{"id":644853,"date":"2024-11-20T16:07:41","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T13:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/uk-startup-launches-worlds-first-ai-deepfake-detecting-browser\/"},"modified":"2024-11-20T16:07:41","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T13:07:41","slug":"uk-startup-launches-worlds-first-ai-deepfake-detecting-browser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/uk-startup-launches-worlds-first-ai-deepfake-detecting-browser\/","title":{"rendered":"#UK startup launches \u2018world\u2019s first\u2019 AI deepfake-detecting browser"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2fc1cc805b8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2fc1cc805b8\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/uk-startup-launches-worlds-first-ai-deepfake-detecting-browser\/#Deepfakes_are_a_growing_problem\" >Deepfakes are a growing problem<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UK startup Surf Security has launched a beta version of what it claims is the world\u2019s first browser with a built-in feature designed to spot AI-generated deepfakes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The tool, available through Surf\u2019s browser or as an extension, can detect with up to 98% accuracy whether the person you\u2019re interacting with online is a real human or an AI imitation, the company said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The London-based cybersecurity upstart uses \u201cmilitary-grade\u201d neural network <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> to detect deepfakes. The system uses State Space Models, which detect AI-generated clones across languages and accents by analysing audio frames for inconsistencies.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTo maximise its effectiveness, we focused on accuracy and speed,\u201d said Ziv Yankowitz, Surf Security\u2019s CTO. The tool\u2019s neural network is trained using deepfakes created <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by the top AI voice cloning platforms, he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper latest channel-cta hs-embed-tnw\">\n<div id=\"hs-embed-tnw\" class=\"channel-cta-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"channel-cta-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/tnw.events\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/tnw.events\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"channel-cta-input\">\n<p class=\"channel-cta-title\">The \ud83d\udc9c of EU tech<\/p>\n<p class=\"channel-cta-tagline\">The latest rumblings from the EU tech scene, a story from our wise ol&#8217; founder Boris, and some questionable AI art. It&#8217;s free, every week, in your inbox. Sign up now!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The system has an integrated background noise reduction feature to clear up audio before processing. \u201cIt can spot a deepfake audio in less than 2 seconds,\u201d said Yankowitz.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new feature is available for audio files, including online videos or communication software such as <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp<\/a>, Slack, Zoom, or Google Meet. You just need to press a button and the system verifies if the audio \u2013 recorded, or live \u2013 is genuine or AI-generated. Surf said it will also add AI image detection to the browser\u2019s toolkit in the future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Deepfakes_are_a_growing_problem\"><\/span>Deepfakes are a growing problem<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deepfakes, which use AI to create convincing fake audio or video, are a rising threat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just this week, researchers at the BBC unearthed <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-72XVvwZcfI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">deepfake audio clips of David Attenborough<\/a> that sound indistinguishable from the famous presenter\u2019s own voice. Various websites and YouTube channels are using the deepfake to get him to say things \u2013 about Russia, about the US election \u2013 that he never said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is just the tip of an ugly iceberg. Deepfakes have been used to enable <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">large-scale fraud<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, incite political unrest through <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fake <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and destroy reputations by creating <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">false or harmful content<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Surf said it launched the new deepfake detector to help protect enterprises, media organisations, police, and militaries around the world from the growing risk of AI cloning. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, battling deepfakes is a continuous battle between humans using machines for good, against other humans using machines for nefarious means.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAI voice cloning software becomes more capable by the day,\u201d admitted Yankowitz. \u201cSo like all of cybersecurity, we are committing to winning an ever-evolving arms race.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Surf expects to release the full version of its deepfake detector early next year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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