While some companies are nefarious of , others are embracing the technology for more playful reasons.MyHeritage, a family ancestry company that offers DNA testing much like 23andMe, has a new AI-powered tool called “.” The technology takes your old photos and animates the people in them, producing a full fledged moving picture kind of like the iPhone’s Live Photos.To create this completely automated tool, MyHeritage partnered with a company called D-ID, which has written an algorithm that creates these animated videos out of old images. Deepfake technology has often been used to “teach” a...…While some companies are nefarious of , others are embracing the technology for more playful reasons.MyHeritage, a family ancestry company that offers DNA testing much like 23andMe, has a new AI-powered tool called “.” The technology takes your old photos and animates the people in them, producing a full fledged moving picture kind of like the iPhone’s Live Photos.To create this completely automated tool, MyHeritage partnered with a company called D-ID, which has written an algorithm that creates these animated videos out of old images. Deepfake technology has often been used to “teach” a...WW…

Republicans are crying “censorship” to pressure Facebook, Twitter, and Google to let them spread misinformation. But if they really got rid of Section 230, they’d be dragging everyone else down with them.Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, and Google/Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai appeared remotely before the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday for yet another congressional hearing on content moderation and supposed anti-conservative bias.My colleague already outlined how the hearing, held just days before the 2020 presidential elections, . The title of the hearing was...…Republicans are crying “censorship” to pressure Facebook, Twitter, and Google to let them spread misinformation. But if they really got rid of Section 230, they’d be dragging everyone else down with them.Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, and Google/Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai appeared remotely before the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday for yet another congressional hearing on content moderation and supposed anti-conservative bias.My colleague already outlined how the hearing, held just days before the 2020 presidential elections, . The title of the hearing was...WW…

PayPal, Hunter Biden, Bloomberg News, and several Avengers were targeted in a series of unhinged open letters from Epik after PayPal terminated its account. The domain registrar, whose CEO once on a white nationalist podcast, is home to Gab and other far-right websites, and formerly hosted 8chan. It also hosts the domain of the former website of the violent far-right Proud Boys, which was recently spoofed in .Epik claimed it was cut off due to "anti-conservative bias." PayPal said it had nothing to do with political ideology, but was instead due to financial risk issues.“PayPal has...…PayPal, Hunter Biden, Bloomberg News, and several Avengers were targeted in a series of unhinged open letters from Epik after PayPal terminated its account. The domain registrar, whose CEO once on a white nationalist podcast, is home to Gab and other far-right websites, and formerly hosted 8chan. It also hosts the domain of the former website of the violent far-right Proud Boys, which was recently spoofed in .Epik claimed it was cut off due to "anti-conservative bias." PayPal said it had nothing to do with political ideology, but was instead due to financial risk issues.“PayPal has...WW…

We're using cookies to improve your experience.After the rampant spread of misinformation during the 2016 presidential election, experts warned about a new threat for 2020: .Fake news stories can easily be fact-checked. But deepfakes? Experts the technology could become so advanced it would be difficult to tell a real video from a fake one.Maybe you've seen those deepfake on YouTube, like the below. The creator used AI to digital stitch Arnold Schwarzenegger’s face onto comedian Bill Hader. That’s achieved through deep learning — training a computer with lots of data until it learns to make...…We're using cookies to improve your experience.After the rampant spread of misinformation during the 2016 presidential election, experts warned about a new threat for 2020: .Fake news stories can easily be fact-checked. But deepfakes? Experts the technology could become so advanced it would be difficult to tell a real video from a fake one.Maybe you've seen those deepfake on YouTube, like the below. The creator used AI to digital stitch Arnold Schwarzenegger’s face onto comedian Bill Hader. That’s achieved through deep learning — training a computer with lots of data until it learns to make...WW…

The clock is ticking for TikTok. Or is it? Donald Trump doesn’t seem to know.Trump had in early August requiring the app sever ties with its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, or face a ban in the U.S. But he doesn't seem clear on the timing of a deadline he set himself, based on what he said while to reporters on Thursday evening."We'll either close up TikTok in this country for security reasons or it'll be sold," Trump while awaiting a flight to one of his reelection rallies. When questioned about a possible extension of TikTok’s deadline to find new owners, Trump replied, "I'm not...…The clock is ticking for TikTok. Or is it? Donald Trump doesn’t seem to know.Trump had in early August requiring the app sever ties with its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, or face a ban in the U.S. But he doesn't seem clear on the timing of a deadline he set himself, based on what he said while to reporters on Thursday evening."We'll either close up TikTok in this country for security reasons or it'll be sold," Trump while awaiting a flight to one of his reelection rallies. When questioned about a possible extension of TikTok’s deadline to find new owners, Trump replied, "I'm not...WW…

Facebook is broadening its definition of hate speech.On Tuesday, Facebook released its latest , which breaks down the content it took down for violating its policies between April and June 2020Along with details about the millions of posts it removed for spreading , Facebook unveiled meant to tackle hate speech.Facebook will now ban content depicting blackface. The social network will also prohibit stereotypes about Jewish people running the world or “controlling major institutions such as media networks, the economy or the government.” The policy will be enforced on both Facebook and...…Facebook is broadening its definition of hate speech.On Tuesday, Facebook released its latest , which breaks down the content it took down for violating its policies between April and June 2020Along with details about the millions of posts it removed for spreading , Facebook unveiled meant to tackle hate speech.Facebook will now ban content depicting blackface. The social network will also prohibit stereotypes about Jewish people running the world or “controlling major institutions such as media networks, the economy or the government.” The policy will be enforced on both Facebook and...WW…

The brands are revolting against Facebook.Well, at least some of them are. Temporarily, that is.Five companies, ranging from major clothing brands to online job platforms, have to stop advertising on Facebook for the month of July in protest of the company’s response to hate on its platform.The North Face, REI, Patagonia, and online freelancing website Upwork are a few of the companies who have signed onto the pledge. The campaign was started by civil rights groups including the NAACP and ADL. Sleeping Giants, an activist group that organizes advertiser boycotts against right-wing media, is...…The brands are revolting against Facebook.Well, at least some of them are. Temporarily, that is.Five companies, ranging from major clothing brands to online job platforms, have to stop advertising on Facebook for the month of July in protest of the company’s response to hate on its platform.The North Face, REI, Patagonia, and online freelancing website Upwork are a few of the companies who have signed onto the pledge. The campaign was started by civil rights groups including the NAACP and ADL. Sleeping Giants, an activist group that organizes advertiser boycotts against right-wing media, is...WW…