Tra deepfake, propaganda e narrazioni ufficiali che negano l’evidenza, il caso di Minneapolis è il simbolo di una guerra alla realtà in cui… L'articolo Minneapolis come laboratorio della post-verità sembra essere il primo su L'INDISCRETO.

The FBI is warning of AI-assisted fake kidnapping scams: > Criminal actors typically will contact their victims through text message > claiming they have kidnapped their loved one and demand a ransom be paid for > their release. Oftentimes, the criminal actor will express significant claims > of violence towards the loved one if the ransom is not paid immediately. The > criminal actor will then send what appears to be a genuine photo or video of > the victim’s loved one, which upon close inspection often reveals inaccuracies > when compared to confirmed photos of the loved one. Examples of these > inaccuracies include missing tattoos or scars and inaccurate body proportions. > Criminal actors will sometimes purposefully send these photos using timed > message features to limit the amount of time victims have to analyze the > images...

Citizen Lab has uncovered a coordinated AI-enabled influence operation against the Iranian government, probably conducted by Israel. > Key Findings > > * A coordinated network of more than 50 inauthentic X profiles is conducting > an AI-enabled influence operation. The network, which we refer to as > “PRISONBREAK,” is spreading narratives inciting Iranian audiences to revolt > against the Islamic Republic of Iran. > * While the network was created in 2023, almost all of its activity was > conducted starting in January 2025, and continues to the present day. > * The profiles’ activity appears to have been synchronized, at least in part, > with the military campaign that the Israel Defense Forces conducted against > Iranian targets in June 2025. ...

Deepfakes are now mimicking heartbeats > In a nutshell > > * Recent research reveals that high-quality deepfakes unintentionally retain > the heartbeat patterns from their source videos, undermining traditional > detection methods that relied on detecting subtle skin color changes linked > to heartbeats. > * The assumption that deepfakes lack physiological signals, such as heart > rate, is no longer valid. This challenges many existing detection tools, > which may need significant redesigns to keep up with the evolving > technology. > * To effectively identify high-quality deepfakes, researchers suggest > shifting focus from just detecting heart rate signals to analyzing how > blood flow is distributed across different facial regions, providing a more > accurate detection strategy...

Interesting analysis: > We analyzed every instance of AI use in elections collected by the WIRED AI > Elections Project (source for our analysis), which tracked known uses of AI > for creating political content during elections taking place in 2024 > worldwide. In each case, we identified what AI was used for and estimated the > cost of creating similar content without AI. > > We find that (1) half of AI use isn’t deceptive, (2) deceptive content > produced using AI is nevertheless cheap to replicate without AI, and (3) > focusing on the demand for misinformation rather than the supply is a much > more effective way to diagnose problems and identify interventions...