Britain to work with Microsoft to build deepfake detection system

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.