Melbourne, November 10 (IANS). Since the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI), many cases of deepfakes are being seen in the world. In the case of deepfakes, AI is being misused. In this connection, researchers from Australia’s Monash University have made a discovery in collaboration with the Australian Federal Police (AFP).
According to news agency Xinhua, researchers from Monash University in collaboration with AFP are creating a new device to deal with deepfakes. According to a statement from Monash University released on Monday, this new tool can slow down the creation of child abuse material, deepfake photos and videos etc. created with the help of AI and stop criminals.
According to the AI for Law Enforcement and Community Safety (AILECS) Lab, a collaboration between AFP and Monash University, this is known as “data poisoning”. In this, subtle changes are made to the data, making it very difficult to produce, manipulate and misuse the photo or video using AI programs.
AI and machine learning tools depend on large online datasets. Researchers say that if this data is tampered or manipulated, then this device will give wrong results. This can make it easier to identify fake photos or videos made by criminals. This can help investigators identify and stop counterfeit content.
The name of this AI disruptor device is ‘Silverer’. In its prototype phase, ‘Silverer’ aims to develop and improve technology that is easy to use for ordinary Australians. Those who want to keep their data secure on social media, they should get help in this.
Monash PhD candidate Elizabeth Perry, AILECS researcher and project lead, said: “Before someone uploads photos to social media or the internet, they can modify them using Silverer. This will alter the pixels to trick the AI model and the resulting photos will be of very low quality, have blurry patterns, or be completely unrecognizable.”
AFP reports a rise in AI-generated child abuse content. According to Campbell Wilson, digital forensics expert and co-director of AILECS, it can be easily created and distributed by criminals using open-source technology.
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