Rachel A. George

Synthetic or slop? by Marcin Wilkowski / Better Images of AI / CC by 4.0

Synthetic or slop? by Marcin Wilkowski / 

The Next National Security Challenge Is Research Integrity

Gaurav Laroia

Charlotte Slaiman

The image is a very detailed, black-and-white sketch-like illustration featuring a complex scene of interconnected figures and technology. The artwork portrays various individuals in different environments to represent the relationship between technology and humans. 

In the foreground, multiple people are surrounded by computer screens filled with data visualizations, charts, and technical information. A woman seated in an armchair appears deep in thought, surrounded by data-filled monitors. Beside her, a man leans over, using a tablet to assist with their inspection of a plant or tree. In the centre, a figure holds a large frame or screen displaying anatomical illustrations, representing the use of AI to analyse medical imagery. To the left, another person is intently observing a computer screen, while a second figure nearby is deeply immersed in analysing data. A woman dominates the right side of the composition, gazing upwards as if in contemplation or envisioning something beyond the immediate scene. The background features more people, including a family holding hands, and other abstract representations of data.

AI is Everywhere by Ariyana Ahmad & The Bigger Picture / 

Why We Need a 'Truth Campaign' for the AI Era

Sebastián Valenzuela

Aliaksandr Herasimenka

Shutterstock Illustration depicting two megaphones with a breaking news text ribbon suggesting propaganda and fake news.

A Policy Playbook to Inoculate the Public Against AI Text Falsehoods

shirin anlen

Zuzanna Wojciak

Berlin: A sign with a skull and crossbones designed as a globe is held by participants in a climate demonstration on April 18, 2026. Photo by: Michael Ukas/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images

AI Detection Was Built for Faces. Climate Deception Targets Environments.

Mahsa Alimardani

Women in black chadors and face masks walk past the entrance of the Penitentiary of Shahre Rey (also known as Qarchak women's prison) in Tehran Province, Iran. A sign in Farsi above the gate reads "ندامتگاه زنان استان تهران" (Women's Penitentiary of Tehran Province). The entrance features a red-tiled roof gate, stone walls, and a blue sign with additional Farsi text. The photo was taken March 31, 2021.

A 2021 photograph of Qarchak women's prison in Tehran Province, Iran. Tahmineh Rahmani/Student News Agency (

The Real Iranian Women Protesters Trump Made Look Synthetic

An image purporting to be a heatmap analysis of a photo taken in Iran (described below).

How AI Content Detection is Being Weaponized in the Iran War

Justin Hendrix

Fake US hundred dollar bills and debris is pictured on the floor of an abandoned scam center in O'Smach town on the Thai-Cambodian border on March 12, 2026, during a press trip organized by Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Royal Thai Army. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP via Getty Images)

How to Regulate Deepfake Financial Fraud

AI-generated images of protests that never happened posted to TikTok. Source: Maldita

AI-generated images of protests that never happened posted to TikTok. Source: 

How to Get Paid to Polarize on TikTok

Jacobo Castellanos

Bruna Santos

Indian Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw addresses a press conference during AI-Summit in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo)

India Bets on AI Detection. Every Regulator Should Watch What Happens Next.

Muhammad Irfan

Illustration invoking Chatbot, copywriting, Artificial Intelligence, Writing, Activity, The Media, AI Prompt, Generative AI Model, Storytelling, Typewriter.

AI Disclosure Labels Risk Becoming Digital Background Noise

Prateek Waghre

The black and white image shows a high shot of the tops of a city scene. At eye level are the tops of the tall buildings on either side of the street, in the middle of the image, it tunnels down to the road below. The street is fairly empty, but cascading down from the sky are pixels which look like a QR code pattern – almost like these represent the clouds. 

Synthetic Media in Elections and Politics in India

The AI app Grok on the App Store on an iPhone, against a backdrop of search results displayed on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on a laptop, in London. Picture date: Thursday January 8, 2026. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images)

The Grok Disaster Isn't An Anomaly. It Follows Warnings That Were Ignored.

Natalia Garina

Young adults are walking on a street. Two young women are on the pavement to the left of the image and five young men walk in the road. The road is empty of traffic and the people in the picture are relaxed and appear to be engaged in chatting with each other.  Overlaid on the image are identification boxes. All of the figures have ID boxes around them. 

What the EU’s New AI Code of Practice Means for Labeling Deepfakes

Image of Elon Musk next to the Grok and xAI logos.