Expert Comment
Warwick Professor calls for digital watermarks to combat AI deepfakes
Assistant Professor Shweta Singh of Warwick Business School commented:
鈥淒eepfakes are an increasingly big problem for trust, elections and democracy across Britain. With the election just around the corner, it鈥檚 more important than ever that voters know that what they鈥檙e looking at is real. We鈥檝e recently seen voters and even pundits and journalists fooled by deepfakes, including a video purporting to show Nigel Farage playing 鈥楳inecraft鈥�.
Shweta Singh on the Princess of Wales' photoshopped photo
Professor Shweta Singh: "This photo is a prime example of why 2024 is a crucial year for spotting – and stopping - manipulated media. Whilst this may have been some low level photoshopping, much of the edited media currently circulating can be more sinister."
Shweta Singh on children being exposed to violent content online
Assistant Professor of Information Systems at WBS Shweta Singh said: 鈥淭he common theme in these incidents is that social media platforms aren鈥檛 doing enough to protect kids from watching harmful content online. Harms such as cyberbullying, online violence and self harm reach children via algorithmic mechanisms, to promote viewership or propagate paid content.
Professor John Rudd on 'Black Friday'
Professor John Rudd, from Warwick Business School, explains how 'Black-Friday' invokes FOMO (fear of missing out) to encourage you to make purchases.
Dr Joshua Fullard comments on Sunak's bonus for new teachers
Dr Joshua Fullard, Associate Professor in Behavioural Science, Warwick Business School at the 天美传媒 says Rishi Sunak's bonus for new teachers does not go far enough.