While the agent wore a mask in videos taken of the event, he appeared to be unmasked in many social media posts. That image appeared to have been generated by xAI's generative AI chatbot, Grok.

After the Trump administration captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, images and videos that claimed to show the aftermath went viral on social media. "Venezuelans are crying on their knees thanking Trump and America for freeing them from Nicolas Maduro," the caption of one Jan. 3 X post read.

Image-based sexual abuse is a concerning and growing problem. While anyone can be victimized, 90% of victims of image-based sexual abuse are women.

Google's Gemini app now allows users to check if images were generated by Google AI, detecting invisible SynthID watermarks. While a step towards transparency and fostering content verification habits, this feature is limited to Google's models and can be ...

Katelyn is a writer with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, image and video generators. Her work explores how new AI technology is infiltrating our lives, shaping the content we consume on social media and affecting the people ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication MobileSyrup. Prior to joining Android Police, Oberoi worked on ...