ByteDance is re‑launching its AI video model, Seedance 2.0, after a backlash over deepfake content. The company has partnered with a third‑party red‑team to embed visible watermarks, C2PA Content Credentials, and an advanced invisible watermark that can track content even after it leaves the platform. New safeguards block generation from real faces and copyrighted characters, addressing concerns raised by Hollywood studios and the Motion Picture Association. The rollout will start with paid users in Brazil, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, while the United States and India are omitted pending regulatory clarity. Read more →

Generative AI is reshaping cybercrime by drastically cutting the time and expertise needed to launch scams. Tasks that once required many hours can now be completed in minutes, enabling criminals to produce convincing phishing emails, deepfake voices, fake documents, and entire scam campaigns at scale. The rapid automation has turned fraud into an industrialized operation, allowing thousands of attacks to be deployed simultaneously and increasing global losses dramatically. Defenders are struggling to keep pace with the speed and sophistication of AI‑driven fraud. Read more →

The city of Baltimore has filed a municipal lawsuit against Elon Musk's xAI, alleging that its AI chatbot Grok and the X social network were marketed without warning about the risk of harmful deepfake images. The complaint cites the platform’s image‑generation tool, which was used to create millions of sexualized images, including thousands involving minors, and argues that this violates Baltimore’s Consumer Protection Ordinance. City officials say the action is intended to protect residents from emerging AI‑related harms and hold technology companies accountable. Read more →