YouTube's AI deepfake detection tool is becoming available to politicians, journalists, and officials, letting them flag unauthorized likenesses for removal.

The tool, previously only available to Hollywood stars and some top YouTube creators, will allow these high-profile users to flag deepfakes or other AI-generated content that features their likeness.

The tool aims to protect users at the center of political discourse and identify AI-generated videos that resemble their appearance.

Social media companies are under pressure to crack down on so-called deepfake videos that use deceptive images of real people.

YouTube is launching a new pilot program giving government officials, journalists and political candidates access to a likeness detection tool designed to protect their identities as AI-generated ...

Public officials and journalists will soon be able to keep track of AI-generated deepfakes of themselves on YouTube through the platform’s likeness detection feature. The tool is already available to ...

One of my favorite things to do on social media is to just imagine the people setting up the camera right before the video starts — because as soon as you remember they set up a camera, the whole ...

The tool lets verified users request unauthorized AI-generated videos featuring their likeness to be taken down.