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Scripps News: Scripps News got deepfaked to see how AI could impact elections
National news feature on CivAI's demos of AI-powered election manipulation
CNET: DeepSeek Turned the AI World on Its Head, but Don't Fall For The Hype Just Yet
Co-founder Lucas Hansen on the narrowing AI gap between US and China
Observer: A.I. Unfiltered: Chatbots Are Learning to Play Both Sides of the Law
AIs from Character.AI and Replika have been "optimized to be emotionally compelling"
ABC News: Protecting the vote: State election officials lose sleep over AI
Voter turnout is particularly vulnerable to AI interference, CivAI shows
CNN: Fake celebrity endorsements become latest weapon in misinformation wars, sowing confusion ahead of 2024 election
CivAI describes why a widely-shared image was likely generated by AI
New York Times: An A.I. Researcher Takes On Election Deepfakes
Partner nonprofit TrueMedia uses CivAI's demos to communicate election risks
Washington Post: AI hustlers stole women's faces to put in ads. The law can't help them.
CivAI co-founder Lucas Hansen cited discussing the economics of cybercrime
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Al Jazeera: China's DeepSeek faces questions over claims after shaking up global tech
The process of creating DeepSeek and the nuances behind its $6 million cost
CNET: DeepSeek Turned the AI World on Its Head, but Don't Fall For The Hype Just Yet
Co-founder Lucas Hansen on the narrowing AI gap between US and China
The Deep View: Progress & Predictions 2025: Oversight, governance and regulation
Potential changes to AI regulation under President Trump
Axios: Chatbot companions pose dangers to teens
Users spend "many, many hours a day" on chatbot companions like Character.AI
Scripps News: How deepfake technology works
CivAI explains how AI diffusion models create deepfakes
Ars Technica: OpenAI accused of trying to profit off AI model inspection in court
CivAI discusses testing of AI models and changes introduced by fine-tuning
Observer: A.I. Unfiltered: Chatbots Are Learning to Play Both Sides of the Law
AIs from Character.AI and Replika have been "optimized to be emotionally compelling"
Digiday: AI Briefing: Concerns about misinformation grow on the eve of the U.S. elections
AI-generated content could manipulate voter turnout and provoke political anger
GovTech: In 2024, the Powerful Potential of AI Took Hold
Mention of CivAI's work to educate policymakers on AI-powered cyber attacks
Politico: Morning Tech: Poll finds majority of voters saw AI misinfo
Social media and news reports are likely where voters encountered deepfakes
Governing: How Emergency Agencies Can Manage a Storm of Misinformation
AI lowers the skill barrier for producing damaging misinformation in a crisis
ABC News: Protecting the vote: State election officials lose sleep over AI
Voter turnout is particularly vulnerable to AI interference, CivAI shows
AFP: Fake celebrity endorsements, snubs plague US presidential race
CivAI expects Grok to be a "large source of fake celebrity endorsement images"
ABC 8 Dallas: A North Texas lawmaker says AI will impact Texas jobs, he wants to make sure the state manages its impact
CivAI Co-Founder Lucas Hansen testifies to the Texas Senate
The Guardian: X's AI chatbot spread voter misinformation — and election officials fought back
A look at Grok's potential for spreading misinformation and inflammatory content
KQED: Taylor Swift Endorses Kamala Harris — and Raises Fears of AI Election Misinformation
Discussion of real world election manipulation with AI
CBS News Bay Area: Berkeley non-profit works to counter AI election disinformation
CivAI shows how AI and deepfakes can be used to manipulate elections
CNN: Fake celebrity endorsements become latest weapon in misinformation wars, sowing confusion ahead of 2024 election
CivAI describes why a widely-shared image was likely generated by AI
Scripps News: Scripps News got deepfaked to see how AI could impact elections
National news feature on CivAI's demos of AI-powered election manipulation
Fox 5 DC: Prevalent AI Scams to watch out for
Examples of novel phishing scams made possible by frontier AI technology
Deep View: CivAI's latest program can deepfake you in under 5 seconds
Broader implications of the AI technology behind CivAI's Deepfake Sandbox
AFP: 'Lies are flooding feeds': AI fakery raises US voter manipulation fears
AI-generated media will be used to 'provoke anger and worsen partisan tension'
Press Release: Experts Launch New Deepfake Tool to Educate Public on AI Capabilities and Dangers
Create a deepfake of yourself in 5 seconds with CivAI's Deepfake Sandbox
GBH: Beacon Hill weighing how to prevent campaign-season AI deepfakes
"Massachusetts Aide Fired for Leaking Sensitive Data to China," reads CivAI's fake news title
Fast Company: How ready are we for AI-powered election deception? Arizona just found out
Co-founder Siddharth Hiregowdara discusses the need for a 'societal immune response'
Arizona Mirror: In role-playing elections officials for a day, journalists grapple with AI trickery
Arizona elections officials and press view CivAI's demos of AI election manipulation
Columbian: Washington State Public Disclosure Commission discusses AI, money in politics
CivAI presents to the elections oversight body on the ease of generating misinformation
New York Times: An A.I. Researcher Takes On Election Deepfakes
Partner nonprofit TrueMedia uses CivAI's demos to communicate election risks
Washington Post: AI hustlers stole women's faces to put in ads. The law can't help them.
CivAI co-founder Lucas Hansen cited discussing the economics of cybercrime
TheStreet: Deepfake program shows scary and destructive side of AI technology
Coverage of CivAI's educational demos in the online technology and finance publication
Press Release: CivAI Joins the U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium
CivAI collaborates with leading AI stakeholders in a consortium by NIST's new institute
GovTech: Nonprofit Aims to Help Govt Consider Risks of Generative AI
CivAI features on the popular news site for state and local government
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