TrueMedia.org, a nonprofit organization fighting AI-generated disinformation, launches deepfake detector



In preparation for the 2024 U.S. presidential election, the nonprofit organization TrueMedia.org has announced deepfake detection technology. Detection tools experiment with unprecedented models based on never-before-published AI techniques to examine signs that media has been manipulated.

TrueMedia.org Launches a Free AI-enabled Deepfake Detector to Help Newsrooms · TrueMedia

https://www.truemedia.org/post/free-deepfake-detector-to-help-newsrooms-across-the-country



With elections looming, TrueMedia,org releases AI deepfake detector

https://www.geekwire.com/2024/with-elections-looming-truemedia-releases-ai-deepfake-detector-for-journalists-and-fact-checkers/

One of the characteristics of recent elections has been the intense air battles waged online, for better or for worse. For example, in the 2016 presidential election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the parties involved revealed that a large-scale fake news campaign was carried out to help Trump win the election.

Why did Hacker X, the operator of the fake news network that made Donald Trump president, reveal his true identity now? -GIGAZINE


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Gage Skidmore

In addition, Russian involvement is suspected under the name 'Russiagate,' and it is known that a large number of operative posts were actually made on various SNS.

Russia's involvement in the U.S. presidential election's 'Russiagate' Facebook post reached 126 million people, 131,000 tweets, and over 1,000 videos on YouTube - GIGAZINE


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CJ Anderson

And this time, what is thought to be a threat in the 2024 election is the deployment of false information through 'deepfakes' that are made by altering videos, images, audio, etc. using AI. Already, 20 companies, including major platform companies, have signed a voluntary agreement to combat deepfakes.

Adobe, Amazon, Google, IBM, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, TikTok, X and 11 other companies sign voluntary agreement to fight deepfakes that intentionally deceive voters in elections - GIGAZINE



Following this trend, TrueMedia.org has released a deepfake detector. If you pass a link to YouTube, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Reddit, Mastodon, or Google Drive to the detector, it will check if the content such as videos, images, and audio posted at the link destination has been manipulated. It will check to see if there are any.

The most recent video checked by singer-songwriter Taylor Swift in which she proclaims 'Trump wins' was determined to be a video that is suspected to have been manipulated based on four out of five factors. Masu.

TrueMedia - Use Generative AI to Benefit Humanity
https://truemedia2024.vercel.app/media/analysis?id=m27gguqmI3fT8fs1LN096SDk3JE.mp4



The deepfake detector will be free and available to everyone, across partisan lines, including government officials, news organizations, academics, nonprofits, election workers, and fact-checkers.

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