A comprehensive map of consequences for the person whose likeness or voice is taken Financial Direct theft from the victim’s own accounts where the clone is used to pass voice authentication or persuade a bank Theft from others in the victim’s name, leaving them entangled in recovery, investigation and restitution even though they lost nothing […]
There was a time, not so long ago, when a familiar voice on the phone settled the matter. You knew your finance director’s laugh, your mortgage broker’s slightly weary “right then”, the particular way your chief executive clears her throat before saying something expensive. Recognition was a kind of security system, which served us well […]
When we think of deepfake crime, we often focus on the financial loss or the political chaos. But the most painful damage is often personal. It’s the emotional and psychological toll on the victims. This is the unseen side of deepfake crime. Real people with real feelings, caught in an AI-powered nightmare. Imagine waking up […]
The tape used to speak for itself. It doesn’t any more. How we handle that decides credibility. There’s a particular feeling that visits a newsroom when a clip lands from somewhere nobody can quite vouch for. It’s twenty minutes to air. The pictures are extraordinary. Someone says, “It looks right to me.” Someone else says, […]
Design that keeps people safe, that helps them navigate safely through a threat landscape. Now that’s not just art, but applied insight. Every part of our brand is simple, human and friendly. It works hard so you don’t have to. After all, when you’re checking for deepfakes the last thing you need is distraction. We’d […]
Deepfakes are proving to be tricky adversaries In a 2023 London High Court case, a defence lawyer argued that a surveillance video of their client was a deepfake, delaying proceedings for six weeks. The incident, though resolved in the prosecution’s favour, highlighted a pressing issue: deepfakes are complicating legal processes, from evidence authentication to contract […]
A recent study by the British Psychological Society (BPS) has tested whether individual differences in people’s facial recognition ability explain variations in telling AI from real faces. The recent BPS study highlights two points that deserve attention beyond the headline: Human expertise varies – a small group of “super‑recognisers” can spot AI‑generated faces slightly better […]
Schools, universities and learners: it’s time to get your facts straightEarlier this year, a student at the University of Edinburgh submitted a deepfake video of themselves delivering a final presentation—only for AI detection software to flag inconsistencies. The incident, though minor, revealed a stark truth: deepfakes are infiltrating classrooms, threatening academic integrity and reshaping how […]
Humanity has always invented and commoditised first, then made safe later. Like the car: from the appearance of the first widely-used models to the UK legislation enforcing seatbelts took nearly a century. We can’t afford to repeat that mistake with AI Deepfakes. Today deepfakes are indistinguishable from reality, are multi-modal across video, images and voice, […]
Add a deepfake; subtract a positive outcome Last month, a European investment bank suffered a €2m loss after fraudsters deployed an AI-generated voice clone of its CEO to coerce a junior executive into transferring funds to a dummy account. This incident, far from isolated, underscores a chilling reality: deepfakes—AI-generated content that mimics humans—are no longer […]
