Dubai Police has warned of the increasing dangers as artificial intelligence makes fake videos and voices harder to detect.A study by the force's Future Foresight Centre has found that rapidly advancing deepfake technologies pose multiple threats that impact public safety, information credibility, the reliability of digital evidence and related decision-making.The research warns that AI-generated content is increasingly difficult to distinguish from authentic material, making manipulated videos, images and audio more convincing. This could enable criminals to better impersonate people, steal identities, deceive the public and spread misinformation.The study coincides with Cybersecurity Awareness Month, observed every October, and forms part of the Ministry of Interior’s Safe UAE Through Your Digital Awareness campaign.When seeing is no longer believingA key finding is that the deepfake challenge extends beyond detecting fabricated content. As manipulation techniques advance, people may increasingly suspect genuine photographs, videos and audio, making it harder to know what to trust.The study highlights the need to verify the origin, authenticity and integrity of digital content to protect individuals and institutions from deception and misinformation.Hamdan Al Ghassiya, director of the Future Foresight Centre at Dubai Police, said generative AI's implications went beyond ident...
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