Today, Deepfake is ubiquitous. With the rise of generative AI, the amount of false content online has exploded. According to identity verification platform Sumsub, the number of Deepfakes globally has increased fourfold from 2023 to 2024. By 2024, Deepfake will account for 7% of all fraud incidents, involving everything from identity impersonation and account theft to complex social engineering attacks. To effectively combat Deepfake, Meta...

This article reports on a rare case in the music industry, where North Carolina musician Michael Smith is accused of fraudulently using artificial intelligence and bot accounts to generate over ten million dollars in illegal income from streaming platforms. He collaborated with an accomplice to purchase AI-generated songs and artificially inflated play counts on platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music to reach billions of plays. Smith registered bot accounts under fake names to distribute traffic.

Alibaba's Intelligent Computing Research Institute has launched the Animate Anyone technology, capable of turning static images into highly realistic dynamic videos. The technology improves image-to-video systems, addressing hallucination issues, but challenges remain in processing eye and hand movements. Despite advancements, there are concerns over misuse, as personal photos could be used to create fake videos, potentially leading to the spread of misinformation. The team is actively preparing the code for demonstration and public use, but they are worried about the risk of misinformation as the number of fake videos increases. Will the internet face a 'dance forgery' craze in the future?