Senator Paolo “Bam” Aquino IV is mulling filing a measure that would prevent the spread of scams using artificial intelligence or AI-generated videos. Aquino said it is high-time to outlaw the use of a person’s image in deepfakes to deceive or defraud the public. “Kailangang mapatawan ng...
Ayala Corporation has warned against fraudulent social media posts that utilize deepfake technology to falsely portray its Chairman, Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, endorsing investment opportunities. The conglomerate clarified that it has no association whatsoever with the individuals or entities...
“Fake news is now worse than illegal drugs.” Thus, declared Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Jay Ruiz as he rued the growing scourge caused by the unabated proliferation of fake news and misinformation in social media platforms like Facebook, Youtube, and Instagram....
Malacañang revealed that the government has formed a National Deepfake Task Force and a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered detection tool to combat disinformation and election fraud ahead of the 2025 polls. Generated using ChatGPT In a press briefing in the Palace on Thursday, March 20,...
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) on Wednesday, March 12, warned of a potential surge in deepfake technology and cyber attacks in 2025, urging the public and private sectors to strengthen their digital defenses. (Photo from Unsplash) The CICC raised concerns about...
Not too long ago, a photo or video images could confirm the existence of a person, situations or locations. But technology has changed that0 and can now place a fake person in a manipulated situation at a created location to make statements — creating deepfake content. “Deepfake”...
(Unsplash) The Philippine government has acquired a software tool that can determine in just seconds whether or not a video is deepfake. In the House tri-committee (tri-comm) hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 4, cybersecurity analyst Marco Reyes of the...
(Unsplash) With the filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) finally over, Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has called on the the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Department of Information and Communications...
(Unsplash) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has hailed the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for its timely release of the digital campaign rules on so-called deepfakes. “I believe our Comelec officials have a good...
As the government gears up for the upcoming midterm elections next year, the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), assured the public that the government has sufficient technology and tools to counter deepfakes and manipulations through artificial intelligence (AI). File photo In...
(BINI/X) Gabriela Women’s Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas is pushing the Department Of Information And Communications Technology (DICT) to improve its measures against maliciously manipulated photos and videos following deepfakes that targeted...
BINI Gabriela Party-list "vehemently condemned" on Tuesday, Sept. 3 what it described as the "malicious use of deepfake technology" against the P-pop girl group BINI. This has resulted to the "circulation of AI-generated sexually exploitative"...
