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Police to Invest $6.2M in AI System to Combat Deepfakes and Misinformation

SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Police will invest 9.1 billion won (US$6.2 million) to build a system that can detect deepfakes and misinformation, officials said Sunday, as South Korea seeks to better combat a surge in crimes involving images and sounds generated with artificial intelligence (AI). Under the project set for completion by December [...]

Deepfakes Swirl in S. Korea ahead of General Elections

SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — With less than 50 days remaining until South Korea’s parliamentary elections in April, concerns over the proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI)-generated deepfake videos and images are mounting, prompting heightened vigilance from election authorities. According to the National Election Commission (NEC), the country’s election watchdog, 129 pieces AI-generated media content [...]