Google’s deepfake detector system used to debunk McConnell hoax pic
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Earlier this week, a picture that seemed to show Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell covered in tubes in a hospital bed in a state of extreme distress. It turned out to be an AI-generated fake.
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- Earlier this week, a picture that seemed to show Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell covered in tubes in a hospital bed in a state of extreme distress.
- It turned out to be an AI-generated fake.
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Security headlines highlight new attack surfaces as AI gets embedded in more systems. TechCrunch AI reports that earlier this week, a picture that seemed to show Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell covered in tubes in a hospital bed in a state of extreme distress.
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