becomes First US City To Ban Facial-Recognition Software
World News | Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Wednesday May 15, 2019
San Francisco on Tuesday became the first city in the U.S. to ban the use of facial-recognition software by city agencies and the police, dealing a swift symbolic blow to a key technology rapidly being deployed by law enforcement nationwide.
YouTube Fact-Checking Tool Goes Wrong: In Flaming Notre Dame, It Somehow Sees 9/11 Tragedy
Craig Timberg, Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Tuesday April 16, 2019
The misfire underscored the ongoing limits of computerised tools for detecting and combating misinformation.
YouTube Fact-Checking Tool Sees 9/11 Tragedy In Flaming Notre-Dame
World News | Craig Timberg, Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Tuesday April 16, 2019
A new YouTube tool for battling misinformation failed in a highly public way on Monday, wrongly linking video of the flaming collapse of the spire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
A Group Helped Spread New Zealand Massacre Video To Millions
World News | Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Wednesday March 20, 2019
As the New Zealand gunman live-streamed the massacre onto Facebook, fewer than 200 people watched. The social network said its moderators removed it sometime after a user first reported it as troubling, 29 minutes after the stream began.
What 150,000 Miles In Elon Musk's Private Jet Reveal About "Painful" Year
World News | Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Wednesday January 30, 2019
Tesla chief Elon Musk's corporate jet flew more than 150,000 miles last year, or more than six times around the Earth, as he raced between the outposts of his futuristic empire during what he has called "the most painful year" of his career, according to flight records obtained by The Washington Post
Tesla's Mass Lay-Offs, Reduced Car Production Have Wall Street 'Waking Up From the Dream'
Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Thursday January 24, 2019
Tesla said Wednesday it has curbed production for some of its most expensive vehicles after its second mass lay-off in seven months.
Scarlett Johansson Slams Fake AI-Generated Sex Videos: Internet Is 'Virtually Lawless'
Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Tuesday January 1, 2019
Scarlett Johansson is speaking out about the danger of computer-generated "deepfakes," in which women's faces are inserted into explicit pornographic videos.
Fake-Porn Opponents Are Fighting Back With AI Itself
Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Monday December 31, 2018
The best hope for fighting computer-generated fake-porn videos might come from a surprising source: The AI software itself.
Fake-Porn Videos Are Being Weaponised to Harass and Humiliate Women
Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Monday December 31, 2018
Airbrushing and Photoshop long ago opened photos to easy manipulation. Now, videos are becoming just as vulnerable to fakes that look deceptively real.
"Everyone Potential Target": Artificial Intelligence Weaponises Fake Porn
World News | Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Monday December 31, 2018
The video showed the woman in a pink off-the-shoulder top, sitting on a bed, smiling a convincing smile.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai Emerges 'Unscathed' From US Congress Hearing
Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Wednesday December 12, 2018
Pichai was the measured, mild-mannered political tenderfoot in a sea of Washington bombast.
Top AI Researchers Race to Detect 'Deepfake' Videos: 'We Are Outgunned'
Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Thursday June 13, 2019
Top artificial-intelligence researchers across the US are racing to defuse an extraordinary political weapon: computer-generated fake videos.
Facebook Acknowledges Pelosi Video Is Faked but Declines to Delete It
Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Saturday May 25, 2019
Facebook declined Friday to remove the video, even after Facebook's independent fact-checking groups, Lead Stories and PolitiFact, deemed the video "false."
"Fake" Nancy Pelosi Clips, Slowed To Make Her Appear Drunk, Spread Online
World News | Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Friday May 24, 2019
Distorted videos of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., altered to make her sound as if she's drunkenly slurring her words, are spreading rapidly across social media, highlighting how political disinformation that clouds public understanding can now spread at the speed of the Web.
Tech Giants, Governments Discuss Online Extremism at 'Christchurch Call'
Tony Romm, Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Wednesday May 15, 2019
The so-called "Christchurch call" reflects heightened global fears that Facebook, Google and Twitter have become conduits for terrorism.
San Francisco Becomes First US City To Ban Facial-Recognition Software
World News | Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Wednesday May 15, 2019
San Francisco on Tuesday became the first city in the U.S. to ban the use of facial-recognition software by city agencies and the police, dealing a swift symbolic blow to a key technology rapidly being deployed by law enforcement nationwide.
YouTube Fact-Checking Tool Goes Wrong: In Flaming Notre Dame, It Somehow Sees 9/11 Tragedy
Craig Timberg, Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Tuesday April 16, 2019
The misfire underscored the ongoing limits of computerised tools for detecting and combating misinformation.
YouTube Fact-Checking Tool Sees 9/11 Tragedy In Flaming Notre-Dame
World News | Craig Timberg, Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Tuesday April 16, 2019
A new YouTube tool for battling misinformation failed in a highly public way on Monday, wrongly linking video of the flaming collapse of the spire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
A Group Helped Spread New Zealand Massacre Video To Millions
World News | Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Wednesday March 20, 2019
As the New Zealand gunman live-streamed the massacre onto Facebook, fewer than 200 people watched. The social network said its moderators removed it sometime after a user first reported it as troubling, 29 minutes after the stream began.
What 150,000 Miles In Elon Musk's Private Jet Reveal About "Painful" Year
World News | Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Wednesday January 30, 2019
Tesla chief Elon Musk's corporate jet flew more than 150,000 miles last year, or more than six times around the Earth, as he raced between the outposts of his futuristic empire during what he has called "the most painful year" of his career, according to flight records obtained by The Washington Post
Tesla's Mass Lay-Offs, Reduced Car Production Have Wall Street 'Waking Up From the Dream'
Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Thursday January 24, 2019
Tesla said Wednesday it has curbed production for some of its most expensive vehicles after its second mass lay-off in seven months.
Scarlett Johansson Slams Fake AI-Generated Sex Videos: Internet Is 'Virtually Lawless'
Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Tuesday January 1, 2019
Scarlett Johansson is speaking out about the danger of computer-generated "deepfakes," in which women's faces are inserted into explicit pornographic videos.
Fake-Porn Opponents Are Fighting Back With AI Itself
Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Monday December 31, 2018
The best hope for fighting computer-generated fake-porn videos might come from a surprising source: The AI software itself.
Fake-Porn Videos Are Being Weaponised to Harass and Humiliate Women
Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Monday December 31, 2018
Airbrushing and Photoshop long ago opened photos to easy manipulation. Now, videos are becoming just as vulnerable to fakes that look deceptively real.
"Everyone Potential Target": Artificial Intelligence Weaponises Fake Porn
World News | Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Monday December 31, 2018
The video showed the woman in a pink off-the-shoulder top, sitting on a bed, smiling a convincing smile.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai Emerges 'Unscathed' From US Congress Hearing
Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | Wednesday December 12, 2018
Pichai was the measured, mild-mannered political tenderfoot in a sea of Washington bombast.
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