UN report urges stronger measures to detect AI-driven deepfakes
The United Nations has issued a report urging governments, tech platforms, and regulators to implement stronger safeguards against AI-driven deepfakes. These manipulated videos, images, and audio can convincingly impersonate real people, posing serious threats such as political election interference, misinformation campaigns, and personal harm. The report calls for more widespread deployment of detection tools, digital watermarking, metadata verification, and international cooperation to establish standards and share threat intelligence. It emphasizes multi-stakeholder collaboration—including AI developers, media organizations, and civil society—to build public awareness, improve resilience, and establish early-warning systems. The UN underscores that without robust measures, deepfakes could undermine trust in public institutions, media, and democratic processes, warning that prevention must be proactive and globally coordinated.
