Microsoft Announces Tool to Help News Orgs Detect Deepfakes Ahead of the Election

The project is a partnership with the AI Foundation

As the United States heads into a presidential election at a time when it’s harder than ever to root out fake news online, Microsoft is releasing a new tool aimed at better detecting AI-generated deepfakes.

The software, which is the product of a partnership between the tech giant and the hybrid nonprofit-commercial enterprise AI Foundation, can determine the likelihood that a face in a still image or video was generated or manipulated using AI. It is currently only available to select organizations “involved in the democratic process,” including news outlets and political campaigns.

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