By Reuters
Publication Date: 2026-02-05 08:52:00
LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Britain will work with Microsoft, academics and experts to develop a system to spot deepfake material online, the government said on Thursday, as it moves to set standards for tackling harmful and deceptive AI-generated content.
While manipulated material has circulated online for decades, the rapid adoption of generative AI chatbots – made possible through the launch of ChatGPT and others – has amplified concerns about the scale and realism of deepfakes.
Britain, which recently criminalised the creation of non-consensual intimate images, said it was working on a deepfake detection evaluation framework to set consistent standards for assessing detection tools and technologies.
“Deepfakes are being weaponised by criminals to defraud the public, exploit women and girls, and undermine trust in what we see and hear,” technology minister Liz Kendall said in a statement.
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