Justin Hendrix

A woman wears a mask with a Wi-Fi symbol as a protest against internet censorship in Iran. Several hundred people demonstrated in Frankfurt, Germany on Rathenauplatz on May 16, 2026, demanding an end to the Islamic regime in Iran on placards and in chants. (Photo by Boris Roessler/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images)

Freedom House Charts 'Seismic Shifts' on the Global Internet

Abdiaziz Ahmed

A grey toned abstract photo of wavy mirror reflections of a building seen from many different angles. 

LLMs Are Still Making Election Deepfakes Just Days Before the US Midterms

Sam Gregory

iPhones are displayed during an announcement of new products on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, on the Apple campus in Cupertino, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Will Apple’s ‘Reference Image’ Feature Help Defend Against AI Manipulation?

Laura Karpas

A brightly coloured illustration which can be viewed in any direction. It has several scenes within it: people in front of computers seeming stressed, a number of faces overlaid over each other, squashed emojis and other motifs.

Here Come the Synthetic Voters

Eugenia Stamboliev

A pixelated black-and-white portrait of Ada Lovelace where the arrangement of pixels forms intricate borders and repeating patterns. These designs resemble the structure and layout of GPU microchip circuits, blending her historical contributions with modern computational technology.

Lovelace GPU by Hanna Barakat & Cambridge Diversity Fund / 

How AI Hype Helps Render Women Invisible

Bruna Santos

Jacobo Castellanos

A view of the Berlaymont European Commission building in Brussels, Belgium on July 20, 2026. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via AP)

EU AI Act Transparency Rules Are Now In Effect. Was It A Missed Opportunity?

shirin anlen

Screenshot from a Google announcement depicting its launch of a Nano Banana 2 feature in Google Earth. 

Google Earth AI Fiasco Underscores Why Tech Firms Must Listen to Outside Experts

Hilke Schellmann

Mihir Kshirsagar

Kherson, Ukraine—Lenka Klicperova, journalist and photographer, covers the war in Ukraine. October 19, 2022 Jose Hernandez/Shutterstock

Kherson, Ukraine—Lenka Klicperova, journalist and photographer, covers the war in Ukraine. October 19, 2022 Jose Hernandez/

What It Now Takes to Establish a Fact

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

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).

Synthetic Media